Mapping archaeological landscapes from space

This book offers a concise overview of air and spaceborne imagery and related geospatial technologies tailored to the needs of archaeologists. Leading experts including scientists involved in NASA's Space Archaeology program provide technical introductions to five sections: 1) Historic Air and...

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Weitere Verfasser: Comer, Douglas C. (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York u.a. Springer 2013
Schriftenreihe:SpringerBriefs in Archaeology
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Zusammenfassung:This book offers a concise overview of air and spaceborne imagery and related geospatial technologies tailored to the needs of archaeologists. Leading experts including scientists involved in NASA's Space Archaeology program provide technical introductions to five sections: 1) Historic Air and Spaceborne Imagery, 2) Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery, 3) Synthetic Aperture Radar, 4) Lidar, and 5) Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling. Each of these five sections includes two or more case study applications that have enriched understanding of archaeological landscapes in regions including the Near East, East Asia, Europe, Meso- and North America.0Part of subseries: SpringerBriefs in Archaeological Heritage Management
Beschreibung:XVI, 276 S.
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9781461460732
978-1-4614-6073-2