Geographical Information Systems and Landscape ArchaeologyMark Gillings, Jan van Dalen, D. J. Mattingly Oxbow Books, 1999 - 137 pages This monograph focuses on the use of GIS modelling as applied to the collection and interpretation of data relating to the archaeology of the Mediterranean landscape. |
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... computer . All computer systems , however , suffer from errors . Error is the deviation of the measured or predicted ( modelled ) value of a particular phenomenon from the actual or real value . In databases they may be obvious ...
... computer . All computer systems , however , suffer from errors . Error is the deviation of the measured or predicted ( modelled ) value of a particular phenomenon from the actual or real value . In databases they may be obvious ...
Page 128
... computer examines their spectral separability , in the unsupervised approach the computer first determines spectrally separable classes and the user then defines their informational value . Natural groupings of the spectral data are ...
... computer examines their spectral separability , in the unsupervised approach the computer first determines spectrally separable classes and the user then defines their informational value . Natural groupings of the spectral data are ...
Page 137
... computer aids , which are becoming excellent tools for presenting data . Sound , video and intuitive interfaces are also good examples of these technologies . Further advancements , at the final stage of these developments , include ...
... computer aids , which are becoming excellent tools for presenting data . Sound , video and intuitive interfaces are also good examples of these technologies . Further advancements , at the final stage of these developments , include ...
Contents
GIS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL THEORY | 13 |
THEORY AND METHOD | 35 |
The Sangro Valley Project | 55 |
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