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ArchField in Jordan

Real-Time GIS Data Recording for Archaeological Excavations

Bibliographic Data

ID4587204
AuthorsN Smith (0009-0002-1267-0389), Neil G Smith, T E Levy (0000-0002-8618-6672)
Year2014
Volume77
Issue3
Pages166-170
Publication date2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNear Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5615/neareastarch.77.3.0166
OpenAlexW2199358277
LanguageEN
Citations received11

In this paper, we present ArchField, a GIS data recording solution that has the potential to enable any archaeological project to inexpensively adopt realtime 3D digital recording techniques. The software addresses one of the fundamental bottlenecks in archaeology: the curation and analysis of massive datasets recorded over multiple seasons of excavations. ArchField records sub-centimeter accurate 3D coordinates from total stations and RTK GPS units and links them to artifacts and loci metadata as they are recorded in the field. A key feature is the auto-generation of GIS top plans while in the field. The processing pipeline enables the generation of publishable online maps from the first day of excavation to the last. The software builds upon a decade of previous methods of digital field recording (Levy and Smith 2007) and has undergone several major revisions over the past three years as it has been thoroughly field tested in Southern Jordan

Archaeology · Database · Digital data · Excavation · Geographic information system · Geography · Global Positioning System · Metadata · Remote sensing · Telecommunications · World Wide Web · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Archaeological Research and Protection · Computer Science · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Software

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Unique citing works11
Citations per year1
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 10
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