22nd March 2007, 11:13 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by SteveI was hoping for a more positive response to this but I can understand the questions on copyright. However, I think you're missing the point. If data is not under copyright restriction then showing it using this freely available technology is nothing to be feared, but should be embraced.
Apologies Steve, I had missed the OAU website announcement about their open access policy. I am guessing that they have taken a commercial decision that both the data collection and data display can be achieved without any significant increase in costs and I hope that their lead is taken up by other archaeological bodies.
Where I am presently employed 'we' are happy to purchase and use state of the art survey equipment to capture GIS data, but are having difficulty in embracing the full implications of the uses of GIS in archaeology. So at present it's very nice to be able to produce, quickly and efficiently, pretty maps, plans and report illustrations, but frustrating not to be able to fully exploit the archaeological potential of GIS.
I absolutely agree with you that this is technology that should be embraced. A web site such as yours displaying archaeological GIS data is a valuable aid to us who need to show the fruits of other peoples labours, to convince 'the boss' that our organisation can go down the same route.
So please, please, please keep supplying the ammo......