Aerial Imaging Using UAVs (Drones) in Chihuahua and Nayarit, Mexico, to Map and Archive Archaeological Sites
Author(s): Michael Searcy; Scott Ure; Michael Mathiowetz; Jaclyn Eckersley; Haylie Ferguson
Year: 2018
Summary
In 2017, we used UAVs (drones) to record eight archaeological sites from the air. As this type of technology becomes more refined, we have found that it is especially useful in carrying out three specific tasks: contour mapping, archiving site conditions, and identifying architecture. This paper reports our findings resulting from aerial images captured while flying archaeological sites in Nayarit and Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Aerial Imaging Using UAVs (Drones) in Chihuahua and Nayarit, Mexico, to Map and Archive Archaeological Sites. Michael Searcy, Scott Ure, Michael Mathiowetz, Jaclyn Eckersley, Haylie Ferguson. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 443418)
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Keywords
Geographic Keywords
North America: Southern Southwest U.S.
Spatial Coverage
min long: -114.346; min lat: 26.352 ; max long: -98.789; max lat: 38.411 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 21071