What makes georeferencing historic maps difficult and how does the process work? Here I georeference a problematic map of Abu Rawash, pyramid and cemeteries, Egypt.
Category: Technology
Posts about technology and archaeology, how we use it, how it works and the results it provides us with.
Wonky Giza pyramids: Oblique satellite imagery and georeferencing
Satellite imagery is very precise but can still exhibit parallax. This is a particular issue for georeferencing historic maps, demonstrated here with reference to the Giza Pyramids.
Shifting mastabas: Georeferencing a plan of a Fourth Dynasty Egyptian mastaba cemetery, at Abu Rawash.
How do archaeologists relate historic maps and plans to modern satellite imagery and maps? This post and video shows how a historic map of mastaba cemetery F at Abu Rawash, Egypt was georeferenced with ArcGIS.
Kinky Temples: Satellite imagery ‘fails’!
What happens when satellite imagery contains errors? Warping of the satellite imagery has left us with kinky temples at Deir el-Bahri.
Ditch that total station and grab your tablet? ArcGIS Collector and QGIS QField mobile-GIS survey apps reviewed.
How do the latest mobile-GIS apps measure up in the field? I review two new approaches to archaeological survey.
Global Xplorer: Satellite remote sensing, looting and crowd-sourcing.
A new platform can make you a 'Space Archaeologist', but will it help looters too?
Scribe in the House of Life: Hannah Pethen Ph.D. 