Odyssey Sensing Project

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Survey is an important tool in archaeological research. It allows us to identify the location of potential archaeological sites as well as understand the main natural features of the landscape. Lately, methodological developments in the field of remote detection have significantly contributed with new applications to archaeological research.

The Odyssey Sensing Project seeks to develop an integrated and intuitive GIS platform for archaeologists and heritage technicians. This enables the automatization of the consolidation of heritage, terrain, and landscape data. It also aims at automating data processing, through image processing and AI to help detect archaeological sites. Multi-scale data analysis will generate an integrated but multi-layered overlook of a given territory, highlighting its different identified archaeological sites and cultural heritage interest points.

Data collection to feed the Algorithm will be done both by cartographic and photographic data mapping, remote detection by passive sensors (photography, multispectral, hyperspectral, and thermal) and active sensors, such as Light Detection and Ranging (airborne LiDAR) with an UAV.

Here we will present the methodology and techniques used and its application to different geographic and chronological settings. New preliminary data from the different techniques will be discussed and explored, showing its potential application in further archaeological projects.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37215.0