| Management |
Ian Johnson - Director
My principal interests lie in the integration of databases and spatial information through the use of Geographic Information Systems, their application to archaeological data, and the education of archaeologists to use appropriate computer tools. I have a particular interest in distributed databases and time-enabled GIS (the TimeMap project), field methods of data collection, and extensive fieldwork experience in Europe and Australia. My role as Director of the ACL includes development of the facility, advice to other staff members, supervision of research students, teaching 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates and running training courses for professional archaeologists. From 1997 onwards my main work has been on the development of the TimeMap methodology and applications to mapping Chinese dynasties, the growth of Sydney and development of the methodology for the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative. Key interests: Digital cultural atlases of contemporary and historical material, including web-accessible databases, web GIS, animation and 3D modelling; Issues of the digital divide and user participation in data collection; Methodologies for the recording, analysis and web-based multimedia delivery of time-stamped historical and archaeological data; Application of GIS to archaeological fieldwork and analysis; Archaeological survey methods; Aboriginal archaeology; Archaeology of Kythera Andrew Wilson - GIS Coordinator
My research interests include historical archaeology, the archaeology of Aboriginal-European interaction and computer applications in archaeology generally. I have a particular interest in the application of digital technologies to archaeological excavation, survey and analysis and to cultural heritage management. Much of my more recent fieldwork has been concerned with the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in archaeological survey in Australia, Greece and Cambodia, as well as the three dimensional recording and visualisation of archaeological data. Building on our work for Sydney TimeMap and the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative I also have an interest in historical GIS and the interpretation and analysis of historical maps using GIS. My roles in the ACL include coordinating many of our diverse ventures, especially the development of GIS data, graphics and design for TimeMap applications, other projects and publications. I am also involved in teaching undergraduates and running training courses for students, humanities scholars and professional archaeologists. Current and on-going research involvements:
Recent publication on Sydney TimeMap:
andrew.wilson (at) sydney.edu.au Martin King - Research Program Coordinator Martin King was awarded his doctorate in Archaeology in 2003, carried out in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Sydney. His archaeological research interests include the patterning of human skeletal material and occupation debris in prehistoric Europe, mobility and archaeological theory, in particular the use of analogy in archaeology. He coordinates research grant applications, including recent successful applications for ARC Linkage ($955,000) and ARC Discovery ($1 million) grants, which will run concurrently from 2005-2009. He is currently developing promotional strategies for the ACL and building databases for project management, as well as coordinating the Jan/Feb 2005 field seasons for the new grants. He has coordinated the David Rumsey Online Historic Map Database, which involved registering 8000 maps geographically through an interactive map interface (http://www.timemap.net/clearinghouse/). mking@acl.arts.usyd.edu.au Steven Hayes - Business development, project management Often introduced as a ‘commercial refugee' at the various meetings I attend around the university, I have returned to the ACL in the role of Business Development and Project Manager after a ten year absence during which I ran a small internet consulting business specialising in distributed mapping and database systems. My commercial projects included designing and building map based data gathering systems for Sydney Waters Streamwatch project, the related Waicare project in Auckland, the NSW Department of Education's Sustainable Schools project and the Reachout youth suicide prevention project. While a decade of consulting has exposed me to many different working environments in large and small business as well as government I have striven to apply my analytical skills to projects furthering environmental and social sustainability. |
