Interesting concept indeed.   As GIS systems such as QGIS are now free and readily available.  
 
I was not aware of the Aspire Lite table.     that would be useful.   and perhaps the data table could be printed along with a download link ) with every application Brief.  
 
If I had this, it would be the work of a moment to get it in the form that would be of most use (  with my contractors hat on ) 
 
It may be time for BAJR to perhaps create the idiots guide to creating the required data on the OpenSource QGIS.   to provide shp files with the data.  the question is....
 
Do you all require the same data? 
 
 
 
 
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Hello Sylvina,

We routinely ask contractors to supply reports as doc and pdf files, we also ask for digital photos. We ask them to supply shapefiles of their events if possible, but we don’t insist on it as some of the smaller contractors may not have access to GIS. In practice hardly anyone ever supplies this. For larger landscape surveys, walkover surveys etc, we ask them for a digital site gazetteer. I have devised a simple table, sort of AspireLite, to make this easier, but as yet no one has used this. It is some time since the last large survey in our area, so waiting for the next one to really insist on this!

Stephanie

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Subject: Digital data from archaeological contractors

Hello everyone

A Friday afternoon question for you, as I sit here quietly tearing my hair out. To what extent do other archaeology services/HERs require archaeological contractors to supply them with digital data? A couple of years back we revised our reporting standards for developer-funded work to include an overt requirement not only for digital copies of reports, but also shapefiles of event and site extents, digital site gazetteers, digital photos and photographic registers. This allows us to streamline the process of getting information into the HER – crucial given our resource limitations - and prevents duplication and double keying of information.

It seems plain to us that reporting needs to move with the times and that the supply of digital information is something that should be standard in this day and age. However two years on I am still banging my head against a brick wall with many archaeological contractors who seem to have difficulty understanding even the basics of GIS or appreciating the benefits of supplying data to us digitally. I’m now wondering if we really are the only HER in the country with these types of requirements – surely not?

Thoughts? What do others do?

Thanks

Sylvina

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