DETERMINING THE BOUNDARIES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES USING UAV SURVEYS: SOLVING PROBLEMS ON THE EXAMPLE OF GORNY ALTAI

DOI_disc_logo https://doi.org/10.14258/tpai(2021)33(2).-02
Keywords: boundary definition, archaeological mapping, geoinformatics methods, unmanned systems, aerial photography

Abstract

Within the framework of the expanding technical and technological capabilities of scientific methods, of special interest are new ways of obtaining field measurements, which can be successfully applied in combination with traditional archaeological survey. The technology of unmanned shooting acts is one of such methods. In the course of work on the mapping of archaeological sites and the establishment of their boundaries, a comprehensive survey technology was developed and tested. Intermediate and final digital products have been created for all the objects. The first ones include orthomosaic, digital elevation models and arrays (clouds); the second ones include digital plans (on a scale of 1: 500–1: 5000) with coordinates of turning points and boundaries of sites. When carrying out a complex of field and office work, the technology of UAV shooting with the help of a drone of a copter type was worked out, the optimal position of the reference signs and their number for the shot sites were determined. We established the most favorable shooting conditions, under which weather conditions could differ significantly from those prescribed in the instructions. So, for example, it is possible to perform GNSS surveys and UAV surveys when precipitation are light and wind speeds up to 10 m / s. The resulting errors are compensated partly by the on-board accelerometer, and partly by the algorithms for geometric correction of images and mosaics in general.

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Author Biographies

Alexander S. Fedoruk, Altai State University

Candidate of Historical Sciences, a Researcher of the Department of Research and Development

Dmitry V. Papin, Altai State University; Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS

Candidate of Historical Sciences, Leading Researcher of the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Study of Archаeology of Western Siberia and Altai, Altai State University, Head of Barnaul Laboratory of Archaeology and Ethnography of Southern Siberia, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences,

Evgeny P. Krupochkin, Altai State University

Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Economic Geography and Cartography, Institute of Geography, Altai State University,

Sergey I. Sukhanov, Altai State University

Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Theoretical Cybernetics and Applied Mathematics, Institute of Mathematics and Information Technologies, Altai State University

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Published
2021-07-01
How to Cite
Fedoruk A. S., Papin D. V., Krupochkin E. P., Sukhanov S. I. DETERMINING THE BOUNDARIES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES USING UAV SURVEYS: SOLVING PROBLEMS ON THE EXAMPLE OF GORNY ALTAI // THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 2021. Vol. 33, № 2. P. 31-43 DOI: 10.14258/tpai(2021)33(2).-02. URL: http://journal.asu.ru/tpai/article/view/9779.
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Vol 33 No 2 (2021)
Section
THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES OF ARCHAEOLOGY

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