Recent UAV Data Collection and Integration with Traditional Archaeological Methodologies

Author(s): William Whitehead

Year: 2021

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

UAV data collection has become increasingly common in North American archaeology. This presentation will give an overview of the state of the art in UAV data collection, technologies, and processing methodologies. All fronts in UAV data collection are progressing at an ever increasing pace, making staying up-to-date almost impossible for most archaeologists. Aircraft, payloads, software, and mapping techniques have made it even easier for UAV technology to be integrated into all aspects of fieldwork. Examples of landscape mapping, intensive site mapping, and terrain analysis will be given, with the methodologies recommended to repeat the results.

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Recent UAV Data Collection and Integration with Traditional Archaeological Methodologies. William Whitehead. Presented at The 86th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2021 ( tDAR id: 467595)

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Keywords

General
Digital Archaeology: Photogrammetry • Quantitative and Spatial Analysis • UAV, photogrammetry, mapping

Geographic Keywords
North America

Spatial Coverage

min long: -168.574; min lat: 7.014 ; max long: -54.844; max lat: 74.683 ;

Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 32976