2020 2(62) DOI: 10.37190/arc200213 Introduction The geographic information system (GIS) is an im- portant utility that can be considered as a perfect tool to combine the study of the spatial dimension with the study of human activities. In archaeology, GIS platforms have been used since the early nineties of the last century [1]. The GIS environment allows large volumes of data to be processed, spatial queries to be made, and diferent types of datasets to be analysed, so it is a cost efective, fast tool. It helps to organise documentation and is efcient and precise in aggregating spatial data, especially in archi- tectural and archaeological conservation [2]. This helps to provide more information on the formation of a site and its changes in time, which allows complex spatial analysis to be conducted. GIS environments are able to store, manipulate, and combine multiple types of data sets, for example, satel- lite images, LiDAR point clouds, TLS point clouds, CAD fles, photo images, GPS coordinates, multiple types of Izabela Wilczyńska*, Paweł Bronisław Dąbek**, Bartłomiej Ćmielewski***, Jacek Kościuk**** Integration of project results on a GIS platform and its impact on conservation strategies Integracja wyników projektu na platformie GIS i jej wpływ na strategię konserwatorską databases (SQL, Access, Oracle), raster images, DTMs, DSMs, and 3D models. This diversity of data allows com- plex analyses to be conducted and diferent possible scien- tifc hypothesis to be made. There are many publications in the form of manuals for GIS technologies [1], [3], [4]. This paper presents the development of a complex 2.5D GIS database, which was built for the project “Archi- tectural examination and complex documentation of Sa- maipata (El Fuerte de Samaipata/Bolivia) site from the World Heritage List” funded by the Polish National Sci- ence Centre. The current condition of Samaipata rock and its progressing erosion 1 is caused by several factors. One of these is precipitation and the impact of rainwater fow- ing down the slopes of the rock or accumulating locally. This problem has already been addressed by earlier stud- ies [5]–[7], but a more general approach that also encom- passes the detailed topography of Samaipata rock seems to be necessary. The main features of the rock surface need to be considered, especially the areas of local depressions and natural cracks through which water seeps into the rock. Methods The main objective of this research was to combine spatial data acquisition technologies and a GIS in order to create multidisciplinary documentation and make a quan- 1 Cf. W. Bartz, J. Kościuk, M. Gąsior, T. Dziedzic, Petrographic, mineralogical, and climatic analyses, and risk maps for conservation strategies, in the same issue of “Architectus”. * ORCID: 0000-0002-1397-8118. Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, e-mail: izabela.wilczynska@upwr.edu.pl ** ORCID: 0000-0003-0203-3116. Institute of Environmental Protection and Development, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences. *** ORCID: 0000-0002-1035-3905. Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Science and Technology. **** ORCID: 0000-0003-0623-8071. Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Science and Technology.