The
Technology
Forge
The Technology Forge conducts research and development in primarily GIS-related applications. Links to Technology Forge publications, presentations, tools, and work-in-process are provided below. For more information about The Technology Forge, please contact:
Mark Polczynski, PhD
262-364-6609
Publications:
·
A Microsoft Excel application for automatically
building historical geography GIS maps, Transactions in GIS, 17:1,
148-157, 2014.
·
Using the k-means clustering algorithm to classify
features for choropleth maps, Cartographica, 49:1, 69-75, 2014.
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A Microsoft VBA application for generating GIS heat
maps, Transactions in GIS, 18:5, 783-791, 2014.
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Knowledge Discovery and Analysis in Manufacturing,
Quality Engineering, 22: 3, 169-181, 2010.
Presentations:
·
Using K-Means Clustering to
Analyze a “Big Data” Archaeological Artifact Database, European
Association of Archaeologists, 20th Annual Meeting, Sept 10-14,
2014, Istanbul.
·
Application of Technology to Historical Research,
European
Association of Archaeologists, 20th Annual Meeting, Sept 10-14,
2014, Istanbul.
Tools:
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The Ottoman Inscription Archive: A cloud-based on-line real-time on-site
crowd-sourced digital geodatabase of Ottoman
dedication inscriptions.
·
The Civilian Tree Patrol: A cloud-based on-line real-time on-site
crowd-sourced digital geodatabase for capturing
electrical power outage events.
·
OWTRAD2KML: A Microsoft Excel VBA application for
converting OWTRAD.csv files to a .kml file for
display by mapping systems such as Google Earth.
·
FeatureMapper: A
Microsoft Excel VBA application for generating simple geographic maps suitable
for inclusion in text documents.
Work-In-Process:
·
Using agent-based modeling to simulate 17th
century Tatar slave raids
·
Agent-based model simulation of 18th century
military engagements