ZODIAC: Archaeological, Geophysical and Forensic Prospecting Tools Presented Archaeometry 2004

April 30, 2004 (Press Release) -- ZARAGOZA, SPAIN April 29th 2004



ZODIAC is a geophysical, archaeological and forensic set of tools and services provided by CDMB Architects and

Eastern Atlas. ZODIAC was officially made public earlier this month at the 4th International Congress on the

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East in Berlin. On Monday May 3rd at 11:20 AM Cornelius Meyer of Eastern Atlas will

present an oral and written report on new standards for Advances in Combined Geophysical Prospection and Data

Visualization at the 34th International Symposium of Archaeometry in Zaragoza (Spain) from May 3rd to May 7th, 2004.



According to the team (Eastern Atlas and CDMB Architects) there exists an information gap between the geo-scientific

and user communities created by the lack of visually compelling, communicative, qualitative and quantitative

information representation based on scientifically recorded data.



ZODIAC is designed to bridge the divide between the scientist and the user (decision makers in enterprises,

authorities and organizations) by providing visually stunning presentations, virtual and physical models based on data

collected in the field. Furthermore ZODIAC is designed to bring the abstract scientific data into a “real” context by

using a number of non-destructive techniques to reveal the story behind the initial research question (whether it be

archaeological, land use planning, military reconnaissance, criminal forensic investigating or purely of the geophysical

nature).



ZODIAC uses all geo-prospecting and surveying tools at its disposal to bring the users the clearest picture within

budget constraints, i.e 3D Georadar (GPR), 3D Modeling, 3D Laser Scanning, 3D CNC Milling, Geoelectrical

Tomography, Geomagnetic Mapping, GIS Mapping and DGPS Surveying.



The combination of advanced geophysical, architectural and computer skills guarantees a user-friendly service. You

need not study the Earth sciences to estimate it highly. It is our hope that conferences such as the 34th International

Symposium of Archaeometry in Zaragoza will pave the way and reform the current lack of visual and cerebral

communication between scientists and their users by providing new standards for advances in combined geophysical

prospection and data visualization.



If you wish to obtain further information such as fact sheets or images please contact zodiac@barlieb.com or

zodiac@eastern-atlas.com or on the World Wide Web at: http://www.barlieb.com or http://www.eastern-atlas.com



ZODIAC: Advances in Combined Geophysical Prospection and Data Visualization at the 34th International Symposium

of Archaeometry in Zaragoza (Spain) from May 3rd - 7th, 2004. The symposium will be held in the Auditorium of the



Congress Center (Luis Galve hall), (see www.auditoriozaragoza.com), next to the football stadium.

ZODIAC is a high-quality exploration and modeling service which is not synonymous with high-prices. ZODIAC is an

efficient tool and the processing of data requires little time; results are rapidly available keeping cost reasonable and

non-fictive.