Challenging issues to prepare an urban archaeological database, Tarsus Historic City Centre

Archaeological potential could not be assessed with spatial references in Tarsus historic city centre like similarly many multi-layered Turkey. data are mostly stored the traditional archives of museums or regional conservation councils. Although number archaeological researches using developing technological facilities and Geographical Information Systems is increasing gradually, it yet at a sufficient level. Therefore, research team had been established an Urban Database (UAD) was for assessments. GIS based UAD let experts to evaluate potentials specific strategies similar planning issues. In other words, developed as tool resources context. Research prefers use Free Open Source software, QuantumGIS (QGIS), because widening by groups. The paper mainly focuses on especially evaluation different findings instead whole processes project.