An unmanned aerial vehicle is being piloted by archaeologist at Vanderbilt University as a means to create 3D maps of an abandoned Peruvian city.
Currently archaeological sites take years to map manually using satellite imagery and GPS data. However, the Suave system (semi-autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle), could allow archaeologists to map sites in minutes.
By: Olivia Solon, Edited by: Nate Lanxon
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-08/06/drone-archaeology
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