Site Recorder is a

geographical information system A geographic information system (GIS) is a type of database containing Geographic data and information, geographic data (that is, descriptions of phenomena for which location is relevant), combined with Geographic information system software, sof ...

(GIS) and information management system (IMS) designed for use in maritime, freshwater and intertidal archaeology. Site Recorder can be used on maritime and intertidal archaeology projects for real-time data collection, decision support, publication, archiving and data migration. The program is designed for use by archaeologists rather than GIS experts. Site Recorder can replace the many separate surveying, drawing, finds handing and reporting programs usually used on site. Site plans can be drawn that connect the positions of finds drawn on the plan with the positions of survey points, so the plans adapt and improve as more survey and recording data is added. Site Recorder can be used for all phases of an archaeological project: *

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recording * Site assessment and monitoring * Survey planning and recording * Publication and reporting * Reprocessing existing site data * Resource evaluation and management * Archiving * Tracking boats, divers and

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s (ROVs) * Data collection application for publication web sites

Research

Site Recorder has been used as a tool in the research into digital recording during archaeological excavations and for electronic publication of full documentary archives from sites. As part of this, a core database schema for recording maritime shipwreck sites has been developed and published. Site Recorder and its predecessor program Site Surveyor have also been used for research into survey methods that can be used on sites underwater. From this research the Site Recorder SE (Student Edition) software was developed and made freely available to allow all archaeological projects access to high accuracy surveying ability. Site Recorder SE was adopted by the

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training program in 2006.

Significant projects

Site Recorder, Site Recorder SE, and Site Surveyor have been used on a number of significant archaeological projects: * The excavation of the

Mary Rose The ''Mary Rose'' (launched 1511) is a carrack-type warship of the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII. She served for 33 years in several wars against France, Scotland, and Brittany. After being substantially rebuilt in 1536, she saw her ...

in 2003-2005 by the Mary Rose Trust * The excavation of the

Kizilburun shipwreck The Kizilburun shipwreck (meaning ''Crimson Cape'') is an ancient Roman shipwreck in the Aegean that was discovered in 1993 by Dr. Cemal Pulak. The wreck itself is located just off the western coast of Turkey, near the island of Chios and the city ...

by the nstitute of Nautical Archaeology* Reprocessing of the documentary archive from the

USS Monitor USS ''Monitor'' was an ironclad warship built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, the first such ship commissioned by the Navy. ''Monitor'' played a central role in the Battle of Hampton Roads on 9 Ma ...

by NOAA * Mapping the wreck of

HMS Firebrand (1694) ''Firebrand'' was a Royal Navy fireship built at Limehouse in 1694, the first Royal Naval vessel to bear the name. Service ''Firebrand'' served in the Caribbean and Mediterranean. She is recorded as convoying five merchantmen in company ...

in the Isles of Scilly by CISMAS. * The excavation at Pabuc Burnu in Turkey by the

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in 2002 * Mapping the wreck of

HMS Colossus (1787) HMS ''Colossus'' was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Gravesend on 4 April 1787 and lost on 10 December 1798. During her years of service she participated in the Battle of Groix, the Battle of Cape St ...

in the Isles of Scilly by Kevin Camidge * Geophysical survey and documentary archive publication on the

Cattewater Wreck Cattewater Wreck is a wooden three-masted, skeleton-built vessel, one of many ships that have wrecked in Cattewater, Plymouth Sound, England. This wreck is close to the entrance of Sutton Harbour, its name is still unknown but it is believed to b ...

in lymouthby the University of Plymouth and 3H Consulting Ltd. * Reprocessing and publication of the documentary archive from the

Resurgam ''Resurgam'' (Latin: ''"I shall rise again"'') is the name given to an early Victorian submarine and its prototype, designed and built in Britain by Reverend George Garrett. She was intended as a weapon to penetrate the chain netting placed ...

submarine in 2008. * The excavation of the Tile Wreck by ADMAT in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

in 2008 * The survey and excavation at Tektas Burnu in Turkey by the

. * The excavation of HMS Pandora in Australia by the

Queensland Museum The Queensland Museum is the state museum of Queensland, dedicated to natural history, cultural heritage, science and human achievement. The museum currently operates from its headquarters and general museum in South Brisbane with specialist m ...

Galle Galle ( si, ගාල්ල, translit=Gālla; ta, காலி, translit=Kāli) (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern ...

Harbour maritime archaeological impact assessment by the

Western Australian Museum The Western Australian Museum is a statutory authority within the Culture and the Arts Portfolio, established under the ''Museum Act 1969''. The museum has six main sites. The state museum, now known as WA Museum Boola Bardip, officially re-op ...

in 2007 * Documentation of the historic vessel ''Wawona'' by

East Carolina University East Carolina University (ECU) is a public research university in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina. Founded on March 8, 1907, as a teacher training school, East Carolina has grown from its origi ...

.Stewart D.,2009, Stem to Stern Volume 24 http://www.ecu.edu/maritime/publications/s2s%2009.pdf

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* {{Official website, www.3HConsulting.com GIS software

Research

Significant projects

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