Recent Directions and Developments in Geographical Information Systems |
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Authors: | Kenneth L Kvamme |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anthropology and Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, University of Arkansas, 72701 Fayetteville, Arkansas |
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Abstract: | Geographical information systems (GIS) are tools for handling and processing spatially referenced information that have permeated
all facets of archaeology, frequently revolutionizing research by allowing easy access to vast amounts of information, new
ways of data visualization that promote insight through pattern recognition, and unique methodologies that allow entirely
new approaches to the study of the past. This comprehensive review examines and critiques recent advances achieved through
GIS in regional and within-site databases, locational analysis and modeling, regional simulation, studies of landscape perception
through intervisibility analysis, and models of spatial allocation, territoriality, and site access. The future prospects
of GIS are enormous with the growth of the Internet, the resultant linking of databases, expected enhancements in satellite
remote sensing, and the increasing pervasiveness of global positioning systems for spatial data capture.
If there is a persistent theme that emerges from the chronicles of contemporary scientific cartography, it is that the creation
of a map almost inevitably leads to unexpected revelations. — Hall, Mapping the Next Millenium: How Computer-Driven Cartography
Is Revolutionizing the Face of Science |
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Keywords: | geographical information systems regional analysis spatial databases computer cartography |
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