RT Journal Article
T1 3D geometric survey of cultural heritage by UAV in inaccessible coastal or shallow aquatic environments
A1 Gil Docampo, María de la Luz
A1 Peña Villasenín, Simón
A1 Bettencourt, Ana
A1 Ortiz Sanz, Juan
A1 Peraleda Vázquez, Sara
K1 3D modelling
K1 Aerial prospecting
K1 Close-range photogrammetry
K1 Cultural heritage
AB Cultural heritage in coastal or shallow aquatic environments is often located in areaswhere access is difficult or where accurate survey and documentation may notalways be possible with terrestrial or aquatic equipment. The combination of photo-grammetry and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) generates a range of possibilitiesacross multiple sectors, including history, ethnography and cultural heritage studies.Additionally, these methods can be used to prospect new archaeological sites. Thisarticle presents three case studies that use UAV techniques and Structure fromMotion and Multiview Stereo (SfM-MVS) photogrammetry to conduct topographicand geometric registrations of archaeological, historical and ethnographic sites (someof which are classified as cultural heritage sites). These examples are located incoastal or shallow aquatic environments that are difficult to survey with traditionalmethods. The results show that it is possible to carry out detailed geometric registra-tion and heritage prospection over large coastal or shallow aquatic environmentsusing a low-cost UAV. Furthermore, the results of this work show great advantagesin terms of cost and quality, even in cases where the seabed is below a shallow watercolumn. Other particularities of SfM-MVS application in aquatic environments arediscussed. From an interdisciplinary perspective, this methodology will offer newpossibilities for the study, restoration and conservation of archaeological, historicaland ethnographic monuments
PB Wiley
SN 1075-2196
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30783
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30783
LA eng
NO Gil-Docampo, M., Peña-Villasenín, S., Bettencourt, A. M. S., Ortiz-Sanz, J., & Peraleda-Vázquez, S. (2023). 3D geometric survey of cultural heritage by UAV in inaccessible coastal or shallow aquatic environments. Archaeological Prospection, 1– 16. https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1901
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026