Not Quite Just "Point and Click:" Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) and Photogrammetry as Aids to Coastal Heritage Monitoring

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Methods for Monitoring Heritage at Risk Sites in a Rapidly Changing Environment", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

In contributing to the dire need for monitoring and documenting heritage sites at risk from sea-level rise and other climate impacts, researchers at the University of West Florida and the Florida Public Archaeology Network are exploring the use of both terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) and photogrammetry as data collection tools. One goal of their work has been to identify the most efficient and workable method for ongoing research. This paper will review monitoring and recording efforts with each of these data capture methods at three heritage sites in northwest Florida: Butcherpen Mound (Gulf Breeze), Middle Middens (Pensacola Beach), and Battery Cooper (Pensacola Beach). The authors will also provide insight into the challenges and benefits of both TLS and photogrammetry to assess the impact of erosive changes to at-risk heritage sites over time based on prolonged field experience, offering ideas for best practices and methodologies in future monitoring efforts.

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• Methods for Monitoring Heritage at Risk Sites in a Rapidly Changing Environment   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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