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Welcome to Arche

Welcome to the "ARCHEsystem" website. Here you will find tools, ideas and solutions, mainly oriented to the problems of Pleistocene archaeology and related to fieldwork. The "ARCHEsystem" was born with the idea of computerizing, mechanizing and standardizing data registration, especially with regard to the automatic taking of the topographic coordinates (XYZ) of each object. In addition, the "ARCHEsystem" offers you different versions of its programs to adapt to the multiple realities of field archaeology and the teams of archaeologists who carry out the excavations, from companies to research centers and universities

ARCHE system fieldwork

The "ARCHEsystem" is organized in modules, specialized in strategic tasks for the different stages of archaeological activity. Field data registration, databases, collection management, data analysis, etc... The "ARCHEsystem fieldwork" is the specific module for field data registration and has, in an integrated and easy way for the user, the necessary tools to facilitate the basic tasks of data registration, use of the total station, export and import of data, statistics and graphic representation, etc... All this, integrated in a Web application to facilitate the use of any type of hardware and operating system

Automated archeology

One of the main characteristics of automatic systems is their high level of performance and availability. Solutions for every problem or situation, immediate availability. At the "ARCHEsystem" we have tried to transfer these ideas to products and solutions dedicated to field data registration, management and analysis. Our concern is to reduce as much as possible the intervention of the operator (manual systems) and integrate automated mechanisms to eliminate, whenever possible, subjectivity and error

Easy translate of 3D coordinates

One of the important problems of archaeology, solved with different technical and technological solutions, is the acquisition of the topographic coordinates (XYZ) of each object. Today, without this information, a part of the research is left lame. For this reason, at the "ARCHEsystem" we have devoted many of our efforts to solving, with different solutions, this issue. Proposals aimed at guaranteeing the accuracy and reliability of the data obtained thanks to the intensive use of total stations, robotic or not

Technological solution

At "ARCHEsystem" we believe that the best technological solution is one that is able to integrate, in a single system, everything that refers to the management, acquisition and registration of archaeological data. For this reason, the modules and related tools of the "ARCHEsystem" work collaboratively around a database

Pleistocene excavations

The "ARCHEsystem" is a solution for the registration of field data in geological, chronological and cultural environments of the Pleistocene, both in the field of paleontology and archaeology, and taking into account the most generalized and used methodology. Despite this, the "ARCHEsystem" proposal can be adapted, and can be useful, to many archaeological environments where the objective is the efficient recording of field information

ARCHE workflow

At the "ARCHEsystem" we have always made sure that the exchange of information between the system modules, the execution of repetitive tasks and the relationship with external applications is fluid and understandable. Data entry, the sequences and activities required to complete a task, are well defined and simplified

Data recording under control

The "ARCHEsystem" has data registration forms for different excavation situations. From the form for data registration with the more traditional grid methodology and without using a total station, to forms oriented to the registration of topographic coordinates with a total station, robotic or not. Our goal is to provide efficient and tailored tools

Wireless system

The "ARCHEsystem" has sought, since its beginnings, to eliminate as many cables as possible. Thanks to Bluetooth and WiFi networks, it has been possible to implement a multi-user infrastructure that takes advantage of wireless networks

Data integrity

At the "ARCHEsystem" we know that the integrity of the data is something very important, since the nature of archaeological excavations makes them unique and unrepeatable. That is why we have dedicated efforts to the integrity of the recorded data and to the editing systems, whether it is an individual record or block modifications

Easy tools

One of the objectives of the "ARCHEsystem" is to develop tools that are easy to understand and easy to use. We avoid complexity and make efficiency and simplicity our most precious active principle. All aspects of the "ARCHEsystem fieldwork" are thought and designed in this sense

Multilingual

Because we believe in diversity, our products speak your language. If not, you have the right to ask for it

ARCHE system family

The tools for field work developed by the ARCHEsystem are organized in different levels of complexity and services. The simplest system, the ARCHE10Professional and the ARCHE10Standar, intended for small and medium excavations, the ARCHE20, the first multi-user system (currently obsolete), and the ARCHE30, a multi-user system that integrates the latest technologies. All these software offer specific solutions for data management and the intensive use of a total station, robotic or not, for taking topographical coordinates..

About

who and what

The Archesystem is an initiative of the EIA (Atapuerca Research Team) that since 1999, together with the Atapuerca Foundation, AL-Top topografia and IBM, committed to transforming the data registration system during fieldwork . The objective of this initiative is:

Inclusion of the most modern technologies
Transforming work elements
Automate the taking of topographical coordinates
Introduce computer methods and techniques to fieldwork

In 2005, the IPHES (Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution) took over this initiative. The original system developed by IBM was adapted to the technologies of the time, especially in the area of connectivity (WiFi and Bluetooth). The ARCHE20 system, the first multi-user system developed in collaboration with AL-Top topografia for fieldwork data recording, which has evolved into the Arche30, simplifies hardware and processes. To give efficient and modern tools to smaller groups (small and medium-sized archaeo-paleontological excavations), the Arche10 is the best bet for an integrated, efficient and modern technological solution.

Single user efficiency. Specific protocols. Productivity tools

With the Arche10 you have the basic tools for efficient use of field data logging and XYZ coordinates with a total station.

Specific registration forms. Automatic numbering, label printing, [...]
3D^3P protocol for the combined use of a total station
Productivity tools to facilitate a first analysis of the evolution of fieldwork

Arche10 has a large number of utilities designed to facilitate the tasks of registration, documentation and exploration of field data.

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Multi-user connectivity

Arche20 was the first ArcheSystem multi-user logging system.

It is currently obsolete and not being marketed. Its evolution is the Arche30.

Hardware simplicity. Multi-user connectivity. Improved productivity

The Arche30 is the multi-user solution for recording data in excavations where the recording flow is high and continuous. The Arche30 represents a technological solution adapted to the highest requirements in terms of availability and efficiency of a field data recording system.

Multi-user access
Individualized permission management
Automatic total station control
Use of any peripheral. WEB application
Energy autonomy of 8 hours

Arche30 has all the administration and configuration tools, both for users and data registration forms.

Features

What we do offer

High level software

Modern software adapted to all environments. Especially designed for the field needs of Pleistocene archaeology.

Analytical tools

Visualize, project and analyze your excavation data in real time.

Specific forms

Different ways of working need different forms to record field data.

Labels on demand

At the end of the whole registration process, a label to put in the bag with the object. The program can do it or you can design it yourself.

Automatic and manual coordinates

You can take the coordinates of an object manually (local coordinates), with an unconnected station (Arche10) or automatically (Arche30). You decide.

Data manipulation tools

Since mistakes are human, you have different ways to correct mistakes in the field. Easy, fast and safe.

3D^3P Protocol

the ArcheSystem aims for a vector archaeology. The 3D^3P protocol makes it easy for you, and if you take two or three points, it automatically calculates the orientation and slope of the object.

The programs of the ArcheSystem family, especially designed to facilitate data recording tasks during archaeo-paleontological excavation, are a collection of tools designed and characterized to be simple, efficient and configurable. Both the Arche10 and the Arche30 place their emphasis on coordinate management, either through their automatic inclusion with a robotic station (Arche30), or through the use of the 3D^3P protocol implemented in the Arche10.

Portfolio

Arche in action

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Arche10
Arche20
Arche30

Nice - Grotte du Lazaret

Arche10

Pricing

Our Prices

Arche10Standard

500€

Single user
Medium excavations
Reduced teams
Productivity tools
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Advanced

Arche10Professional

2.500€

Single user
Medium excavations
Reduced teams
Productivity tools
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Advanced

Arche30

Commercialized by AL-TOP topografia

Multi-user
Large excavations
Large teams
Automatic coordinates
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Save money!

If you already have a license, if you are a teacher or work in a university or research center, if you are a non-profit association, you can benefit from significant discounts.

Find out when you order.

Team

Our Hardworking Team

Where there is a will there is a way

Since 1999, the EIA (Atapuerca Research Team), a group spread across different institutions, has taken on the challenge of improving data recording methods and their implications in fieldwork. The Atapuerca Foundation will play, through its alliances, a key role in the beginning of a determined trajectory. IBM provides, with its innovative capacity, the first solution and implements the basis of a new system. Subsequently, the IPHES will assume the continuity of the project to be able to guarantee, until today, the best software and the best options. New alliances, especially with AL-TOP in the field of robotic surveying, will increase the value of automated solutions. In recent years, the diversification of teams and interests has expanded the development of new solutions, providing software adapted to the different realities of field work.

Screenshots

Our software

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Arche10
Arche30

Description of a record

Arche30

Taking the coordinates

Arche30

F.A.Q

Frequently Asked Questions

Arche10

If I submitted the purchase form, when will I receive my software?
Remember that to complete the purchase, the following steps must be taken once you have sent your form and the necessary documents in case you can benefit from a discount:
- you will receive an email with the license document that you will have to sign and return by email
- you will receive instructions to make the payment
- if the payment is correct, you will receive a ZIP with the program and instructions to install it
With Arche10, can I retrieve my coordinates?

Yes, working with an unconnected station is the goal of the Arche10. The 3D^3P protocol, which relates the points of the total station and the Arche10 recordings, is a method to be able to coordinate, for each object, one, two or three points. At the end of the day, Arche10 has an option to transfer the data to the database by entering, in the corresponding objects, the coordinates of the points that have been taken.
What is the «TS index»?

The «TS index» is related to the 3D^3P protocol. In general, it is a sequential number that allows the total station points and the Arche10 records to be related. Thus, the point with total station ID 100 must correspond to the recording with «TS index» 100.
The «TS index» works in combination with the keywords that let you know if a record has taken 1, 2 or 3 points.
How do I run Arche10?

Once you have installed Arche10 following the installation instructions, you will have a shortcut on your desktop. If you make 2 clicks on the shortcut, you will access the Arche10 login page. With your credentials, you can enter Arche10 and start working.
How is the data entered?
Arche10 is organized in different forms, according to your needs. After login, you are in the form called «Station mode». When you save the data entered in the form, the record is saved in the active database. You will see it on the right side of the screen and you can edit, delete or consult it. You can also reprint a label.
Choose the form that best suits your job:
- Standard mode: to work without total station
- Station mode: to work with a total station
- Expert mode: total station and multiform
- Quick mode: if you are in a hurry and have a lot of material to coordinate with a total station
What can I do with my data?

Arche10 has a series of tools that help you work with your data. You can modify them, delete them, print labels, export them, edit lists and represent them in a graph.
All this and more allows you to do the Arche10 with your data!
Is there only one label model?

Arche10 has three label models: default, custom and literal.
The default label is the one printed when we save a record or by reprinting a label, the custom label can replace the default label. It is the one defined by the user and the chosen database fields appear there. Finally, the literal is a label where you can write whatever you want. For example, the reference of a geological, lithological or radiometric dating sample.
See the «Parameters» for setting the label and the «Tools->Label» menu for the literal label. When you select the database in table view, you will always have an icon (label) to print a label of the selected record.
What is the difference between Arche10 and Arche20 or Arche30?
The different ArcheSystem fieldwork software are designed for different situations and needs.
- Arche10 is a single-user software, designed to work with a disconnected total station, in environments where recording is not continuous. Suitable for work teams and small or medium excavations.
- The Arche20 has been discontinued. Its successor, the Arche30, is a multi-user system that can work in a high-availability Wi-Fi environment with a robotic total station connected to the system and automatically providing coordinates. It can be used with any peripheral that has a web browser and a Wi-Fi connection.

Contact

Company:

ArcheSystem IPHES-CERCA URV

Edifici W3, Campus Sescelades URV, Zona Educacional, 4, 43007 Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain)

Email:

archeinfo@iphes.cat

archesupport@iphes.cat

Call:

(+34) 607 982 158

Welcome to Arche

ARCHE system fieldwork

Automated archeology

Easy translate of 3D coordinates

Technological solution

Pleistocene excavations

ARCHE workflow

Data recording under control

Wireless system

Data integrity

Easy tools

Multilingual

ARCHE system family

About

Arche10

Arche20

Arche30

Single user efficiency. Specific protocols. Productivity tools

Multi-user connectivity

Hardware simplicity. Multi-user connectivity. Improved productivity

Features

Portfolio

Sierra de Atapuerca - Gran Dolina

Orce - Barranco León

Taking coordinates - Active prism

Ramut bassin - Luga Badih

Recording data

Sierra de Atapuerca - Gran Dolina

Extremadura - El Millar

Extremadura - El Millar

Pinilla del Valle - Abrigo de Navalmaíllo

Ramut bassin - Luga Badih

Guefait - Tahya-3

Cubelles - Mas Trader

Nice - Grotte du Lazaret

Arraitz-Orkin - Cueva de Abauntz

Arraitz-Orkin - Cueva de Abauntz

Sierra de Atapuerca - El Mirador

The bag!

Baza - Baza-1

Nice - Grotte du Lazaret

Pricing

Arche10Standard

500€

Arche10Professional

2.500€

Arche30

Commercialized by AL-TOP topografia

Save money!

Team

Where there is a will there is a way

Screenshots

Login to the programme

Recording objets: Standard form

Recording objets: Station mode

Recording objets: Expert mode

Recording objets: Quick mode

Search and modify data

Delete records

Import coordinates. 3D3P protocol

Scatter plot

Scatter 3D

WordCloud

Column chart

Orientation and slope

Density map

Contour map

Login screen

Admin entry screen

Define and configure a "Site"

Configure the Total station

User entry point

Starting a "Registration cycle"

Description of a record

Taking the coordinates

F.A.Q

Arche10

Contact

Company:

Email:

Import coordinates. 3^D3^P protocol