Geospatial Analysis and Data Integration for Cultural Resources Evaluation

Geospatial Analysis and Data Integration for Cultural Resources Evaluation

Author: Agata Lo Tauro

Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Limited

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9781407308968

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A collection of articles on the use of analytical methods in studies concerning geospatial analysis and data integration for cultural heritage evaluation. This volume is presented as a collection of self-contained articles providing easy access to suit the requirements and interests of individual readers. In order to be self-contained, each article is prefaced by a general introduction which briefly provides the theoretical principles and the general background of the discussed methods or techniques. Contents: 1) Airborne Imaging Technology, DTM and MMS in Natural and Cultural Heritage; 2) Open Source Geospatial Analysis for Cultural Landscape Management; 3) GIS Resources for Ecclesiastic Cultural Heritage Documentation; 4) GIS Prototypes and Thermal Characterization for Regional Landscape Plans and Cultural Heritage Master Plan; 5) Mobile GIS for Colour Calibration Procedures; 6) Data Integration for Cultural Landscape and Resource Efficiency; 7) Non Destructive Testing and GIS for Digital Architectural Heritage; 8) Geo-referencing Techniques and Mapping in Cultural and Natural Heritage Analysis; 9) Data Integration for Survey and Conservation; 10) Geospatial and Hyperspectral MIVIS Data for Environmental Analysis; 11) Airborne Imaging Technology, DTM and MMS in Natural and Cultural Heritage; 12) Mobile Investigator and RS for Heritage Protection: the Fire Risk Assessment; 13) Land Use Analysis Achieved by Hyperspectral Evaluation and In Situ Analysis.


Historic Preservation Response Methodology Based on the Hurricane Katrina Model

Historic Preservation Response Methodology Based on the Hurricane Katrina Model

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Published: 2009

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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"At the request of FEMA, the National Park Service Cultural Resources GIS Facility created a strategy to help FEMA meet its NHPA (National Historic Preservation Act) obligations focusing on New Orleans, LA. Combining GPS and GIS tools, CRGIS constructed a methodology to identify and evaluate all potentially affected properties. Additionally it provided a means for historic preservationists to determine the historic significance of individual resources through GIS. CRGIS incorporated its draft Federal agency-wide cultural resource spatial data standards, allowing the GIS to serve additionally as a management tool, sharing data among all ... involved in the recovery"--Page v.