15th April 2011, 08:40 PM
Dinosaur Wrote:You misunderstood my last post, wasn't joining in with the BAJR/Jack sparring, was actually following Kevin's point that wages aren't the whole story, a poorer-pay enjoyable job can be a load better than an apparently well-paid one (and the fringe bits can actually make it more lucrative too in the long run - if the digs are good with satellite TV, jacuzzi etc you're less likely to spend most of your wages down the pub every night) - that sort of thing isn't going to be reflected in the type of survey being carried out here?
Exactly my point.....I'm not sure what value there is in a map showing the location of an archaeological unit based in Borsetshire, when the work they are doing could be 600/700 kilometres away, and where the 'workers' are employed on 'local' terms and conditions entirely separated from those enjoyed by members of the core Borsetshire team....Now if this was a GIS presentation with 'stratification' of the wage data showing all of the imponderables, fringe benefits and other factors, that would make some sense (and be an eminently usable tool).
I suggest redrawing the map in QGIS and adding a few relevant attributes to the data.....
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