Ian Dunshee Specialist in applications of Geographic Information Science in Archaeology

My goal as a specialist in GIS and Archaeology is to use the latest developments in GIS, remote sensing, 3D scanning, photogrammetry, and similar technologies to help preserve our shared heritage and cultural resources from the Lesser Antilles to the Caribbean and around the world. My most recent project was in 2018 when I did a 9-month survey of sites in Martinique and St. Lucia containing pre-Historic cupules, petroglyphs, and historic engravings, making the first-ever database of 3D photogrammetric models, GPS coordinates, photos, and measurements of these sites.

My other research projects include methods for the digitization and vectorization of archaeological records and maps from before the advent of modern computer technology, predictive archaeological modeling to discover new archaeological sites, studying human influence and error in archaeological excavation, experimental archaeology, designing and developing inexpensive and easy-to-use lidar scanners to make the 3D digital preservation of culturally relevant sites accessible to all, and the translation of poetry from the Lesser Antilles for anglophone readers.