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Recently, Geographic Information System (GIS) technology had becoming a common tool in various fields. The central and local authorities responsible for cultural heritage also embarked on creating an integrated information system, having GIS as one of the main infrastructure component. The objectives of the research are to capture the archaeological site (monument) spatial data using the technique of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), as well as developing a 2D map and 3D visualization of Site Number 23. This research also examines the design and development of a GIS database and documentation system of an archaeological site. If all the data are made available in GIS, it can be combined and further analyzed by archaeologist as well as by the museum. The technique for spatial data capturing was TLS because its advantages to measure the distances and angles of objects without any contact and 3D visualization can be made from the point cloud data. A user-friendly interface of the system was completed by using Microsoft Visual Basic software. Thus, in this study, the archival documentation of an archaeological site which is Site Number 23 at Bujang Valley, Kedah was compiled into a GIS database.
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Bachad, E.W., Majid, Z., Setan, H., Chong, A.K., Sulaiman, N.S. (2013). GIS Application and Geodatabase for Archaeological Site Documentation System: Bujang Valley, Malaysia. In: Abdul Rahman, A., Boguslawski, P., Gold, C., Said, M. (eds) Developments in Multidimensional Spatial Data Models. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36379-5_11
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