<s>
The	O
Middle	B-Application
Eastern	I-Application
Geodatabase	I-Application
for	I-Application
Antiquities	I-Application
(	O
MEGA	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
web	B-Application
based	I-Application
geographic	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
or	O
GIS	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Getty	O
Conservation	O
Institute	O
(	O
GCI	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
matching	O
funds	O
from	O
the	O
World	O
Monuments	O
Fund	O
(	O
WMF	O
)	O
and	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
the	O
Jordanian	O
Department	O
of	O
Antiquities	O
(	O
DoA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GIS	B-Application
will	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
tool	O
for	O
the	O
Jordanian	O
DoA	O
in	O
its	O
ongoing	O
work	O
to	O
inventory	O
,	O
monitor	O
,	O
and	O
manage	O
Jordan	O
's	O
vast	O
number	O
of	O
archaeological	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infrastructure	O
and	O
development	O
planning	O
are	O
especially	O
crucial	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
GIS	B-Application
will	O
permit	O
the	O
DoA	O
to	O
assess	O
the	O
potential	O
impact	O
of	O
development	O
projects	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
construction	O
of	O
buildings	O
,	O
roadways	O
,	O
pipelines	O
)	O
on	O
or	O
near	O
archaeological	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
