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

Boreas Heritage Consulting Inc.使用探地雷达(GPR)进行考古评估，这是一项创新技术，可以收集地表下的信息，并可以探测具有考古意义的遗址。Boreas将与新斯科舍社区学院(NSCC)合作，将遥控飞机系统(RPA)的使用纳入他们的研究方法。研究小组将研究如何将从不同无人机安装的传感器获得的地图用于侦察测量。如果Boreas能够解释大面积的航空摄影和数字地形图，以完善他们的GPR调查区域，他们将能够更有效率和有效地进行他们的调查。研究小组还将合作开发一种在3D工作空间中整合探地雷达和无人机数据的方法。这将提高探地雷达数据的空间精确度，使用户能够在同一帧中查看探地雷达数据和无人机数据，从而提供背景信息。这一整合将改善对地面上和地面下土地的可视化和解释。Boreas预计这一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.