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Data Exploration with GIS Viewsheds and Social Network Analysis
Giles Oatley,
Tom Crick 
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Ray Howell
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Ray Howell
Proceedings of 23rd GIS Research UK Conference
Swansea University Author:
Tom Crick
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Abstract
We present a novel exploratory method combining line of sight visibility (viewshed analysis) and techniques from social network analysis to investigate archaeological data. At increasing distances different nodes are connected creating a set of networks, which are subsequently described using centra...
| Published in: | Proceedings of 23rd GIS Research UK Conference |
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| Published: |
2015
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43756 |
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We present a novel exploratory method combining line of sight visibility (viewshed analysis) and techniques from social network analysis to investigate archaeological data. At increasing distances different nodes are connected creating a set of networks, which are subsequently described using centrality measures and clustering coefficients. Networks with significant properties are examined in more detail. We use this method to investigate the placement of hillforts (nodes) in the Gwent region of south-east Wales, UK. We are able to determine distances that support significant transitions in network structure that could have significant archaeological validity. |
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23rd GIS Research UK Conference (GISRUK 2015) |
| Keywords: |
Geographic networks, archaeological nodes, viewshed analysis, data mining, social network analysis |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |