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From the summer of 2001 through 2004 archaeologists excavated the historic Chinatown site in downtown Deadwood, SD. This project uncovered 60 features and nearly 200,000 artifacts. Over the course of three years lab technicians cataloged the materials and recorded their attributes in four Access databases. Unfortunately, the final data product was littered with problems that made analysis difficult if not impossible. To address this issue I initiated a project to build a GIS database of the Deadwood site. This presentation is a narrative of how the Deadwood archaeological geodatabase was built. It begins with an overview of the original Access databases. Then the tools and methods used to ingest the databases into an ArcGIS environment are covered. Next, the structure of the geodatabase is reviewed. Then the some of the abilities of the new geodatabase are presented. Finally, the potential future of this new product is discussed. The Deadwood archaeological database is a demonstration of the true strength of ArcGIS. Utilizing this platform users have the ability to convert massive nonspatial data into centralized GIS data. Regardless of the data source or industry ArcGIS can be used to create new data that in turn can be used to generate other information products.
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Digging in the Dirt: Creating an ArcGIS Geodatabase from Nonspatial Data
Deadwood Chinatown Site 2003 Field Season
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Chinatown Site Deadwood, SD
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Chinatown Site Deadwood, SD
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Chinatown Site Deadwood, SD
Chinatown site by excavation year.
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Chinatown Site Deadwood, SD
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Chinatown Lower Main Street Deadwood, SD 1948
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Chinatown Lower Main Street Deadwood, SD 1923
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Lower Main Street/Chinatown Deadwood, SD
Chinatown Lower Main Street Deadwood, SD 1915
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Lower Main Street/Chinatown Deadwood, SD
Chinatown Lower Main Street Deadwood, SD 1909
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Lower Main Street/Chinatown Deadwood, SD
Chinatown Lower Main Street Deadwood, SD 1903
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Lower Main Street/Chinatown Deadwood, SD
Chinatown Lower Main Street Deadwood, SD 1903
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Lower Main Street/Chinatown Deadwood, SD
Chinatown Lower Main Street Deadwood, SD 1891
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Lower Main Street/Chinatown Deadwood, SD
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Lower Main Street/Chinatown Deadwood, SD
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Lower Main Street/Chinatown Deadwood, SD
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The Chinatown Database
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The Chinatown Database
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The Chinatown Database
DBF Format Cat Entries
31,498
2001 Database Cat Entries:
11,977
2002 Database Cat Entries:
13,182
2003 Database Cat Entries:
5,554
2004 Database Cat Entries:
785
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Building the GIS Database
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Building the GIS Database
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Building the GIS Database
Catalog CLASS Material Count Unit Level Feature Date collected
011975 BOTTLE Glass 3 N507 E515 Ash Pan F25 9/28/2001
011976 CERAMIC Ceramic 1 N507 E515 Ash Pan F25 9/28/2001
011977 CERAMIC Ceramic 4 N507 E515 Ash Pan F25 9/28/2001
013262 BOTTLE Glass 1 N503 E539 Foundation Wall Line 9/16/2002
013263 BOTTLE Glass 2 N500 E533 70-80 cmbd F28 Fill 6/15/2002
013264 BOTTLE Glass 3 N500 E533 70-80 cmbd F28 Fill 6/15/2002
013265 GLASS FRAGMENT Glass 2 N500 E533 70-80 cmbd F28 Fill 6/15/2002
006280 SUSPENDER CLASP Metal 1 N502 E601 Area 2 8/12/2003
006281 BOTTLE Glass 6 N502 E601 Fill Above Dump Area 2 8/12/2003
006282 HOUSEHOLD CERAMIC Ceramic 1 N499 E594 Area 2 8/13/2003
006283 BOTTLE Glass 2 N500 E552 Demo Fill Area 2 6/13/2003
000188 WINDOW/FLAT GLASS Glass 1 N498 E564 Parking gravel Feature 02 6/24/2004
000189 METAL ITEM Metal 18 N498 E564 Leveling Fill Feature 10 6/24/2004
000190 SCREW Metal 1 N498 E564 Leveling Fill Feature 21 6/24/2004
000191 WINDOW/FLAT GLASS Glass 1 N498 E564 Leveling Fill Feature 12 6/24/2004
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Building the GIS Database
Catalog CLASS Material Count NORTH EAST Level Feature Date collected
011975 BOTTLE Glass 3 507.32 515.36 Ash Pan F25 9/28/2001
011976 CERAMIC Ceramic 1 507.12 515.22 Ash Pan F25 9/28/2001
011977 CERAMIC Ceramic 4 507.42 515.98 Ash Pan F25 9/28/2001
013262 BOTTLE Glass 1 503.46 539.36 Foundation Wall Line 9/16/2002
013263 BOTTLE Glass 2 500.58 533.52 70-80 cmbd F28 Fill 6/15/2002
013264 BOTTLE Glass 3 500.36 533.81 70-80 cmbd F28 Fill 6/15/2002
013265 GLASS FRAGMENT Glass 2 500.21 533.33 70-80 cmbd F28 Fill 6/15/2002
006280 SUSPENDER CLASP Metal 1 502.89 601.18 Area 2 8/12/2003
006281 BOTTLE Glass 6 502.41 601.67 Fill Above Dump Area 2 8/12/2003
006282 HOUSEHOLD CERAMIC Ceramic 1 499.56 594.42 Area 2 8/13/2003
006283 BOTTLE Glass 2 500.35 552.13 Demo Fill Area 2 6/13/2003
000188 WINDOW/FLAT GLASS Glass 1 498.26 564.89 Parking gravel 6/24/2004
000189 METAL ITEM Metal 18 498.89 564.11 Leveling Fill 6/24/2004
000190 SCREW Metal 1 498.91 564.45 Leveling Fill 6/24/2004
000191 WINDOW/FLAT GLASS Glass 1 498.22 564.77 Leveling Fill 6/24/2004
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Chinatown in a GIS
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Chinatown in a GIS
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Chinatown GIS Database Cleanup
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Chinatown GIS Database Cleanup
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Chinatown GIS Database Cleanup
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Chinatown GIS Database Cleanup
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Chinatown GIS Database Cleanup
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Feature 01 Feature 02
Feature 03 Feature 04
Feature 05 Feature 06
Feature 07 Feature 10
Feature 11 Feature 14 Feature 16
Feature 17 Feature 18
Feature 21 Feature 22
Feature 23 Feature 24
Feature 25 Feature 27
Feature 28 Feature 30
Feature 31 Feature 32
Feature 33 Feature 35
Feature 36 Feature 37
Feature 38 Feature 45
Feature 46 Feature 48
Feature 50 Feature 51
Feature 52 Feature 55 Feature 57
Feature 58 Feature 59 Feature 61
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Information Products from the GIS Data
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Information Products from the GIS Data
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Information Products from the GIS Data
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The Next Chapter: Taking it to the Web
Chinatown Data on ArcGIS Online Leatherman Data Services leathermandataservices.com
The Next Chapter: Taking it to the Web
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The Next Chapter: Taking it to the Web
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