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Workshop: Making archaeological geodata open and FAIR
November 20 @ 14:15 - 16:00
Swedigarch Module 3 focuses on working with geodata and documentation derived from archaeological excavations. The primary objective is to enhance the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) status of existing GIS data. As a first step towards this, we have developed export functions to enable efficient handling of Intrasis data in QGIS.
During the workshop, we will showcase some of the tools and data developed thus far, including the Swedigarch Geotools plugin for QGIS and the AGES server for accessing data from excavations. A first version of the server is scheduled to be launched in November to make data available as individual databases for each excavation. This includes data from the archaeological unit at the National Heritage Board (RAÄ UV) with more than 3,500 databases, and more will be added from other organizations. Later, a version of this will be harmonized into a layer that can be used for aggregated analysis and for linking to other resources. Moreover, we wish to engage in discussions about the potential and challenges associated with this ongoing development, and how archaeologists can deal with geodata from excavations in the future to ensure the information is FAIR.
The workshop will be held on Zoom on November 20, from 14:15 to 16:00 CET. To register and receive a Zoom link, contact helena.hulth@arkeologi.uu.se.