Definition: Lidar is a type of aircraft-based remote sensing, using laser-driven pulses of light and multispectral cameras to scan and process digital information about a landscape. Used originally to map environments, lidar has been of demonstrable use in archaeological survey and mapping of monuments.
Devereux, B. J., G. S. Amable, P. Crow, and A. D. Cliff. 2005. The potential of airborne lidar for detection of archaeological features under woodland canopies. Antiquity 79:648-660.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
Sources
Bewley, R. H., S. P. Crutchley, and C. A. Shell. 2005. New light on an ancient landscape: lidar survey in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. Antiquity 79:636-647.Devereux, B. J., G. S. Amable, P. Crow, and A. D. Cliff. 2005. The potential of airborne lidar for detection of archaeological features under woodland canopies. Antiquity 79:648-660.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
