Complimentary Webinar Discusses How Specialists are Using GIS Technology to Manage, Analyze and Present Archaeological and Historical Data -

AURORA, Colo. - March 19, 2012 - The use of geographic information systems (GIS) in archaeology and cultural resource management has grown exponentially over the last 10 years. Not only does GIS technology play a very important role in managing critical data, it also supports significant archaeological digs while preserving history.

Join Bill Dickinson, principle GIS engineer for Exceptional Software Strategies and Dr. Devon A. Cancilla, dean, business and technology at American Sentinel University, as they explore the critical role that GIS plays in the exciting world of archaeology and cultural resource management in a complimentary webinar, 'Applied GIS - Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management' on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 1 p.m. EDT.

"The presentation is about the practical use of GIS in archaeology or cultural resource management," says Dickinson. "Cultural resource management is the more official work that you do through archaeology," he adds.

Dickinson and Dr. Cancilla will discuss how specialists are using GIS technology to manage, analyze and present archaeological and historical data.

Register for the webinar, 'Applied GIS - Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management' at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/823639465.

"Maps have always been an essential tool of archaeology, but now technology is helping archaeologists invent new ways of collecting, analyzing, managing and communicating their data using GIS," says Dr. Cancilla.

GIS computerized tools used to collect, archive, manage, retrieve, analyze and output geographic and other related kinds of data offer great potential to be a powerful tool for cultural resource management specialists.

"GIS allows them [archaeologists] to know where things are and to connect better to a database on the back end of the artifact that they're pulling out of the ground," says Dickinson. "It's all about gathering the data in a geo-referenced way that you can then put into a database and find out more things about the data that you've been collecting."

"At American Sentinel University, our GIS students learn how to manipulate and display geographic data, interpret and use geographic information in social and scientific contexts and learn to manage ethical issues associated with geographical science," says Dr. Cancilla.

If you want to learn more about applying GIS in archaeology and cultural resource management be sure to tune into American Sentinel's webinar 'Applied GIS - Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management' on Tues., March 27 at 1 p.m. EDT and register at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/823639465.

Learn More About American Sentinel University's GIS Degrees
American Sentinel is one of the few higher education institutions to offer an accredited, online Bachelor of Science Geographic Information Systems degree. The bachelor's program prepares students to analyze, interpret and effectively communicate spatial date while providing insights into GIS to solve workplace problems. Learn more about American Sentinel University's GIS degrees at http://www.americansentinel.edu/online-degree/bachelor-degree-online/bachelor-gis-degree.php.

About American Sentinel University
American Sentinel University delivers the competitive advantages of accredited associate, bachelor's and master's online degree programs focused on the needs of high-growth sectors, including information technology, computer science, GIS, computer information systems and business intelligence degrees. The university is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), which is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.