An example of the use of Geographical Information Science & Systems in the fields of history & heritage is explained by Maurice de Kleijn in the next video:
3D archaeology in Rome - Mapping Via Appia in GIS-Magazine
Our path-finding project Mapping the Via Appia featured at the Dutch National Science Agenda`s Eureka Festival last November. GIS Magazine published a nice article (in Dutch) on the achievements of the project....Read More »Rens de Hond (Via Appia-project) wins OIKOS Thesis Award
The national research school for Classical Studies (OIKOS) presents two annual awards for the best research master’s theses written in the previous academic year. One award is offered to the best thesis in the disciplines of Greek, Latin and Ancient Philosophy, the other for the best thesis in the disciplines...Read More »
eScience team collaboration on Via Appia point cloud
Last week NLeSC´s complete team of eScience Research Engineers, together with archaeologists and historians of the Via Appia project, collaborated for three days in a row on building a point cloud 3D Geographic Information System for the archaeological study area between the 5th and 6th mile of the...Read More »
SPINlab releases Testaccio Digital Cultural Biography app through the itunes App Store
Maurice de Kleijn (SPINlab) and co-workers have developed a Spatial Data Infracstructure (SDI) to support the management and research of the history and heritage of Testaccio, a quarter in Rome, Italy. The project is part of the Challenging Testaccio research project organized by the Royal Dutch...Read More »
Digital Humanities: Hype of Revolutie? Piek Vossen (VU), Marianne Linde (TNO) en Maurice de Kleijn (FEWEB-SPINlab) schetsen de ontwikkelingen
Deel 1: De digitale kaart van landschap, architectuur en verstedelijking. Met een inleiding door Piek Vossen (VU) en lezingen van Marianne Linde (TNO) en Maurice de Kleijn (VU)
De virtuele en de fysieke wereld worden in toenemende mate één. Google Earth en Google Streetview, overal aanwezige en altijd draaiende beveiligingscamera’s zijn...Read More »