ESRI Archaeology and GIS News Newsletter

ESRI Archaeology and GIS News, April 2006

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Welcome to ESRI Archaeology and GIS News, a periodic newsletter for and about the ESRI archaeology and geographic information system (GIS) user community. This newsletter is used only to distribute relevant information of interest to the group. You can use the online forum for GIS and archaeology discussions.

If you have material to submit for the newsletter or questions or comments about it, contact Bob Booth.

Data, Maps, and Models
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ESRI Software Documentation, How-to, and Tools
Upcoming Conferences
Books, Papers, Images, and More
Where to Find Base Data
Index of ESRI International User Conference Papers in Archaeology

Data, Maps, and Models

The Chaco World Great House Database
Online spatial database using the results of the 1999 Chaco World Conference sponsored by the National Park Service, University of Colorado, and Arizona State University

Archaeological Predictive Modeling: Method and Theory [PDF-1.35 MB]
Poster overview of archaeological predictive modeling with three examples

Egyptologists: Theban Necropolis
A preliminary version of the online Geographical Information System of the Theban Necropolis database

Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project
Maps from archaeological surveys on the island of Cyprus

3D GIS: A Technology Whose Time Has Come [PDF-1.20 MB]
Article reprint from Earth Observation Magazine, 2004

3D GIS in the Serengeti

Artifact density

3D Map for ArcScene
Script to create graphic elements and add them in a graphic layer to constitute a 3D map in ArcScene

ESRI Software Documentation, How-to, and Tools

ESRI software documentation is available online. There is no fee to register, and you must log in to access documentation.

Mapping and Modeling Using ESRI Software
Links to tutorials that demonstrate how to work with various types of data in ArcGIS

PATHMATRIX
A tool for use with ArcView 3.x Spatial Analyst extension to compute matrixes of effective geographic distances among samples based on a least-cost path algorithm

EditorID 1.4
EditorID script allows you to track who edits the features in your geodatabase and at what time they were last edited.

Spatial Unique ID Tool
This tool allows you to sort all features or selected features by the x,y coordinates and then ID them sequentially.

Upcoming Conferences

Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Conference
April 18–23, 2006, Fargo, North Dakota

Remote Sensing and Archaeology in Southeast Asia Workshop and Conference
June 24–26, 2006, Bangkok, Thailand
For further information, contact ccary@berkeley.edu.

First International Summer School in Landscape Archaeology and Computer Applications
July 10–29, 2006, Rome, Italy

Angkor—Landscape, City, and Temple
July 18–23, 2006, Sydney, Australia

Sixth Annual ESRI Education User Conference
August 5–8, 2006, San Diego, California

Twenty-Sixth Annual ESRI International User Conference
August 7–11, 2006, San Diego, California

Books, Papers, Images, and More

Remote Sensing for GIS Managers
Book on historical, conceptual, and practical uses of remote sensing in the GIS community

Predictive Modeling for Archaeological Heritage Management
Analysis of current models and methods for creating predictive archaeological maps

Using GIS Technology for the Documentation of Historical Monuments [PDF-407 KB]
Converting photographic images to orthogonal images with the help of GIS technology

Where to Find Base Data

USGS National Map
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Map contains hundreds of useful datasets for the continental United States. ESRI ArcGIS gives you access to all the datasets without having to download anything. In ArcGIS, connect to the USGS National Map by using a GIS server.

In ArcCatalog, click GIS Servers to expand the selection.
Double-click Add ArcIMS Server.
Click the Internet Server button.
Enter the following address: http://gisdata.usgs.gov.
Click the Just the following services button followed by the Get list button.
Scroll down and select The National_Map from the list.
Click OK. You will see that a new ArcIMS service, gisdata.usgs.gov, and a new layer, National_Map, have been added to ArcCatalog.
Add the National_Map ArcIMS service to ArcMap to browse hundreds of datasets seamlessly.

USGS—Other Spatial Data Sources
USGS site containing links to non-USGS national and international land-cover and spatial data sources

Global Land-Cover Facility
Landsat, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer scenes, Shuttle Radar Topography Mission terrain data

ESRI International User Conference Papers in Archaeology

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2005 ESRI User Conference Papers

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