The projection of multi-layered remote sensing and geophysical survey data into a 3D immersive virtual reality environment for noninvasive archaeological exploration is described. Topography, ultra-high resolution satellite imagery, magnetic, electromagnetic, and ground penetrating radar surveys of an archaeological site are visualized as a single data set within the six-sided (including floor)...

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) defines a number of standards (both for data models and for online services) that have been widely adopted in the Geographical Information System (GIS) community. In this paper we will describe our group's efforts to implement GIS services according to OGC standard specifications in accordance with the Web Services approach. This paper focuses on the Web Map...

The Molnieboi Spur is located at the northwestern margin of the Katun Range, the highmountain part of the Altai Mountains. Unique geological and geophysical characteristics of the Molnieboi Spur made it an attractive target for complex botanical studies including botanical, soil, geological, geochemical, geophysical, radiation, and soil gas surveys and analyses. In this paper, we present the fi...

Integrated remote sensing and geophysical methods can provide detailed information about buried cultural heritage. We implemented an integrated survey protocol (IREGA, Integrated REmote-sensing and Geophysical prospecting for Archaeology) and tested the performance of the method in the area of the ancient Roman town of Aquileia, NE Italy, to define and characterize microareas of archaeological ...

During its development years, geophysical survey has served field archaeology by defining possible sites underground, prior to excavation or preservation. Now we can see the art taking off as a research method in its own right. After summarising some recent research applications of magnetic mapping, the author gives us three case studies from USA and Jordan, where groundpenetrating radar (GPR) ...

At the beginning of the twentieth century, little of the world outside of Europe, India, and parts of North America had been covered by topographic mapping. By the end of the century there were few areas that were not covered by topographic mapping, if only at small scales. Most of the technological changes that made this extension of map coverage possible were pioneered during the period 1900-...

1 Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2 Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 3 Department of Geography, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 4 Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 5 Centre d’études nordiques, Université Laval, Québec (QC), Canada 6 United...