GIS-based Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Filled with case studies and practical examples, this book derives from a major research project involving human and social scientists specialized in urban economics, archaeology, historical studies, and human geography and GIS researchers specialized in surveying, database management, and computer science. It demonstrates practical and effective ways of applying GIS, such as mobile GIS in fieldwork in anthropology, sociology, archaeology, and human geography, operating a laser-scan system for acquiring archaeological data, managing a database, conducting spatial analysis, and using software tools widely available from the Internet.