drones in local studies at campbelltown library by andrew allen
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Use of drones in local studies, presented at local studies meeting at Ashfield 30 October 2014.TRANSCRIPT
What is a Drone?
• A form of unmanned aircraft• Essentially a form of flying robot• Normally much smaller than anything that
could be reasonably manned
Uses for Drones
• Military • Search and Rescue• Surveillance• Traffic Monitoring• Weather Monitoring• Firefighting• Crop Monitoring• Archaeology• Building• Sporting Events
Uses for Local Studies
• Photographing stages of new buildings or land developments
• Then and now photographic comparisons• Identifying land uses from the past and for the
future• Parades and marches • Accessing private or secured property• Allow views from the top of historical
constructions
Barrow Bridge Chimney
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgrJ5b8TNUQ
New Campbelltown Hospital Additions
Park Central
University Redevelopment
Benefits for Archaeologists
• Identify sites that are located in remote areas that cannot be seen from the ground
• Non-invasive• Collect video, photography and 3-D
reconstructions of surrounding landscape• Crop, frost and soil marks can best be seen
from an aerial viewpoint
Disadvantages for Archaeologists
• The cost• Batteries that don’t last long• Dust can foul the equipment• Cameras can be inflexible• Crashes!
Drones and Archaeology in Peru
• Used to map, monitor and safeguard Peru’s ancient treasures
• Protect archaeological heritage from squatters, builders, miners and land traffickers
• Provide birds eye view of ruins that can be converted into 3D images and highly detailed maps.
• Mapping would take months and thousands of dollars to complete but now the same area can be done in 10 minutes