wedescribethedevelopmentofaregionalgisforthemaya.docVIP

The Electronic Atlas of Ancient Maya Sites by Walter R. T. Witschey Science Museum of Virginia and Clifford T. Brown Middle American Research Institute [presented at the Symposium on Current Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in North America and Mesoamerican Archaeology, 67th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Denver, CO, Friday, March 22, 2002] ABSTRACT We describe the development of a regional GIS for the Maya culture area of southern Mexico and northern Central America. First, we explain the intended purposes of the GIS, which determine its structure. Then