[WIP] Mapping the archeological site of Palenque

Posted by Tom Di Nunzio on 10/31/2023

Personal notes about potential mapping of the Palenque archeological site from archeological GIS data.

Source

Edwin L. Barnhart. 2001. The Palenque Mapping Project, 1998 - 2000 Final Report

Questions

  • Permission to use the data, no licence specified -> get in touch with author
  • What to map in OSM? Only visitable areas? Major buildings (ie. Templo Escondido)? Waterways? All site (lots of buildings, does it belong to OSM)? A staged approach is necessary
  • Is there any local community / interest groups to get in touch with?
  • The data looks like it’s of good quality but dates from 2001. Any updated dataset?
  • 3D mapping of certain buildings?
  • Source for naming? Limited on-the-ground names, multiple naming schemes (the source paper claims to be overcoming this in a sensible way, is it still up to date, accepted by the archeology community?) English translation for certain objects
  • Any prior work in OSM for this site or similar archeological site?

Problems

  • Data in DWF format, how to import in JOSM

TODO