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Using GIS in urban conservation projects during the
education process has also revealed advantages besides
disadvantages. As a first tryout, during the Antakya project,
various difficulties are faced with not only due to the
deficiencies of the program but also due to the inadequacy of
experience. Therefore, the time and energy spent has been
more when compared with the previous projects prepared by
conventional techniques. Especially the preparation stage has
been nearly twice longer than the others. However, once the
spatial and attribute data entry is completed, the analysis and
evaluations over those data have been very quick. Besides,
such a system enabled searching various relations between
different data and establising various queries and overlays,
which would not be possible with conventional techniques.
Therefore, even though similar stages in the preparation of
the project are followed, the content and framework of the
stages have changed indeed. This provided a wider viewpoint
for the students and resulted in better understanding of the
problems, potentials and values of the buildings and the site.
Inevitably, this effected the results obtained at the end of the
study.
Achieving better results in utilization of GIS for urban
conservation and education purposes, necessitates the
contribution of both the ones preparing urban conservation
projects and the ones building the GIS systems. Specialists
involved in urban conservation projects should develop the
methodology and contents of the stages applied in urban
conservation studies according to the terminology, system
properties and requirements of GIS. Whereas, GIS
programmers and specialists should extend the capabilities of
GIS in urban conservation projects considering the
encountered problems.
Therefore, being aware of potentials, advantages and
problems in utilization of GIS, more experiences should be
shared between the providers and users of this technology for
the enhancement of GIS technology according to the needs of
urban conservation studies.
NOTES:
“Urban Conservation Project for Zenginler Quarter-Antakya”
has been prepared through the Rest.507 Course in Grad.
Program in Restoration, METU, within the Fall Semester of
2002-2003, by the students; O. Ba$agac, Q. Bora, E.
Ko?geroglu, A.K. Ince, N. Nayci, A. Temizsoy under the
supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. N. $ahin Gufhan and Dr.
G.Bilgin Altinoz.
REFERENCES:
Bilgin Altinoz, A. G., Utilizing Gepgraphic Information
Systems (GIS) for the Conservation of Multi-layered Towns:
Reflections on the Case of the Urban Archaeological Site of
Bergama, Science and Technology for the Safeguard of
Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Basin, Elsevier,
Paris, pp.43-49.
Gii9han $ahin, N., 2001, Stages in Urban Conservation,
METU, Faculty of Architecture, Grad’. Program in Rest’.,
Ankara.
Appendix I. Table of Designed Database
LAYER
Autocad
SPATIAL
DATA
SPATIAL
OBJECT
CLASS
ATTRIBUTE DATA
Str
Street
Area
Name of the street
Type of the street
Vehicular traffic density
Pedestrian traffic density
Type of the pavement
Str
element
Street
Elements
Points
Car parks
Street furnitures
Manholes
Firehoses
Traffic lights
Opa
Open Areas
Area
Public courtyards
Traditional courtyards
Parking areas
Bldgbl
Building
Block
Area
ID of block
Bldglt
Building Lot
Area
ID of the lot
Registration Status
Ownership Status
Number of Dwelling
Types of changes
Bldg
Building
Area
ID of the building
Address
Building type
Function (current use)
Number of storeys
Structural System
Exterior Finishing
Deterioration/damage level
Structural deformations
Spa
Space
(room)
Area
ID of the space
Function (current use)
Interior Wall, ceiling, floor
Finishings
Spatial changes
Material changes
Name of
each arch
element
Architectural
Elements
(courtyard)
Points
ID of each element
Name (fountain, pool, livan,
mahmel, etc)
Type and Material
Deterioration
Condition level
Name of
the arch
element
Architectural
Elements
(in building)
Points
ID of each element
Name (window, door,
cupboard, fireplace, etc.)
Type and material
Deterioration
Alterations and changes
Hane
Hane
Points
(data collected from survey
forms)
Occupation status
Rent price
Way of owning the building
Duration of residence in the
district/house
Satisfaction from the
district/house
Repairs done
Repairs they need
Condition of wet spaces
Income level
Miscallenous
