Location: Kings Clipstone, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
Price: £250 per person
2025 dates: 12th – 14th November
*Please note accommodation is not provided*
This three-day training school by Mercian Archaeological Services is designed to provide participants with an introduction to using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for archaeology.
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyse, manage, and present spatial or geographic data.
Archaeologists use GIS for many things including creating maps, analysing landscapes, understanding archaeological sites, creating 3D models, viewshed analysis, presenting survey data and more.
GIS is a great way to integrate data from projects and can be used to analyse that data as well as present it in the form of maps for publication.
During the course, delegates will work with survey data and learn how to create maps, vector layers, and geo-reference raster images, as well as how to create and work with 3D models. This training is tailored towards enabling attendees to fulfil the requirements of the Archaeological Skills Passport.
All training will take place at the Tin Tabernacle, King John’s Palace, Kings Clipstone, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England.
*Please note delegates will be required to bring a laptop to the course to undertake GIS work*
For more details, see www.mercian-as.co.uk/gis.html
