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Using UAVs to Document the Past

Dr. Gerardo Gutiérrez, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, is working with his lab to breach the divide between social sciences and engineering. As the Principal Investigator of Project Map, sponsored by the CU Boulder Grand Challenge, Dr. Gutiérrez […]

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Learning outcomes

What we have learned so far? Small civilian UAV technology has empowered archaeological research at all levels. It is used to obtain information in real time at relatively low costs; with platforms that allow you to observe from just a […]

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Goals

To advance cultural heritage management and create records of key historical sites by utilizing a high-resolution LIDAR scanning system along with photogrammetry. To study both ancient ground structures and foliage to understand the behavior of and the use of landscape […]

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Project

Project Map’s journey through the Grand Challenge started with designing and building drones that fit their needs and experimenting with different sensors to assess potential applications. In particular, because his mapping excursions often take place in isolated, difficult to access […]

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