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~ Maya Forest Atlas Portal ~ Landscape Geographies ~ from the Past, in the Present, for the Future The rediscovery of El Pilar triggered a new process of survey and exploration. We have created this atlas on the Maya area to feature views at the regional, local, and site scales. This coverage goes from modern roads to ancient monuments. We invite you to explore the varied geographies that are the backdrop of the ancient Maya center of El Pilar in the Maya forest. Access the Maya Forest Atlas here Building the Maya Forest Atlas ~ from Hand Drawing to Digital Compilations Building the Maya Forest El Pilar was unknown until 1983 and the first sketches revealed large plazas, high temples, and massive palaces under the canopy of the Maya forest. Mapping in the 80s relied on archaeological traditions: pace and compass along with the transit theodolite and stadia rod. Our fist maps of El Pilar relied on these tried and true methods. By the 1990s, we upgraded to a total station transit, where we discovered that El Pilar spread across Belize and Guatemala. Now El Pilar is a reserve in both countries. In the 2000s we moved into the world of GIS, integrating our ranging local surveys around El Pilar and incorporating regional data for the entire Maya forest of Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Collecting and creating digital layers of topography, forest, LiDAR, and archaeology resulted in an archive of data that crosscut regional, local, and site specific themes. About Copyright © 2020 The Regents of the University of California • All rights Reserved • University of California, Santa Barbara • Terms of Use Contact Us ISBER/MesoAmerican Research CenterUniversity of CaliforniaSanta Barbara, CA 93106-2150 USA1-805-893-8191 (phone)1-805-893-7995 (fax)ford@marc.ucsb.edu (email) Got Data? If you would like to share data with the Maya Forest Atlas, contact the MesoAmerican Research Center.
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| Property | Value |
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| Link | https://marc-ucsb.opendata.arcgis.com/ |
| Status | scheduled |
| Catalog type | Geoportal |
| Owner name | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Owner type | Unknown |
| Owner link | None |
| Owner location | United States |
| Software | arcgishub (ArcGIS Hub) |
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| Access modes | open |
| Content types | dataset, map_layer |
| API Status | active |
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| US | United States |
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| EN | English |
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