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Planning for the Creation of Digital Data
Project Documentation
Project Metadata
Data Selection: Preservation Intervention Points
The Project Archive: Storage and Dissemination
Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights
Basic Components
Documents and Texts
Databases and Spreadsheets
Raster Images
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Digital Video
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Data Collection and Fieldwork
Aerial Survey
UAV Survey
Geophysics
Marine Survey
Laser Scanning
Close-Range Photogrammetry
Dendrochronology
Data Analysis and Visualisation
GIS
CAD
3D Models
Case Studies
Preparing and Depositing Your Archive
Preparing your Archive
Depositing at the ADS (UK)
Depositing at tDAR (USA)
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GIS Guide to Good Practice
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edited by Mark Gillings and Alicia Wise
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with contributions by Mark Gillings, Peter Halls, Gary Lock, Paul Miller, Greg Phillips, Nick Ryan, David Wheatley, and Alicia Wise
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Revised by Tim Evans, Peter Halls and Kieron Niven (2011)
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Acknowledgements
Section 1. Introduction to the GIS Guide
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1.1
How to use this Guide
1.2
Applications of GIS in Archaeology
1.3
Current Issues and Concerns
Section 2. Creating and Using GIS Datasets
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2.1
Data Types: Vector and Raster Models
2.2
Precision and Accuracy, Scale and Resolution
2.3
Attribute Data and Databases
2.4
Projections and Coordinate Systems
2.5
Sources of Data
2.6
Digital Elevation Models
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Copyright
2.8
Documenting Data Creation
Section 3: Archiving GIS Datasets
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3.1
Preparing to Archive: Files and Formats
3.2
Project-level Metadata
3.3
Data-specific Documentation and Metadata
Appendices
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Appendix 1: Case Study - Depositing a GIS Dataset
Appendix 2: Pathways Through the GIS Guide to Good Practice
Bibliography and Further Reading
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