Сравнение на методи

	Анализ на видимост	Прогнозиране на местоположението на обекти	Пространствен синтаксис
Област	Археология	Археология	Археология
Семейство	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Година на възникване	1995	2006	1984
Създател	David Wheatley	Steven Phillips	Bill Hillier
Тип	Landscape-scale analysis	Site probability modeling	Architectural analysis
Основополагащ източник	Wheatley, D. (1995). Cumulative viewshed analysis: a GIS-based method for investigating intervisibility, and its archaeological application. In G. R. Lock & Z. Stancic (Eds.), Archaeology and GIS (pp. 171-185).	Phillips, S. J., Anderson, R. P., & Schapire, R. E. (2006). Maximum entropy modeling of species geographic distributions. Ecological Modelling, 190(3-4), 231-259.	Hillier, B., & Hanson, J. (1984). The Social Logic of Space. Cambridge University Press.
Други названия	visibility analysis, landscape archaeology	predictive modeling, maxent modeling	spatial analysis, accessibility analysis
Свързани	2	2	2
Резюме	Viewshed analysis examines what is visible from specific locations or within a defined area using digital elevation models (DEMs) and geographic information systems (GIS). Pioneered by David Wheatley in the 1990s, the method reveals how landscape features (hilltops, valleys, water sources) controlled visibility and movement. Archaeologists use viewshed analysis to understand settlement placement, ritual monument visibility, and territorial organization in prehistoric and historic landscapes.	Predictive site location modeling uses machine learning algorithms (particularly maximum entropy models) to predict the probability of archaeological site occurrence across a landscape based on environmental and spatial variables. Developed for ecology but adapted for archaeology, predictive modeling identifies areas with high archaeological potential, guiding survey strategies and resource management.	Space syntax is a quantitative method that analyzes the spatial configuration of buildings and settlements to understand social organization and movement patterns. Developed by Bill Hillier and Julienne Hanson in the 1980s, space syntax measures how open or segregated spaces are, and how these properties relate to social behavior and cultural values. The method reveals distinctions between public and private spaces, movement corridors, and the degree of accessibility within architectural layouts.