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Archaeological research and CORONA: On the use, misuse and full potential of historical remote sensing data

Tijs De Schacht (UGent) , Wouter Gheyle (UGent) , Rudi Goossens (UGent) and Alain De Wulf (UGent)
(2008) Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Madrid, 3 - 8 april 2006. 1. p.611-618
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In recent years, archaeological practice has shown the scientific value and relevance of declassified US satellite images. The use of cheap and easy to interpret high-resolution CORONA images from the 1960s and 1970s has been promoted in several publications, especially those concerning archaeological research in the Near East. However, the imagery is mostly used as a purely visual interpretation of a single image, thereby neglecting the stereoscopic character, and thus full potential of the dataset. Furthermore, as is the case for most high-resolution satellite data, Corona images are not orthophotos, and carry important image distortions. Mapping sites, structures and features solely based on one geo-referenced (warped) photo therefore still incorporates structural errors.
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CORONA, image interpretation, stereoscopic analysis, archaeological survey, photogrammetric restitution

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MLA
De Schacht, Tijs, et al. “Archaeological Research and CORONA: On the Use, Misuse and Full Potential of Historical Remote Sensing Data.” Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Madrid, 3 - 8 April 2006, edited by Joaquin Ma Córdoba et al., vol. 1, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2008, pp. 611–18.
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De Schacht, T., Gheyle, W., Goossens, R., & De Wulf, A. (2008). Archaeological research and CORONA: On the use, misuse and full potential of historical remote sensing data. In J. M. Córdoba, M. Molist, M. C. Pérez, I. Rubio, & S. Martinez (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Madrid, 3 - 8 april 2006 (Vol. 1, pp. 611–618). Madrid ; SPAIN: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
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De Schacht, Tijs, Wouter Gheyle, Rudi Goossens, and Alain De Wulf. 2008. “Archaeological Research and CORONA: On the Use, Misuse and Full Potential of Historical Remote Sensing Data.” In Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Madrid, 3 - 8 April 2006, edited by Joaquin Ma Córdoba, Miquel Molist, Ma Carmen Pérez, Isabel Rubio, and Sergio Martinez, 1:611–18. Madrid ; SPAIN: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
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De Schacht, Tijs, Wouter Gheyle, Rudi Goossens, and Alain De Wulf. 2008. “Archaeological Research and CORONA: On the Use, Misuse and Full Potential of Historical Remote Sensing Data.” In Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Madrid, 3 - 8 April 2006, ed by. Joaquin Ma Córdoba, Miquel Molist, Ma Carmen Pérez, Isabel Rubio, and Sergio Martinez, 1:611–618. Madrid ; SPAIN: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Vancouver
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De Schacht T, Gheyle W, Goossens R, De Wulf A. Archaeological research and CORONA: On the use, misuse and full potential of historical remote sensing data. In: Córdoba JM, Molist M, Pérez MC, Rubio I, Martinez S, editors. Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East Madrid, 3 - 8 april 2006. Madrid ; SPAIN: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; 2008. p. 611–8.
IEEE
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T. De Schacht, W. Gheyle, R. Goossens, and A. De Wulf, “Archaeological research and CORONA: On the use, misuse and full potential of historical remote sensing data,” in Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Madrid, 3 - 8 april 2006, Madrid ; SPAIN, 2008, vol. 1, pp. 611–618.
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  abstract     = {{In recent years, archaeological practice has shown the scientific value and relevance of declassified US satellite images. The use of cheap and easy to interpret high-resolution CORONA images from the 1960s and 1970s has been promoted in several publications, especially those concerning archaeological research in the Near East. However, the imagery is mostly used as a purely visual interpretation of a single image, thereby neglecting the stereoscopic character, and thus full potential of the dataset. Furthermore, as is the case for most high-resolution satellite data, Corona images are not orthophotos, and carry important image distortions. Mapping sites, structures and features solely based on one geo-referenced (warped) photo therefore still incorporates structural errors.}},
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  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Madrid, 3 - 8 april 2006}},
  editor       = {{Córdoba, Joaquin Ma and Molist, Miquel and Pérez, Ma Carmen and Rubio, Isabel and Martinez, Sergio}},
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  publisher    = {{Universidad Autónoma de Madrid}},
  title        = {{Archaeological research and CORONA: On the use, misuse and full potential of historical remote sensing data}},
  volume       = {{1}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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