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Integration of Geomorphologic and Archaeological Site
Data in GIS
 Satellite data, geomorphological data and archaeological
site data can be easily combined into a single project
for analysis using GIS. The figure to the left was prepared using a GIS to
integrate high-resolution satellite image (Landsat-7 ETM+),
wadi location data (blue lines) and site locations
reported by Miller-Pinkerton and KRP (red and yellow
dots). After being combined, the GIS was used to select,
and highlight in yellow, sites (i.e., one information
layer) that were located within 1 km of a wadi (i.e.,
another information layer). This [
Photo] integrates a high-resolution
(15m) ASTER satellite image draped over a DEM, drainage
data (black lines) and the location of sites occupied
during the Roman and Umayyad Periods as identified in
the Miller-Pinkerton survey (black = Roman only, red =
Roman and Umayyad). By combining this information in a
GIS, site locations can be analyzed as they may have
been influenced by environmental factors (e.g., soil,
rock and vegetation information generated from the multispectral satellite data), elevation, drainage, and
period of occupation.
The volute capitals of Mudaybi<sup>c</sup>
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10/25/2002 08:49 AM
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