A GIS for the Yenisei: an overview of maritime industrial archaeology on the Yenisei River and prospects for its development

Abstract

In 2018, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology launched the Geographic Information System Yenisei – Arctic Project with the objective of creating a digital cartographic system of the Yenisei River and its basin. Among the primary tasks is visualizing the riverbed using side-scan sonar and locating and cataloging submerged man-made objects, including those with certain historical value. In this report, the author addresses some issues relevant to maritime archaeology on the Yenisei River in connection with the project.