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ESRI Archaeology and GIS News, August 31, 2004

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Welcome to the 15th issue of ESRI Archaeology and GIS News, a newsletter for and about the ESRI archaeology and 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.

To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit News & Publications.

If you have material to submit for the newsletter, or questions or comments about it, contact bbooth@esri.com.

In This Issue

Student Software Licenses Available

New Student Software Licenses Available
A special one-year license of ArcView is now available to full-time and part-time students. Available for either ArcView 8.3 or ArcView 3.3, this new license is designed for students who need access to GIS software to complete course assignments or for research projects. ArcView 8.3 also includes the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, ArcGIS 3D Analyst, and ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst extensions. ArcView 3.3 does not include any extensions.

Students in the United States can order by calling ESRI at 800-447-9778. If you are outside the United States and would like to order software, contact your local ESRI distributor.

A Model for Opening Up Access to Archaeological Grey Literature

A model for opening up access to archaeological Grey Literature at ArcUser Online.

Coflein, the National Monuments Record of Wales Online Database

Coflein, the National Monuments Record of Wales (free registration required) online database, was launched on July 13, 2004. Coflein gives access to more than 60,000 site records and 45,000 archive references that can be searched via a GIS interface or by text query. It also gives access to approximately 3,000 images.

User feedback is welcome and can be sent to David.Thomas@rcahmw.gov.uk.

ESRI Archaeology Discussion Forum

ESRI Archaeology Discussion Forum

Tip: Show threads active within the last year.

More Links of Interest

Upper Colca Archaeological Survey 2003. Colca Valley, Arequipa, Peru

Nicholas Tripcevich's GIS and Remote Sensing Notes Page

Mobile GIS in Archaeological Survey
Nicholas Tripcevich

Nathan Craig's GIS Notes Page

Explore GIS and History With Lewis and Clark

Historic United States Geological Survey Topo Maps Collection

Historical U.S. census data links
Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
Census of Population and Housing

Redlands, California, Students Creating Interactive History GIS CD Grove High School GIS Club Catalogs City's Heritage

Cultural Resources Mapping and GIS NPS Page

Spotlight: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Radar Aids High-Tech Digs

ESRI (UK) Newsletter Includes Articles on GIS and Archaeology

Oregon Historical Inventory Data Becomes Digital

Bureau of Land Management Meeting Presentation on Using ArcPad for Recording Sites in the Field

Reenacting the Civil War With GIS: Identifying Planning Priorities
William L. Allen, III, The Conservation Fund
Jamie Christensen, WorldView Solutions

Preserving a Piece of History, ArcIMS Helps Defend Historic Resources

Understanding an Ancient Roman City in Tunisia
M. Carmen Locci, Archaeologist and GIS Manager, Cagliari University, Italy

GIS Helps Uncover Lost Sections of the Trail of Tears
Jim Files, GIS Coordinator, Department of Arkansas Heritage

Digital Culture (DigiCULT) Was Established by European Union Funding to Examine and Prepare Recommendations on Aspects of Digital Cultural Heritage.

Settlement and Landscape in Northern Mesopotamia
The Tell Hamoukar Survey 2000-2001
Jason Ur

Describing GIS Applications: Spatial Statistics and Weights of Evidence Extension to ArcView in the Analysis of the Distribution of Archaeology Sites in the Landscape
David T. Hansen

Spatial Variables as Proxies for Modeling Cognition and Decision Making in Archaeological Settings: A Theoretical Perspective
Thomas G. Whitley, Ph.D.

Modeling Archaeological and Historical Cognitive Landscapes in the Greater Yellowstone Region (Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, USA) Using Geographic Information Systems
Thomas G. Whitley

Using a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Approach to Extract Potential Prehistoric and Historic Period Travel Corridors Across a Portion of North Georgia
Thomas G. Whitley and Lacey M. Hicks

Past and Prediction: Archaeology and ArcGIS in Cultural Resource Management
Seth Johnstone

Specialized GIS Applications to Historical Solution Finding Normal Hill Cemetery-Fifth Street Cemetery Lewiston Idaho

Article on Adding Historic Structure Photos to GIS Database

Geographic Information Systems for Civil War Battlefield Preservation

A GIS Based Model for Battlefield Preservation Planning

PRBO Conservation Science, 2003
Downloading Garmin GPS Waypoints Using Waypoint Plus and the Waypoint Express Extension for ArcView 3.x

Rocky Mountain Mapping Center GIS Guidelines

Map Created of the Largest Land Artillery Battle of the Revolutionary War

Creating Custom Tool Buttons for ArcPad

Geomatics at Birchtown

Scripts and Tools

GIS/Archaeology Links Wanted-Send links, scripts, fonts, suggestions, and so on, to bbooth@esri.com.

ArcGIS Tools and Scripts:

Standard Distance/Deviation Ellipse

Terraserver Download

Spatial Analyst Plus

ArcMap Hyperlink to Filtered Microsoft Access Form

Goto Access-OLE Link ArcMap Feature to Access Form Record

Hawth's Tools-Spatial Analysis/Utility Tools for Spatial Ecology

Random Sample/Points in Polygon (updated)

Uncle Dom's BetterSelect-Version 1.3

Convex Hull/Convex Envelope

Time Series by Layers

EasyCalculate 5.0

QueryTool for ArcMap-Easy Attribute Browsing, Zoom to, and Select

Add XY of Points to Attribute Table (ArcGIS)

Add x and y to the attribute table of a point or polygon layer

Calculate XY

Enter Points by XYZ to Point Shapefile by Filling in a Form

Get Centroid of Points

Get Raster Value According to a Point Coverage

GRIDSPOT

Pixel Value to Point

ArcMap GPS Support (ArcGIS 8.3)

Tablet PC Support for ArcGIS (ArcGIS 8.3)

GPS Toolbar

Linear Regression

Nearest Neighbor Analysis/Event-Event Distances

Minimum Distance Two Layers

Find and Flash Feature

ArcView 3.x Tools and Scripts

ArchTools

Summary
ArchTools is a set of GIS scripts useful for common tasks in archaeology applications of GIS.

When loaded, it adds a menu (ArchTools) to the View and Table graphic user interfaces with the following choices:

  1. Create a SW Corner Column (useful for labeling).
  2. Create a polygon grid (site grid).
  3. Create excavation blocks based on SW Datum Points.
  4. Find missing numbers in a sequence.
  5. Find Dimensions of Polygons.
  6. Summarize multiple columns.

For more detailed descriptions of each of these, see the readme file.

For any comments, concerns, bug reports, or praise, contact me with the contact author link above.

If this is used in any research or modified, I would appreciate being cited. Phillips, Shaun. 2004. ArcTools Extension for ESRI ArcView 3.x. Available at http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=13599.

ArcView 3.2 Statistical tools
Compute Cohen's Kappa, create logistic regression and CART models

ArcView 3.x Extensions Created at Georgia Natural Heritage Program

Notices of Conferences

María José Figuerero & Andrés Izeta
El uso de Sistemas de Informaciòn Geográfica (SIG) en Arqueología
Simposio del 15CNAA
Río Cuarto, 20 al 25 de Septiembre, 2004

Archäologie und Computer
November 3-5, 2004
Ninth workshop of Archäologie und Computer, which will take place in the city hall of Vienna, Wappensaalgruppe

Partnerships in Innovation: Serving a Networked Nation
November 15-16, 2004
The National Archives at College Park, Maryland, and The University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Registration Fee: $150.00
Students: $95.00 (valid student ID required)

The National Archives and Records Administration and the University of Maryland, in collaboration with the San Diego Supercomputer Center, are pleased to sponsor a symposium that brings together leaders from different communities to address the electronic records challenge facing the nation. The main theme of this symposium is that these challenges can only be addressed through partnerships that draw upon the innovative minds in universities, government agencies, and the private sector. Illustrations of such partnerships will be highlighted throughout the symposium.

Seating is limited and advanced registration is required. The registration fee includes lunch and coffee breaks on Monday, November 15, and Tuesday, November 16.

For more information, contact
Carolyn Bernaski
Phone: 301-837-1517
Fax: 301-837-3232
E-mail: parconf2004@nara.gov


 
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