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1 #PATC Funded by @ArcadiaFund, the @eamena123 project began in January 2015. Main aim is to build an #openarch resource which can be …
.@ArcadiaFund 2 #PATC … used to record and interpret the archaeology of the MENA region, as well as document the threats and disturbances affecting sites. 
.@ArcadiaFund 3 #PATC Using satellite imagery, alongside existing field reports and publications, the team has, so far, created over 150,000 records.
.@ArcadiaFund 4 #PATC In some cases we use purchased imagery, however this is expensive. The majority of our survey thus uses @googleearth and @bingmaps.
.@ArcadiaFund @googleearth @bingmaps 5 #PATC This enables us to study, map, and record large areas of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) using freely available imagery.
.@ArcadiaFund @googleearth @bingmaps 6 #PATC We want our database to be widely used across the MENA region; it is also important that we use low cost or open source software.
.@ArcadiaFund @googleearth @bingmaps 7 #PATC We adopted Arches (archesproject.org) from @archesproject, developed by @GCIConservation & @WorldMonuments.
.@ArcadiaFund @googleearth @bingmaps @archesproject @GCIConservation @WorldMonuments 8 #PATC A recently awarded training grant allows us to deliver and disseminate information about the EAMENA approach to MENA stakeholders.
.@ArcadiaFund @googleearth @bingmaps @archesproject @GCIConservation @WorldMonuments 9 #PATC Partnership between @UniofOxford, @uniofleicester, @durham_uni. Using archaeologists with knowledge of remote sensing & region.
.@ArcadiaFund @googleearth @bingmaps @archesproject @GCIConservation @WorldMonuments @UniofOxford @uniofleicester @durham_uni 10 #PATC We abide by any restrictions set by the countries that we work with re access to sensitive data for the protection of heritage.
.@ArcadiaFund @googleearth @bingmaps @archesproject @GCIConservation @WorldMonuments @UniofOxford @uniofleicester @durham_uni 11 #PATC We also aim to be as inclusive as possible but it is not always ethical for everything to be fully open access to all.
.@ArcadiaFund @googleearth @bingmaps @archesproject @GCIConservation @WorldMonuments @UniofOxford @uniofleicester @durham_uni 12 #PATC Today, however, marks an important event. Our database is now officially online! (bit.ly/2pFYGrB) Please test & feedback.
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