🗺️ Summary of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Laboratory Operations

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Laboratory offers integrated services in the field of geographical informatics, utilizing the latest technologies and software to support scientific research and serve the community.

💻 I. Laboratory Functions and Software

• Primary Goal: To collect, store, process, analyze, and present all types of geographical data (spatial and descriptive) to extract useful information for vital sectors, such as Cultural Heritage Management and Archaeological Excavations.

• Equipment and Software:

  • The lab is equipped with 20 high-performance computer units.

  • The main software used is ArcGIS, a globally leading software package for managing and analyzing spatial data, in addition to other specialized GIS applications.

• Services: The lab provides an environment for teaching, conducting specialized training courses for students and researchers, and producing and supplying digital maps and advanced spatial analyses to support research projects.

📡 II. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Device

• Device Definition: The Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) device is a non-destructive geophysical survey tool that uses radio waves to detect structures and objects beneath the ground surface.

• Working Mechanism: The device transmits short radar pulses into the ground and then receives the echoes of these waves when they strike any difference in the electrical properties of materials (such as voids, pipes, cables, archaeological features, or soil changes), generating a cross-sectional image of the subsurface layers.

• Applications: It is of paramount importance in:

  • Archaeological Excavations: To pinpoint the locations of buried artifacts and structures without the need for excavation.

  • Civil Engineering: To detect buried utilities (water pipes, electrical cables).

  • Service Cost: The service cost is 500 Jordanian Dinars (500 JOD).

  • Area Covered: This cost covers an area estimated at one dunum (1000 square meters) or less, calculated as a single plot for surveying.

 "Yarmouk University will not bear any other additional costs related to the surveying operation."

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Contact

Mr. Mahmoud Alwan

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