We tend to think of archaeology as a discipline for shovels and
artifacts, but according to American Sentinel University, 3D modeling
and geographic information systems (GIS) technology are helping
professionals create precise maps and landscape features to more
accurately conduct research.
“The understanding and implementation of GIS adds breadth to a
background in archaeology,” says Devon Cancilla, Ph.D., dean, business
and technology at American Sentinel University. “GIS enables
archaeologists to do their research and present their findings on a more
complete and advanced scale. Having 3D modeling capabilities opens
entirely new possibilities to archaeologists that weren’t there ten
years ago.”
Although archaeology has traditionally been behind the technology curve
and relied in the past on using the human senses more often than
computers, today’s archaeologists are more adept with modern tools and
analyzing computer-generated archaeological data before they ever step
onto a site.
Bill Dickinson, principle GIS engineer for Exceptional Software
Strategies, partly credits the spread of video games for the adoption of
3D.
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