Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Ανάλυση Οπτικού Πεδίου (Viewshed Analysis)	Συντακτική Ανάλυση Χώρου
Πεδίο	Αρχαιολογία	Αρχαιολογία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1995	1984
Δημιουργός	David Wheatley	Bill Hillier
Τύπος	Landscape-scale analysis	Architectural analysis
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	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).	Hillier, B., & Hanson, J. (1984). The Social Logic of Space. Cambridge University Press.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	visibility analysis, landscape archaeology	spatial analysis, accessibility analysis
Συναφείς	2	2
Σύνοψη	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.	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.