Remotely Sensed Data Fusion in Modern Age Archaeology and Military Historical Reconstruction

Abstract

Technical Commission V, WG V/2 KEY WORDS: LiDAR, remote sensing, GIS, archaeology, military historical reconstruction ABSTRACT:LiDAR technology has become one of the major remote sensing methods in the last few years. There are several areas, where the scanned 3D point clouds can be used very efficiently. In our study we review the potential applications of LiDAR data in military historical reconstruction. Obviously, the base of this kind of investigation must be the archive data, but it is an interesting challenge to integrate a cutting edge method into such tasks. The LiDAR technology can be very useful, especially in vegetation covered areas, where the conventional remote sensing technologies are mostly inefficient. We review two typical sample projects where we integrated LiDAR data in military historical GIS reconstruction. Finally, we summarize, how laser scanned data can support the different parts of reconstruction work and define the technological steps of LiDAR data processing.

Automatic selection of potential WWII bombed areas by using spatial data

“…The Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) created the possibility of gathering high resolution elevation data and deriving precise DTMs. It can be used to detect, identify and reconstruct World War II military objects that are still recognizable until now even in forested areas [10], [11].…”