In Pompei — the longest continually excavated archeological site worldwide — iPad is revolutionizing the work of scientists in the field. Instead of saving notes and sketches on paper, researchers at the site use iPad and applications for the acquisition of invaluable historical data faster, more easily and with much better precision.
It is always to be where a day almost does not go by where I don't see reports of iPad in use by another educational establishment or in another line of work. today, thanks to a great post over at Gear diary, I came across this case study Apple iPad use by a team of archaeologists in Pompeii.
Here is a little more about how the team from the University of Cincinnati has come to choose the iPad to work with:
The idea of using iPad massive collect data that builds the project came from the University of Cincinnati colleague Ellis John Wallrodt, an expert on digital database for archaeological projects.Wallrodt had looked in vain in using various tablet devices for field research, but when iPad was introduced in January 2010, at once knew it was right for their project. "Says Wallrodt, perfectly portable, with a multi-touch screen, no moving parts and a battery that lasts the entire workday, iPad was practically custom built for our needs."
Adds Ellis: "was the ability to enter so many different types of information, everything from architectural elements in fish bones and scale for the actual registration event sequences. That my team could both type and draw on the screen and also examine all previously entered data, has made a single-device ideal solution."
The case study makes for a great read, emphasizing once again that a versatile and powerful device is the iPad. Check it out here when you have a few minutes:
http://www.apple.com/ipad/pompeii/?aosid=p204&siteid=1503186&program_id=2554&cid=oas-emea-aff&tduid=0599af22213a5f595911388fa417f76b
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