Expanding Collaborative Opportunities for Research in Archaeo-Geomatics and Archaeo-Geophysics at CAST

阿肯色大学先进空间技术中心（CAST）被美国国家科学基金会选中，通过空间考古研究合作（SPARC）计划，继续作为国家创新地理空间研究和考古方法中心。SPARC项目于2013年8月在美国国家科学基金会考古计划的资助下启动，旨在扩大空间分析、3D和地球物理遥感技术在世界各地考古研究项目中的应用。这些技术和方法的可用性和复杂性已经开始深刻地影响考古学家和其他学者的工作方式。考古学家研究的东西——从文物到遗址再到景观——几乎总是有一个空间成分，几十年来，空间一直被视为考古研究的中心维度之一。地理空间技术增强发现和解释的能力不仅提供了新的数据，而且还创造了与考古记录接触的全新手段。通过SPARC计划，寻求与地理空间技术和方法接触的高影响力项目是在同行评审的基础上选择的。CAST的技术专家和研究人员积极与选定的项目合作，提供设备，方法和领域专业知识，以及强化培训。该计划成立于2013年，旨在促进先进地理空间方法的有效应用，其目标是：通过向研究人员提供地理空间技术，提高考古项目的研究效率，否则这些研究人员将无法获得收集和分析这些数据所需的工具或技能；通过参与实地考察和分析项目，直接生成高价值的考古数据，高效收集和分析地理空间数据；为寻求在自己的研究中使用地理空间技术的学生和专业人员提供培训机会；促进考古学中新的地理空间方法和应用的发展，并使这些创新在更广泛的考古社区中可见；支持数字地理空间数据归档和发布的良好实践，推动创新。来自国家科学基金会考古计划的新支持将使SPARC能够继续建立一个越来越引人注目的计划-吸引顶级研究项目；高效——项目人员在自身经验的基础上不断积累；高影响力——试点项目在世界各地培养研究团队的技能；创新——更广泛的合作带来了方法论上的重大进步。

The University of Arkansas' Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) has been selected by the National Science Foundation to continue to serve as a national center for innovative geospatial research and methods in archaeology through the Spatial Archaeometry Research Collaborations (SPARC) Program. The SPARC program began in August 2013 with a grant from the NSF Archaeometry Program, and aims to expand the use of spatial analysis, 3D and geophysical remote sensing technologies in archaeological research projects around the world. The availability and sophistication of these technologies and methods has begun to profoundly affect how archaeologists and other scholars work. The things archaeologists study - from artifacts to sites to landscapes - almost always have a spatial component and for many decades space has been viewed as one of the central dimensions of archaeological study. The capabilities of geospatial technologies to enhance the discovery and interpretation not only offers new data, but also creates entirely novel means of engaging with the archaeological record. Through the SPARC Program high impact projects seeking to engage with geospatial technologies and methods are selected on the basis of peer reviewed applications. Technical experts and research staff at CAST actively collaborate with the selected projects, providing access to equipment, methodological and domain expertise, and intensive training. Established in 2013 to promote the effective application of advanced geospatial methods the Program's goal is to: enhance the research productivity of archaeological projects by making geospatial technologies available to researchers who would not otherwise have access to the tools or skills needed to collect and analyze these data; directly generate high value archaeological data by participating in fieldwork and analytical projects to efficiently collect and analyze geospatial data; provide training opportunities for students and professionals seeking to use geospatial techniques in their own research; promote the development of new geospatial methods and applications in archaeology and the visibility of these innovations in the broader archaeological community; and support good practice and promote innovation in archiving and publication of digital geospatial data. The new support from the NSF Archaeometry program will allow SPARC to continue building a program that is increasingly visible - attracting top research projects; efficient - as project staff build on their experience; high impact - as pilot projects build skills in research teams around the world; and innovative - with broader collaborations leading to significant methodological advancements.