Taking Technology in the Taking Technology in the Field: Data Collection and Field: Data Collection and

Mapping on a Tablet PCMapping on a Tablet PC

Meg Stewart, Visiting Fulbright Scholar 2009-10

9 April, 2010 – CERMES Brownbag Series

Tablets in ArchaeologyTablets in Archaeology

ObjectivesObjectives

• To accurately document an excavation

• To take field notes and map grid squares of site locations directly into a tablet computer

Field Archaeology videoField Archaeology video

Tablets in EcologyTablets in Ecology

ObjectivesObjectives

Teaching: To have students participate in long-term ecological research during a series of lab exercisesResearch: To study the effect of Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) on herbaceous plants and tree seedlings

Use of Photogrid softwareUse of Photogrid software

25%

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Tablets in GeoscienceTablets in Geoscience

ObjectivesObjectivesTeaching: 1) To grasp an understanding of a geomorphologic concept

2) To have students use an emerging technology in a field exercise

Research: To measure stream meander migration

Stream mapping videoStream mapping video

DigitizingDigitizing

Digitizing videoDigitizing video

ResearchResearch

ConclusionConclusion