High Resolution Drone Surveying of the Pista Geoglyph in Palpa, Peru
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Geoglyphs and Lines: State-of-the-Art
1.2. HTW-CTU Project
2. Study Area
2.1. Investigation of Geoglyphs and Lines near Palpa
2.2. Pista Geoglyph Past Survey and Research
2.3. Dating of Geoglyphs near Palpa
3. Documentation Technologies
3.1. Aerial and Satellite Imaging
3.2. RPAS (Drones)
3.3. Measurement
3.4. DDSM—A Valuable Product
3.5. RPAS Orthophoto
3.5.1. Orthophoto Interpretation
3.5.2. New Discovered Features
4. Final Remarks
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Description | Conventional Radiocarbon Age (BP) | Calibrated Age (AD) | P (%) Probability |
---|---|---|---|---|
13_097 | Palpa, 1, geoglyph Pista | 76 ± 88 | 1666–1783 1796–1949 1666–1949 | 39(2σ) 61(2σ) 96(2σ) |
13_098 | Palpa, 2, geoglyph Pista | 434 ± 74 | 1440–1511 1572–1622 1415–1643 | 58 (σ) 35(σ) 95(2σ) |
13_098 (AMS) | Palpa, 2, geoglyph Pista | 473 ± 32 | 1420–1499 | 92 |
X [m] | Y [m] | Z [m] | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean | −0.003030 | −0.004991 | 0.122334 |
σ | 0.706982 | 0.444677 | 1.748451 |
RMS Error | 0.706988 | 0.444705 | 1.752725 |
Number of 3D points | 12.563.698 |
Point density (per m2) | 21.06 |
DSM and orthophoto resolution (GSD) | 5.05 cm/pixel |
Output coordinate system | WGS84/UTM zone 18S |
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Pavelka, K.; Šedina, J.; Matoušková, E. High Resolution Drone Surveying of the Pista Geoglyph in Palpa, Peru. Geosciences 2018, 8, 479. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8120479
Pavelka K, Šedina J, Matoušková E. High Resolution Drone Surveying of the Pista Geoglyph in Palpa, Peru. Geosciences. 2018; 8(12):479. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8120479
Chicago/Turabian StylePavelka, Karel, Jaroslav Šedina, and Eva Matoušková. 2018. "High Resolution Drone Surveying of the Pista Geoglyph in Palpa, Peru" Geosciences 8, no. 12: 479. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8120479