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Post by Moltke on Jul 9, 2018 21:46:10 GMT -6
Since one of my degrees in Geography/GIS, and since its doing very little in the way of my day job I have begun wondering about using some of my talents towards itching my history (another degree that has zero use in my day job) itch around our favorite topic. I'm probably not the only one to do so, and I've read some of the works that use GIS archeolgoy during the early 1990's after the fire, but I dont' want to reinvient the wheel. I'm just curisou if there are some online resources, maps, GIS collections, and the like that I can use or build on. I woudl really like to put together some maps that combine every round location, marker movements over the years, and some layers representing movements presented from the various theories. Just curious if anyone has come across any tools that might already be out there. Thanks,
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Post by Diane Merkel on Jul 11, 2018 14:07:56 GMT -6
Hello there, Moltke --
I am geographically challenged, so I can't be of help other than to give you a link to the the National Park Service's GIS site. Perhaps you can contact them to see if they are aware of works in progress.
www.nps.gov/orgs/1581/index.htm
Silence here usually means no one has an answer for you rather than indifference to your question.
Good luck!
Diane
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Post by AZ Ranger on Jul 12, 2018 7:10:59 GMT -6
Since one of my degrees in Geography/GIS, and since its doing very little in the way of my day job I have begun wondering about using some of my talents towards itching my history (another degree that has zero use in my day job) itch around our favorite topic. I'm probably not the only one to do so, and I've read some of the works that use GIS archeolgoy during the early 1990's after the fire, but I dont' want to reinvient the wheel. I'm just curisou if there are some online resources, maps, GIS collections, and the like that I can use or build on. I woudl really like to put together some maps that combine every round location, marker movements over the years, and some layers representing movements presented from the various theories. Just curious if anyone has come across any tools that might already be out there. Thanks, Hi Moltke You should contact Ph. D. Douglas Scott. He is not hard to find online. If you like you could PM me and give some more information about yourself and I could pass it on. I took his metal detection class for archeologist at Buffalo Wyoming a few years back. I saw Doug in Montana this June. My Department (Arizona Game and Fish Department) uses GIS and has a GIS unit at our Phoenix HQ. I have had GIS used to make evidentiary maps for court. We have been trained how to collect data and make transfer of data along with simple maps and survey use. For court I have used our regional office experts in the use of GIS to assist. Bottom line I share your idea that GIS would be a useful tool for the battle. As you know the data varies greatly in precise location identifications. The hard part would be to determine what would accept to use. That would be great for GIS since you could build the layers and identify the source. Someone could put the Weibert finds on a GIS layer and users could use them or not at their discretion. Regards Steve Andrews |
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Post by bryanaustin on Mar 13, 2021 10:08:31 GMT -6
I was really hoping to find a ton of information along these lines. I am not really seeing any. I contacted Dr Scott back in 2018 and he is very friendly and helpful. He sent me three maps and a photo. I want to plot the archaeological findings since I may never get to see the actual lat/long data. It has been a struggle. I get burnt out fast and have to revisit every so often. Here is some of what I am trying to do. Plot bullets and cases then outline the area.  Accurate or not, when viewed by terrain, you can see the cartridge cases are concentrated on the high grounds and the bullets recovered in the lower areas. I thought it was pretty cool.  |
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