Online Archaeology Blog

Online Archaeology updates

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I just spent the day tidying up the site and moving things around a bit. The new look has settled in fine and I'll be adding more sections soon.

Stand alone archaeology maps

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Now that Online Archaeology has been given a new look I'm concentrating on making the map data more accessible. I now have a reusable mapping component which means I can add maps anywhere on the site.

Archaeology RSS Reader

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This is something I've been working on for a while and I'm pleased to announce that it's now up and running. The Archaeology RSS Reader is a collection of feeds all viewable in the same interface.

Montgomery Castle photos

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:39:56 GMT

I just added a new photo collection of Montgomery Castle in Powys. This was a strategically important castle on the Welsh borders.

Archaeology and GIS News from ESRI - Autumn 2007

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:56:41 GMT

Here are some details from the ESRI Archaeology and GIS newsletter.

Archaeology and GIS course

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:49:39 GMT

A new training course for archaeology and GIS is being run by Achill Archaeology Field School.

PAS Celtic Coin Index on map

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:41:17 GMT

I just discovered that PAS (Portable Antiquities Scheme) have opened up a basic API to search their data and return spatial results - great stuff!

UK Geocoding in Google Maps API

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:50:12 GMT

For those that don't already know Google have finally added the UK to their geocoding service. I don't know what has changed as far as the Post Office is concerned but this is good news for all UK developers using Google Maps API.

Subscribe to RSS emails on Online Archaeology

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Do you use an RSS reader and wish you could just be emailed when new items are added? This is what drove me to write my own RSS email alerting system. Anyone can subscribe to any RSS feed via Online Archaeology and receive emails when the RSS is updated.

Nabonidus data on the Online Archaeology Map

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I've been working with Ben from the Nabonidus team to get some of their data on the Online Archaeology Map. Ben wrote a GeoRSS feed that contains the latitude and longitude of all archaeology sites held in the Nabonidus system.