UAS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY &ndash; NEW PERSPECTIVES ON AERIAL DOCUMENTATION

P. Fallavollita; P. Fallavollita; M. Balsi; S. Esposito; S. Esposito; M. G. Melis; M. Milanese; L. Zappino

doi:10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-1-W2-131-2013

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (Aug 2013)

UAS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY – NEW PERSPECTIVES ON AERIAL DOCUMENTATION

P. Fallavollita,
P. Fallavollita,
M. Balsi,
S. Esposito,
S. Esposito,
M. G. Melis,
M. Milanese,
L. Zappino

Affiliations

P. Fallavollita: Oben s.r.l., Private enterprise, 1° Trv. S. Anatolia 36, 07100 Sassari, Italy
P. Fallavollita: Dept. of Information Engineering, Electronics, and Telecommunications (DIET), "La Sapienza" University, via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
M. Balsi: Dept. of Information Engineering, Electronics, and Telecommunications (DIET), "La Sapienza" University, via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
S. Esposito: Oben s.r.l., Private enterprise, 1° Trv. S. Anatolia 36, 07100 Sassari, Italy
S. Esposito: Dept. of Information Engineering, Electronics, and Telecommunications (DIET), "La Sapienza" University, via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
M. G. Melis: Dept. of History, Human Sciences and Education, University of Sassari, via Zanfarino, 62, 07100 Sassari, Italy
M. Milanese: Dept. of History, Human Sciences and Education, University of Sassari, via Zanfarino, 62, 07100 Sassari, Italy
L. Zappino: Oben s.r.l., Private enterprise, 1° Trv. S. Anatolia 36, 07100 Sassari, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-1-W2-131-2013
Journal volume & issue: Vol. XL-1-W2
pp. 131 – 135

Abstract

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In this work some Unmanned Aerial Systems applications are discussed and applied to archaeological sites survey and 3D model reconstructions. Interesting results are shown for three important and different aged sites on north Sardinia (Italy). An easy and simplified procedure has proposed permitting the adoption of multi-rotor aircrafts for daily archaeological survey during excavation and documentation, involving state of art in UAS design, flight control systems, high definition sensor cameras and innovative photogrammetric software tools. Very high quality 3D models results are shown and discussed and how they have been simplified the archaeologist work and decisions.

Published in The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences

ISSN: 1682-1750 (Print); 2194-9034 (Online)
Publisher: Copernicus Publications
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics
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