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Hello all,
I have two news items to announce regarding Shovelbums.
First – CRM employment finally has a home page (ok so maybe I borrowed that
from WebMD), anyway I am pleased to announce http://www.shovelbums.org
. For the forseable future this site will be pretty plain, however it does
currently have a link to join the list, and I believe we will all find it
much easier to verbally pass this URL on then the actual long one. Feel
free to post and pass on this URL to colleagues that you feel would be
interested in this service.
Do note that this address is a .org not a .com. Unfortunately three days
prior to my registering this address, shovelbums.com was acquired by a list
member. He who blinks in the age of the Internet looses. However in the
end I suspect .org is more appropriate for this list.
Second news – well this should actually be called shameless self promotion,
not news. My most recent (well ok, my only) book by Taylor and Francis,
Practical Applications of GIS for Archaeologists: A Predictive Modeling
Kit (GIS Data series) is now available via http://www.shovelbums.org
(follow the links in the right hand column – by buying through this link
the proceeds are helping to support Shovelbums). Though I have not
actually seen a copy of the book myself, the proofs were excellent order
when they left our hands and so I expect the volume to look quite fine.
If you or your firm are involved with GIS in anyway this book represents
the most practical, applicable uses of GIS for predictive modeling. Konnie
and I made it clear to the talented authors in this book that what we were
interested in was a practical volume that would not be dated by
hip-to-minute technobabble. Instead we asked for, and the authors
responded, with solid chapters that provide practical approaches for
dealing with predictive modeling. Chapters included also provide timely
cautionary comments about potential pitfalls researchers may encounter in
modeling, and new directions that the field can move. A searchable CD with
the book in PDF format mastered by me is also included with this book,
which is quite a handy reference IMHO. Konnie and I intentionally planned
on the printed book only having black and white images in order to cut
production costs, for those who need to view the images used in the book in
color, the images are provided on the CD. The end result is this book is
only $29.95, a price we were quite pleased with and considering most of our
budgets, a welcome relief.
Here is the review from Amazon.
Reviews
Synopsis
The use of GIS arguably the most powerful technology introduced to
archaeology since the introduction of carbon 14 dating. The most widespread
use of this technology has been for the prediction of archaeological site
locations. This book focuses on the use of GIS for archaeological
predictive modelling. The contributors include internationally recognized
researchers who have been at the forefront of this revolutionary
integration of GIS and archaeology, as well as first generation researchers
who have begun to critically apply this new technology and explore its
theoretical implications.
Note: There is a typo by the publisher on the book cover and on Amazon –
Konnies last name is Wescott, NOT Westcott.
Best regards,
R. Joe Brandon
rjoe@shovelbums.org