• iDAI.field 2: A Modern Approach to Distributed Fieldwork Documentation

    Author(s):
    Sebastian Cuy, Daniel De Oliveira, Philipp Gerth, Thomas Kleinke, Julian Schierenbeck, Juliane Watson (see profile)
    Date:
    2019
    Group(s):
    Archaeology, Digital Humanists, Public Humanities
    Subject(s):
    Data curation, Electronic data processing--Management, Information visualization, Archaeology--Data processing, Documentation, Geographic information systems, Software architecture
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Database, field recording, synchronization, Data management, Data visualization, Digital archaeology, GIS, Software design
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/z4dc-kr81
    Abstract:
    An archaeological field research database that can be used for different projects poses an advanced technical problem. It does not only have to deal with different needs of a variety of disciplines and methods like excavation and survey but also be usable for architectural or object studies. Therefore, a generic data model is required that can deal with most circumstances while also trying to maintain standardization where possible. Another requirement is the ability to support distributed work and data entry in the field even in places with no internet coverage. This creates the need for a very robust synchronization between the clients and the server. As the use of GIS is still gaining importance in archaeological fieldwork, an additional focus lies on the integration of spatial data and descriptive documentation. This paper presents iDAI.field 2, the field research documentation system currently being developed by the German Archaeological Institute. This solution will be Open Source and relies heavily on web technologies. It makes use of CouchDB/PouchDB for data storage and synchronization. The cross-platform client application is realized with the Electron and Angular frameworks using TypeScript as the main programming language. The client also provides an open interface for import and export. This allows the integration of other fieldwork software like for example QGIS, iDIG and survey2gis into the toolchain.
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    Published as:
    Conference proceeding     Show details
    Publisher:
    Museen der Stadt Wien – Stadtarchäologie
    Pub. Date:
    02.2019
    Proceeding:
    Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies 2017. CHNT 22, 2017
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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