Interpreting cultural remains in airborne laser scanning generated digital terrain models: effects of size and shape on detection success rates

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• 作者：Ole Risb酶l ; Ole Martin Boll ; s氓s ; Anneli Nesbakken ; Hans Ole 脴rka ; Erik N忙sset ; Terje Gobakken
• 关键词：Airborne laser scanning ; Digital terrain models ; Cultural remains ; Forested areas ; Detection success rates ; Classification success rates ; Physical properties of cultural remains
• 刊名：Journal of Archaeological Science
• 出版年：December, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：40
• 期：12
• 页码：4688-4700
• 全文大小：4218 K

文摘

In this study, detection success rates were evaluated for cultural remains that were detected manually based on interpretation of digital terrain models (DTM) derived from airborne laser scanning data and with a resolution of 1, 5 and 10聽points聽m^鈭?. The group of cultural remains included charcoal kilns, charcoal pits, hollow-roads, various pits, house foundations, tar kilns, grave mounds and pit-falls. The effects on the interpretation success of different types of cultural remains and their physical properties were studied: size, shape and elevation difference showing that the detection success rates varied considerably. The main tendency was that large cultural remains with clear geometrical shape (ovals and circles) and large elevation difference were much more successfully detected and classified compared to the smaller ones, especially those without a clear geometrical shape. The study also showed that it was the identification of the larger structures which profited most from an increased resolution of the DTM, and it was of no help to increase resolution in order to improve the identification of the irregularly shaped cultural remains.