Tag Archives: Survey

Mapping with Pole Aerial Photography (PAP)

Posted on October 14, 2014 by meerstone

I have recently carried out a series of experiments to develop a suitable and effective methodology, using pole aerial photography, to collect photographs of a measured grid marked with targets to produce a photographic mosaic suitable for transcription. The first … Continue reading →

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New Meerstone YouTube Channel

Posted on August 15, 2014 by meerstone

To support the Meerstone Community Archaeology Manual I have over the last 6 months or so created a number of tutorial videos on surveying and GIS, and added them to a new YouTube channel.7 I have had to take on … Continue reading →

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Test of Google (Asus) Nexus 7 with bluetooth GPS against Garmin Geko

Posted on March 22, 2013 by meerstone

The next installment in my Nexus 7 tests has been a proper field test, collecting more meaningful data. For this test, as before, using a Qstarz GPS818X bluetooth GPS receiver running through the Bluetooth GPS Provider, points were recorded on … Continue reading →

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Test of Google (Asus) Nexus 7 on board GPS vs bluetooth GPS

Posted on March 21, 2013 by meerstone

Having recently bought a Nexus 7 I have been keen to explore its suitability as a tool for archaeology. First a test of its mapping potential using GPS. For this test points were recorded on the tablet using the Droid2CAD … Continue reading →

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