ARCHITECTURE AND MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC SCIENTIFIC - EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL ON SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL-METHODICAL ASPECTS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AND DESIGNING WITH THE USAGE OF VIDEO AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES
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DOCUMENTING THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES IN MAFRAQ GOVERNORATE USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) |
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A. Rjoub, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Albayt University, Jordan
W. Al-Azhari, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University, Jordan
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| Abstract |
Mafraq Governorate contains many types of architectural heritage resources that belong to different historical eras and civilizations, which requires great efforts to conserve it. The documentation considered as one of the most important processes that maintain the resources, which allows the study, classification and analyzing the resources and find out the best ways to employ it and investing to serve the communities. This research aims to define and document these sites to facilitate accessing the available data for any of these sites, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
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Architectural heritage, (GIS), documentation, conservation, digital technology, Fdayn Castle, Mafraq, Jordan
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