Track: Ecology, Conservation, and Archaeology
Design and Implementation of a GIS To Support Cultural Resource Management at the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake
David A. RamirezThe variety and quantity of data associated with archaeological inquiries and the requirement of maintenance of an accurate historical record necessitate innovative data management techniques. Geographic information systems are capable of meeting data storage and manipulation requirements, while providing additional support for analysis and output of spatial data. The GIS structure provides a framework for organizing historic and archaeological resource data and allows users to integrate resource data with information from other disciplines. GIS implementation is being accomplished at the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station using a traditional phased approach to data automation, which has culminated in the development of a custom GIS application. The methodology for implementation includes data development, database design, and custom application development using a combination of ArcInfo and ArcView GIS software. The application has been designed with the needs of cultural resource managers in mind, incorporating productivity tools for displaying, querying, and analyzing existing geographic and tabular data. Standard database reporting, presentation-quality charts and reports, and custom map output functions are available in a user-friendly environment. The purpose of the application is to provide tools for land use planning and decision making and to support overall compliance with historic and archaeological resource protection requirements.
David A. Ramirez
BTG Inc./Delta Research Division
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Santa Maria, CA 93455
USA
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