Advancing archaeological technology through integration of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System and Ground Penetrating Radar data

Boreas遗产咨询公司使用探地雷达（GPR）进行考古评估，这是一种创新技术，可以收集地表下的信息，并可以探测到具有考古意义的地点。Boreas将与新斯科舍省社区学院（NSCC）合作，将远程驾驶飞机系统（RPAS）或“无人机”的使用纳入他们的研究方法。研究小组将研究如何将安装在不同无人机上的传感器绘制的地图用于侦察调查。如果Boreas能够解释大面积的航空摄影和数字地形图，以改进其GPR调查区域，他们将能够更有效地进行调查。研究团队还将合作开发一种方法，将GPR和无人机数据整合到3D工作空间中。这将提高GPR数据的空间精度，这将允许用户在同一框架内查看GPR和无人机数据，从而提供上下文信息。整合将允许改善地面上和地下土地的可视化和解释。Boreas预计该项目的结果将立即应用于即将到来的考古评估。

Boreas Heritage Consulting Inc. conducts archaeological assessments using ground penetrating radar (GPR), an innovative technology that collects information beneath the ground surface and can detect sites of archaeological significance. Boreas will collaborate with the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) to incorporate the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), or "drones" into their research methods. The research team will investigate how maps derived from different drone-mounted sensors can be used for reconnaissance surveying. If Boreas can interpret aerial photography and digital terrain maps of a large area to refine their GPR survey area they will be able to conduct their surveys more efficiently and effectively. The research team will also collaborate on the development of a methodology for integrating GPR and drone data in a 3D workspace. This will result in increased spatial accuracy of the GPR data, which will allow users to view GPR and drone data in the same frame, thus providing contextual information. The integration will allow for improved visualization and interpretation of the land above the ground and below the ground. Boreas anticipates immediate application of the results of this project for upcoming archaeological assessments.