Theme:
6. A Decade after the ‘Third Science Revolution in Archaeology’
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Big Project, Big Data: Creating a Web of Knowledge
Content:
As Daniel Keys Moran highlighted “You can have data without information, but no information without data”.
As an industry we need to ask ourselves:
• How do we ensure that we apply a process to avoid collecting data with no end goal, but at the same time avoid bias in the development of the goal?
• How do we “close the loop” and ensure our project data allows decision making and storytelling?
• How can we account for the needs of different project stages which use the same data for diverse purposes?
Large scale projects, such as infrastructure or long term research, generate some of the largest data sets which form the core of their legacy for research and future projects. Due to the scale of the data being generated and managed, projects have developed innovative approaches to transform data into information and ensure integration of data into the project lifecycle.
Large projects also present opportunities to gather data and generate information to assist in the effective management of heritage assets. Data can assist in decision making and responses to threats from development or other factors, such as changes in planning regime, natural forces, or cultural shift. In addition, when data becomes information it can support communication of stories or expressions of community heritage.
We will discuss thoughts or perspectives on tools, concepts, solutions, or approaches to manage data across all stages of the project lifecycle from assessment to excavation, and beyond.
This session is a space for sharing knowledge and we also invite papers that consider:
• How data and information we generate is viewed by the end users?
• What does innovative integration of “information creation” into data generation look like?
• What does innovation in data mean for the future of the profession or research potential?
Keywords:
Knowledge, Data, Information, Innovation, Application, Discussion
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Historic England; Archaeology Data Service
Main organiser:
Emily Plunkett (United Kingdom) 1
Co-organisers:
Holger Schweitzer (Germany) 2
Affiliations:
1. High Speed Two (HS2)
2. Jacobs
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