SITE DOCUMENTATION

KoBoToolbox and KoBoCollect Application

KoBoToolbox is a free and open source software package for location and descriptive data collection. Information can be collected at heritage sites through tablets and phones using the KoBoCollect app or through the web browser interface, even when those devices are offline. Location and descriptive data recorded in the field can then be synched up with GIS software once an internet connection has been reestablished. KoboToolbox website: https://www.kobotoolbox.org/

• Creating a User Account (01.01): English (PDF or Video) | Français | عربى
• Creating a New Survey/Project (01.02): English (PDF or Video) | Français | عربى
• Deploying a New Survey/Project (01.03): English (PDF or Video) | Français | عربى
• Downloading the KoBoCollect App & Syncing it with a KoboToolbox Project (01.04): English (PDF or Video) | Français | عربى
• Collecting Data Using the KoBoCollect App on an Android Phone or Tablet (01.05): English (PDF or Video) | Français | عربى
• Collecting Data on an iPhone (01.06): English (PDF or Video) | Français | عربى
• Editing Data within a KoboToolbox Project (01.07): English (PDF or Video) | Français | عربى
• Exporting Data from a KoboToolbox Project (01.08): English (PDF or Video) | Français | عربى

MAPPING ACTIVITIES

QGIS

QGIS is a free and open source Geographic Information System (GIS), or geodatabase, licensed under the GNU General Public License. QGIS runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows and Android and supports numerous vector, raster, and database formats and functionalities.  Download QGIS here: https://qgis.org/.

QGIS users can view, edit, and analyze spatial information through its free software toolkit.

• Introduction to GIS and Its Uses in Cultural Heritage Surveys and Analysis (02.01): English | Français | عربى
• Installing QGIS on Desktop (02.02): English | Français | عربى
• Overview of Toolbars, Panels, Setting the Coordinate Reference System (CRS), and Adjusting Language Preferences (02.03): English | Français | عربى
• Downloading & Installing Plugins (02.04): English | Français | عربى
• Adding a Basemap (02.05): English | Français | عربى
• Accessing and Downloading Data from OpenStreetMap (02.06): English | Français | عربى
• Importing OpenStreetMap Data to QGIS (02.07): English | Français | عربى
• Importing KoboToolbox Data to QGIS (02.08): English | Français | عربى
• Overview of Data Layers (02.09): English | Français | عربى
• Editing Data Layers (02.10): English | Français | عربى
• Attribute Table (02.11): English | Français | عربى
• Data Layer Classification (02.12): English | Français | عربى
• Importing Existing Shapefiles vs. Creating New Shapefiles (02.13): English | Français | عربى
• Designing Final Maps for Print or Export (02.14): English | Français | عربى

Sample Datasets

UNESCO-Inscribed World Heritage Sites in Tunisia (use for Tutorials 02.08 through 02.12).

Tunisian Administrative Boundaries courtesy of The Humanitarian Data Exchange (use for Tutorial 02.13).

LibreCAD

LibreCAD is a free Open Source computer-aided design (CAD) application for 2D design. LibreCAD works for Windows, Apple and Linux operating systems. Most of the interface and concepts are analogous to AutoCAD, making it easier to use for users with experience of this type of commercial CAD application. Support and documentation are free from a large, dedicated community of users, contributors and developers.

• Introduction to LibreCAD and Its Uses in Cultural Heritage Documentation and Analysis (03.01): English | عربى
• Downloading and Installing LibreCAD on Desktop (03.02): English | عربى
• Using the Main Drawing Area (03.03): English | عربى
• Overview of the Top Menu Bar (03.04): English | عربى
• Understanding Layers (03.05): English | عربى
• Overview of Drawing Tools (03.06): English | عربى
• Assigning Scale and Adjusting Paper Size (03.07): English | عربى
• Importing an Image into LibreCAD (03.08): English | عربى
• Tracing an Imported Image (03.09): English | عربى
• Creating a Title Block Template (03.10): English | عربى
• Importing a Drawing into an Existing Title Block Template and Printing a Drawing (03.11): English | عربى

Photogrammetry Using Agisoft Metashape

Agisoft Metashape is a stand-alone software product that performs photogrammetric processing of digital images and generates 3D spatial data to be used in GIS applications, cultural heritage documentation, and visual effects production as well as for indirect measurements of objects of various scales. This software provides a platform for cultural heritage specialists to create virtual reality scenes, textured 3D meshes, orthographic projections, geo-referenced maps and much more from images and/or laser scans completely automatically.

• Introduction to Photogrammetry and Its Uses in Cultural Heritage Documentation and Analysis (04.01): English | Français | عربى
• Preparing to Photograph: Camera Settings & Surrounding Conditions (04.02): English | Français | عربى
• Downloading and Installing Agisoft Metashape on Desktop (Standard Edition) (04.03): English | Français | عربى
• Downloading and Installing Agisoft Metashape on Desktop (Professional Edition) (04.04): English | Français | عربى
• Overview of Tools and Menu Bars for Getting Started (04.05): English | Français | عربى
• Adding & Editing Photos to a New Project (04.06): English | Français | عربى
• Align Photos (04.07): English | Français | عربى
• Dense Cloud Model (04.08): English | Français | عربى
• Mesh Model (04.09): English | Français | عربى
• Textured Model (04.10): English | Français | عربى
• Tiled Models (04.11): English | Français | عربى
• Exporting 3D (Surface) Models (04.12): English | Français | عربى
• Creating & Exporting Orthomosaic Images (04.13): English | Français | عربى