Archeological imagery
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Archeological
imagery is the integration of imaging technology
, imagery analytical techniques
and the formalized tasking and collection from a variety of sources and multispectral analysis. The concept follows the example of the intelligence community
from World War I
and onward. This is because the introduction of aerial collection made it necessary to organize and orient the staff system first towards a multi-disciplined and later a multispectral approach.
The first focus is that of managing limited collection resources. In the case of the early days of photo intelligence, low resolution was a more useful and economical approach. Higher resolution would reveal more specific information, but was to be used sparingly. This is where economy plays an important role. If you take into account that low resolution is perfectly suited for most archaeological applications, the more exotic imaging platforms are both unnecessary and much more expensive. As in the example given on how tasking was developed, its a question of getting the most information economically.
mines in the southwest, an overland route is dismissed because of the need for garrisons along the way.
is almost completely featureless. The practical way to access the mines would have been to access the eastward valley just north of present-day Cairo
to the Red Sea
just south of present-day Port Said
. From there they would sail to the western shore of the Sinai, turning south and reach the coastal plain at present-day Ras Abu Rudeis, the mine
's being close by.
environment makes it necessary to include synthetic aperture radar
that make stones cities and temple complexes stand out. Low resolution photo terrain analysis can indicate probable locations which cues in radar imaging to examine and confirm these locations.
Aerial collection, just in the case of the military, significantly changes how Archaeology's scope and operation is currently done. The information flow, economy and timeliness greatly benefits the efficiency of collection in this field. The most important benefit is to include a multisourced, multispectral approach that accelerates the discovery of new sites.
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
imagery is the integration of imaging technology
Imaging technology
Imaging technology is the application of materials and methods to create, preserve or duplicate images. This can mean several things:*Computer graphics*Microfilm and Micrographics*Visual arts**Etching**Drawing and Technical drawing**Cinema**Painting...
, imagery analytical techniques
Imagery analysis
Imagery analysis is the extraction of useful information from bi-dimensional graphic formats, including screen shots. This includes color and black-and-white photographs, infra-red photographs and video, radar screens and synthetic aperture radar formats, ultrasound, EKG, EEG, MRI, echo...
and the formalized tasking and collection from a variety of sources and multispectral analysis. The concept follows the example of the intelligence community
Intelligence community
Intelligence community may refer to* Bangladeshi intelligence community* Croatian intelligence community * Israeli intelligence community* Italian intelligence community, see SISMI...
from World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and onward. This is because the introduction of aerial collection made it necessary to organize and orient the staff system first towards a multi-disciplined and later a multispectral approach.
The first focus is that of managing limited collection resources. In the case of the early days of photo intelligence, low resolution was a more useful and economical approach. Higher resolution would reveal more specific information, but was to be used sparingly. This is where economy plays an important role. If you take into account that low resolution is perfectly suited for most archaeological applications, the more exotic imaging platforms are both unnecessary and much more expensive. As in the example given on how tasking was developed, its a question of getting the most information economically.
Egypt
In a drier environment, the physical layout of a given area helps to determine promising sites that in turn allows multispectral coverage or ground based sensing that finalizes the surveying process, making excavation the last step. Let's take the Sinai as an example:Military
Determining how the ancient Egyptians accessed the copperCopper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
mines in the southwest, an overland route is dismissed because of the need for garrisons along the way.
Terrain Analysis
The northern part of EgyptEgypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
is almost completely featureless. The practical way to access the mines would have been to access the eastward valley just north of present-day Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
to the Red Sea
Red Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...
just south of present-day Port Said
Port Said
Port Said is a city that lies in north east Egypt extending about 30 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 603,787...
. From there they would sail to the western shore of the Sinai, turning south and reach the coastal plain at present-day Ras Abu Rudeis, the mine
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
's being close by.
Tasking of collection assets
Terrain analysis(low-resolution photo) has now made it possible to look at the following locations: The route towards the embarcation point, underwater exploration of both ports(underwater surveying) and the route towards both mines.Meso-america
A more humidHumidity
Humidity is a term for the amount of water vapor in the air, and can refer to any one of several measurements of humidity. Formally, humid air is not "moist air" but a mixture of water vapor and other constituents of air, and humidity is defined in terms of the water content of this mixture,...
environment makes it necessary to include synthetic aperture radar
Synthetic aperture radar
Synthetic-aperture radar is a form of radar whose defining characteristic is its use of relative motion between an antenna and its target region to provide distinctive long-term coherent-signal variations that are exploited to obtain finer spatial resolution than is possible with conventional...
that make stones cities and temple complexes stand out. Low resolution photo terrain analysis can indicate probable locations which cues in radar imaging to examine and confirm these locations.
Aerial collection, just in the case of the military, significantly changes how Archaeology's scope and operation is currently done. The information flow, economy and timeliness greatly benefits the efficiency of collection in this field. The most important benefit is to include a multisourced, multispectral approach that accelerates the discovery of new sites.
See also
- Imagery AnalysisImagery analysisImagery analysis is the extraction of useful information from bi-dimensional graphic formats, including screen shots. This includes color and black-and-white photographs, infra-red photographs and video, radar screens and synthetic aperture radar formats, ultrasound, EKG, EEG, MRI, echo...
- Terrain Analysis
- Imaging Technologies
- Remote SensingRemote sensingRemote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon, without making physical contact with the object. In modern usage, the term generally refers to the use of aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth by means of propagated signals Remote sensing...
- ArchaeologyArchaeologyArchaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...