The document summarizes updates and impacts of the Aerial Archaeology Archive in Prague, Czech Republic. The AAA revised its archaeological site and photo data and created a new web application for improved access and research. This increased information sharing in Czech archaeology and helped preserve archaeological heritage. The AAA was also included in the Archaeological Map of the Czech Republic system and a Czech/English thesaurus was developed for archaeological fieldwork data. An expert noted the AAA creates an informational ecosystem for Czech archaeology that can adapt to future needs.

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Aerial Archaeology Archive – Prague, CR
Institute of Archaeology
CAS, Prague (ARUP-CAS)
• Data model for aerial
archaeology
• Revision of the AAA
data (sites, photos)
• Access to the AAA
data through a new
web application
• Promoting further
research and heritage
preservation
visual element (map,
chart, figure, photo…)
here; can also be larger,
with the bullets on it,…

2. Impacts and recognition
• Impact on:
– The information flow in the archaeology of the Czech Republic (and
beyond)
– Progress in research, based on data that can be easily discovered,
accessed and understood
– Measures for the preservation of the archaeological heritage
• We also…
– Included the AAA in the system of the Archaeological Map of the
Czech Republic (AMČR)
– Created a Czech/English thesaurus for archaeological fieldwork data
• “It is clear that the AMČR involves more than just a database or digital
archive with a map interface; it is actually an entire informational eco-
system of Czech archaeology that anticipates a situation... to which it
will have to adapt if it is to function properly” – Dr. Ladislav Šmejda,
University of West Bohemia, Pilsen