Ü Introduction to Geographic Information Systems in Archaeology using QGIS

Dozent/in:

Mikolaj Kostyrko

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, benoteter Schein, ECTS: 3, Studium Generale, Erweiterungsbereich

Termine:

Mi, 12:15 - 14:30, KR12/01.05

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Due to a limited number of computer workstations this exercise will be provided for 12 students. Please contact Mikolaj Kostyrko via email (mikolaj.kostyrko@uni-bamberg.de) to make sure there will be a place for You.

Credits on the basis of completed tasks/exercises

Inhalt:

This hands-on exercise is focused on a problem of archaeological spatial data management and the integration of information acquired with various methods. Students will be introduced to the core of spatial data bases and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) using free and open source software (QGIS with Saga GIS and GRASS GIS modules). In the course, students will be shown the practical application of the tools for the archaeological site and cultural landscape analysis, which are common in landscape and geoarchaeology. These include the integration of raster and vector data, georeferencing maps and aerial photographs, creating new data through basic interpretation and through data collection using mGIS software (i.e. QFiled). Participants will have a chance to work with recent and historical remote sensing data i.e. WWII aerial photographs and airborne laser scanning derivatives.

Empfohlene Literatur:

• Conolly, James and Lake, Mark. Geographical information systems in archaeology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008). http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511807459

• Lock, Gary. Using computers in archaeology: towards virtual pasts (Routledge, 2003). https://bit.ly/2NksSAV

• Petrasova, Anna, Harmon, Brendan, Petras, Vaclav & Helena Mitasova. Tangible Modeling with Open Source GIS. (Cham: Springer, 2015) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-319-25775-4

• Sarris, Apostolos ed. Best Practices of GeoInformatic Technologies for the Mapping of Archaeolandscapes. (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2015). https://bit.ly/2tOlSEk

(all links accessed 03.07.2018)