Dr. Ian Johnson
| Senior Research Fellow
Director, Archaeological Computing Laboratory Room 310-314F09 Madsen The University of Sydney NSW 2006, Australia tel. +61 2 9351 2552 Direct +61 2 9351 3142/7667 - Message only fax + 61 2 9351 3644 mobile +61 402 389 190 |
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My principal interests lie in the integration of databases and spatial information through the use of Geographic Information Systems, their application to archaeological data, and the education of archaeologists to use appropriate computer tools. I have a particular interest in distributed databases and time-enabled GIS (the TimeMap project), field methods of data collection, and extensive fieldwork experience in Europe and Australia.
My role as Director of the ACL includes development of the facility, advice to other staff members, supervision of research students, teaching 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates and running training courses for professional archaeologists. From 1997 onwards my main work has been on the development of the TimeMap methodology and applications to mapping Chinese dynasties, the growth of Sydney and development of the methodology for the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative.
Key interests: Digital cultural atlases of contemporary and historical material, including web-accessible databases, web GIS, animation and 3D modelling; Issues of the digital divide and user participation in data collection; Methodologies for the recording, analysis and web-based multimedia delivery of time-stamped historical and archaeological data; Application of GIS to archaeological fieldwork and analysis; Archaeological survey methods; Aboriginal archaeology; Archaeology of Kythera; Social web systems.
