It's a fantastic idea, but one that can be quite complex to carry out,
especially near any buildings or people. It would be nice to go along to
observe another group doing it first - I know we have some UAVers amongst
our supporters!
Richard Symonds
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On 10 November 2014 14:58, Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
Possibly of interest. Is anyone using UAVs, in the UK,
to gather material
for Wikipedia, Commons, or another project?
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Archaeology Data Service" <katie.green(a)york.ac.uk>
Date: Nov 10, 2014 1:59 PM
Subject: New Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Guide to Good Practice
To: <ADS-ALL(a)jiscmail.ac.uk>
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a ‘disruptive technology’, a
technology that forces us to rethink how we do (or used to do) things –
from protecting white rhino to delivering pizza. Everyone who needs a
bird’s eye view is now wondering how this technology can help them;
farmers, structural engineers, ecologists and, of course, archaeologists.
In theory, even a very minor archaeological site can now benefit from its
very own aerial survey. But while the possibilities for archaeology are
immensely exciting, many of the actual results are still disappointing;
blurry aerial photos, images which may be pretty but which can’t be
georeferenced and expensive cameras hitting the ground at terminal velocity.
Stephen Gray from the University of Bristol’s Department of Archaeology
has written a much-needed good practice guide to conducting an
archaeological survey using a UAV. The guide is the result of months of
research and field work; it sets out a standard and safe approach which can
be carried out using inexpensive equipment.
Part One of the guide, produced in collaboration with Jisc, suggests good
practice when collecting data.
http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/infokit/3d/uav-survey
Part Two is published by the Archaeology Data Service and is focused on
the sharing and preservation of low-altitude aerial survey data.
http://guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/g2gp/AerialPht_UAV
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