UAV LiDAR Survey at La Soye, Dominica

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Colonial Encounters on the Caribbean Frontier: Archaeology at LaSoye, Dominica", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) LiDAR survey was conducted along the shore and land adjacent to the La Soye site in the Woodford Hills area of Dominica. This survey is part of the broader exploration of colonial encounters (indigenous Kalinago and European Traders) on the Caribbean Frontier. The survey was designed to generate a LiDAR and photographic baseline of the surface to better understand the cultural landscape of the area, while testing the efficacy of lower-cost UAV LiDAR in tropical environments. Bare earth models of the area were produced using low-altitude, and low speed transects to generate increased point cloud densities better able to penetrate canopy and underbrush. The data is used to guide pedestrian surveys and is integrated with a series of remote sensing and geophysical surveys to expand our knowledge beyond the current known site. This presentation includes a review of methods employed and preliminary findings.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Colonial Encounters on the Caribbean Frontier: Archaeology at LaSoye, Dominica   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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