Journal article
Geert J. Verhoeven, Jo Loenders, Frank Vermeulen, Roald Docter
Archaeological Prospection, vol. 16(2), 2009, pp. 125-138
Archaeological Prospection, vol. 16(2), 2009, pp. 125-138
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10.1002/arp.353
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Verhoeven, G. J., Loenders, J., Vermeulen, F., & Docter, R. (2009). Helikite aerial photography - a versatile means of unmanned, radio controlled, low-altitude aerial archaeology. Archaeological Prospection, 16(2), 125–138. https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.353
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Verhoeven, Geert J., Jo Loenders, Frank Vermeulen, and Roald Docter. “Helikite Aerial Photography - a Versatile Means of Unmanned, Radio Controlled, Low-Altitude Aerial Archaeology.” Archaeological Prospection 16, no. 2 (2009): 125–138.
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Verhoeven, Geert J., et al. “Helikite Aerial Photography - a Versatile Means of Unmanned, Radio Controlled, Low-Altitude Aerial Archaeology.” Archaeological Prospection, vol. 16, no. 2, 2009, pp. 125–38, doi:10.1002/arp.353.
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@article{verhoeven2009a,
title = {Helikite aerial photography - a versatile means of unmanned, radio controlled, low-altitude aerial archaeology},
year = {2009},
issue = {2},
journal = {Archaeological Prospection},
pages = {125-138},
volume = {16},
doi = {10.1002/arp.353},
author = {Verhoeven, Geert J. and Loenders, Jo and Vermeulen, Frank and Docter, Roald}
}
Abstract
During the past 100 years, various devices have been developed and applied in order to acquire archaeologically useful aerial imagery from low altitudes (e.g. balloons, kites, poles). This paper introduces Helikite aerial photography (HAP), a new form of close range aerial photography suitable for site or defined area photography, based on a camera suspended from a Helikite: a combination of both a helium balloon and kite wings. By largely overcoming the drawbacks of conventional kite- and balloon-based photography, HAP allows for a very versatile, remotely controlled approach to low-altitude aerial photography (LAAP). In addition to a detailed outline of the whole HAP system, its working procedure and possible improvements, some of the resulting imagery is shown to demonstrate the usefulness of HAP for several archaeological applications.
During the past 100 years, various devices have been developed and applied in order to acquire archaeologically useful aerial imagery from low altitudes (e.g. balloons, kites, poles). This paper introduces Helikite aerial photography (HAP), a new form of close range aerial photography suitable for site or defined area photography, based on a camera suspended from a Helikite: a combination of both a helium balloon and kite wings. By largely overcoming the drawbacks of conventional kite- and balloon-based photography, HAP allows for a very versatile, remotely controlled approach to low-altitude aerial photography (LAAP). In addition to a detailed outline of the whole HAP system, its working procedure and possible improvements, some of the resulting imagery is shown to demonstrate the usefulness of HAP for several archaeological applications.