Droning on in the Badia: UAVs and Site Documentation at Wadi al-Qattafi.

The article focuses on the use of unpiloted aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in archaeology. It is noted that in terms of the scale and precision of landscape mapping, the use of drones is revolutionizing archaeology. It is also mentioned that drones can record the world at significantly higher leve...

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Publicado en:Near Eastern Archaeology Vol. 80; no. 2; pp. 114 - 124
Autores principales: Hill, Austin "Chad", Rowan, Yorke
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Chicago Press Jun2017
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Sumario:The article focuses on the use of unpiloted aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in archaeology. It is noted that in terms of the scale and precision of landscape mapping, the use of drones is revolutionizing archaeology. It is also mentioned that drones can record the world at significantly higher levels of detail combined with advances in computer vision software.