Ladislav ŠMEJDA
(University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic)
Majority of archaeological datasets have strong spatial components (either in a form of geographic coordinates or just of cadastral names). Evidence and analysis of such data can largely profit from the use of Geographic Information Systems. Today there is a general tendency to build information systems based on Internet technologies. The aim of my contribution is to describe one application of this kind and present its main functions.
We have chosen ESRI GIS technologies as the main software platform. ArcIMS services have the ability to publish interactive maps and plans on the Internet and these can be accessed through a variety of software clients (GIS desktop applications, Web viewers and others). At present, we serve out several projects with archaeological content, based on data collected in Bohemia. These represent surveys and/or excavations of individual archaeological sites or known archaeological evidence for whole regions. Some services are, however, secured to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data. www.kar.zcu.cz/ims.
Keywords: map server; archaeology; Bohemia