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Brochures and Presentations Download brochures and presentations about Site Recorder products in PDF format.
Site Recorder 4 Brochure [700k]
Site Recorder 4 SE Brochure (Student Edition) [120K]
An Introduction to Site Recorder 4 Presentation [2.4M]


Software Download the install program to any folder, run the downloaded program and follow the instructions. By registering these programs you can obtain notification of upgrades and technical support.

Site Recorder 4 The GIS and data management system for maritime archaeology More
Download Site Recorder 4 V4.25.1 January 2010 [7.5 Mb] Includes NEW Demo mode capability Release Notes - read about what's new in the V4.25 release Details about installing Site Recorder 4 can be found here. Note that Site Recorder needs Boot Camp or Parallels Desktop to run on a Mackintosh.

Site Recorder 4 SE (Student Edition) FREE Survey processing program More
Download Site Recorder SE 4 V4.23.12 December 2008 [4.5Mb] Details about installing Site Recorder 4 SE can be found here

Site Reader 4 FREE Reader program for Site Recorder files More
Download Site Reader 4 V4.23.12 December 2008 [4.2Mb] Details about installing Site Reader 4 can be found here

Site Surveyor 2
Site Recorder 4 SE is a replacement for the Site Surveyor program. Site Surveyor is no longer supported.


Papers & Reports
The following papers are relate to projects using 3H Site programs or Sonardyne underwater acoustic positioning systems and have been presented at conferences or published in journals around the world:
Papers by Peter Holt
The Use of GIS in Maritime Archaeology - the Cattewater Wreck Case Study Holt P. 2007 Nautical Archaeology Society Conference 2007
High Resolution Magnetometer Survey of the Cattewater Wreck Holt P. 2007 From: Nautical Archaeology 2008.1 p6-7
The Site Recorder Database Schema Holt P., 2007 The database schema is described in the Research pages
Development Of An Object Oriented GIS For Maritime Archaeology Holt P., 2007 © Computer Applications and Quantative Methods in Archaeology UK Chapter January 2007
Acoustic Technology in Historic Wreck Recovery Hildred A. & Holt P., 2004 © Hydro International March 2004 Vol 8 No 2
The Application of the Fusion Positioning System to Marine Archaeology Holt P., 2004 © Congress on The Application of Recent Advances in Underwater Detection and Survey Techniques to Underwater Archaeology
An Assessment of Quality in Underwater Archaeological Surveys using Tape Measurements Holt P., 2003 © International Journal of Nautical Archaeology (2003) 32.2
Other Related Papers
Firebrand Project Outline and Project Design, CISMAS
More than meets the eyes - archaeology under water, technology and interpretation, Sperry J., 2009 Public Archaeology Vol 8 No 1 Feb 2009
The Tile Wreck is digitized on the Site Recorder program, Spooner S., 2009 ADMAT Newsletter 2009
Purton Hulks Recording 2008 Project Report, Nautical Archaeology Society, 2009 Nautical Archaeology Society web site link
Interim Report of the Pointe aux Feuilles’s Wreck (Mauritius): Le Coureur (1818), an illegal slave trader? Metwalli I, 2008 Bulletin of the Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology (2007), 31
Ada and Clara - Who'd have thought it? Berry J., 2008, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing AG & Co KG Order from Amazon
HMS Colossus survey reports, CISMAS / Camidge K.
Learning How to Map 70 tons of Marble - Higgins C., 2007. Mapping work on the Roman wreck at Kizilburun © INA Quarterly, Volume 34 No 1 Spring 2007 p11-12
New techniques of archaeology and Greek shipwrecks of the sixth and fifth centuries BC, Bass G., 2006 Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
Pabuç Burnu shipwreck Institute of Nautical Archaeology
Following the yellow brick road: analysis of artefact distribution patterns, Holland S, Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Surveying shipwrecks and tracking ROVs with the High Precision Acoustic Surveying System (HPASS) Green J., 1999
From Seabed to Computer Screen - Digital Mapping of Submerged and Shipwreck Sites Jeffery B., 1999
Monitoring Post Excavation Site Stabilisation Process Hildred A., 1996
Recent Developments in Acoustic Techniques used in Marine Archaeology Dart et al., 1996 © Society for Underwater Technology 3rd Underwater Science Symposium 1996
Kinlochbervie Protected Wreck Site Report 2002

Sample files

The following sample Site files can be used with Site Recorder 4 and Site Reader. The Site files are demonstration versions with many of the pictures and some of the information removed. Click on the links then click the Open button to open the files in the appropriate program or click the Save button so they can be saved for viewing later.

Download Site files

Technical Notes

The following technical notes are provided as documentation on the Frequently Asked Questions page in addition to the user manual and online help:

Training

The following training courses are available for download, see the Training page for more information:

Site Recorder 4 Exercise Book - (1.1 MB PDF)
Introduction to 3D Surveying Underwater - Presentation (1.6M Microsoft PowerPoint zipped)
Underwater Surveying and Recording - Presentation (5.5 MB Microsoft PowerPoint zipped)
Management of Digital Data in Maritime Archaeology - Notes (1.4 MB PDF)

Training courses are run in association with the Nautical Archaeology Society.

PDF Files

To view and print the papers and information available in PDF all you need is the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and can be run as an independent program or as a plug-in for most major web browsers to allow on-line viewing of PDF documents.

To download the Reader click on the "Get Adobe Acrobat Reader" link below. This will take you to Adobe Systems' web site. Follow the detailed instructions on the Adobe web site to download and then install the software on your computer.

We recommend using the most recent version of the Acrobat Reader, but at least version 4.0 (or higher). Some forms and documents will not open with an older version of the Reader.

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