A Beginner's Guide to Mesoscale Survey with Quadrotor-UAV Systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13085199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kyle G Olson (0000-0002-2108-2135, University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author), Lynne M Rouse (0000-0002-2354-0099, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 357-371 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Advances in Archaeological Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2326-3768 • E-ISSN: 2326-3768 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/aap.2018.26 |
| OpenAlex | W2887038762 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 32 |
Quadrotor-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) systems are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in archaeological field research for the production of digital elevation models and orthophoto mosaics of sites, monuments, and landscapes. In order to make up for the lack of suitable imagery to use in a larger project on the landscapes surrounding Bronze Age tell sites in the Murghab delta of eastern Turkmenistan, we developed a protocol for the deployment of out-of-the-box UAV systems to document sites and their immediate environs. This article discusses the fundamentals of aerial survey based on our experience deploying a quadrotor UAV, using examples from our case study of the site of Togolok 1. We argue that the approach we developed is particularly useful for mesoscale survey, between 1 and 5 km 2 , and is particularly useful for producing technical quality outputs, even by relative newcomers to UAV-based aerial survey
Aerial Survey · Archaeology · Cartography · Digital elevation model · Field (mathematics · Field survey · Geography · Mesoscale meteorology · Meteorology · Orthophoto · Remote sensing · Software deployment · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Archaeological Research and Protection · Computer Science · Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1.29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |