Identification

Title

Identifying coastal archaeology using multi-spectral satellite imagery of the intertidal zone

Abstract

his English Heritage funded project explored the use of multispectral satellite imagery for archaeological investigations in the intertidal zone. As a pilot project, the study focused on the well documented Portsmouth and Langstone Harbours. The aim of the study was to examine the potential of multispectral surveying techniques in the monitoring and management of intertidal cultural heritage. The rationale for the successful use of multispectral imagery in the identification of sub-surface archaeology is based on previous studies of terrestrial archaeology in Scandinavia (e.g. Grøn et al., 2011), where expert interpretation of QuickBird and Ikonos imagery was capable of identifying features as small as cooking pits and post holes within agricultural landscapes. To date, there has been limited investigation of intertidal archaeology using satellite imagery, and hence this study provides a first look - pilot study - evaluation of the potential of this new approach.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://doi.org/10.5284/1000420

description: A link to the web service or dataset

https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/

description: A link to the general host site

Unique resource identifier

code

COLL_ID_1001047

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

structure

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

LCSH

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2019-04-15

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-1.1803

East bounding longitude

-0.9660

North bounding latitude

50.8533

South bounding latitude

50.7587

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

inapplicable

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2010-01-01

End position

2011-03-01

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011-08-02

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

This dataset was collected by Helene Burningham, Julie Satchell, Ole Grøn, Tomas Hunniche and provided to the Archaeology Data Service for long term archive and management.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/advice/termsOfUseAndAccess

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/advice/termsOfUseAndAccess

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University College London, Department of Geography

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

Archaeology Data Service

email address

help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Archaeology Data Service

email address

tim.evans@york.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-08-21

Metadata language

eng