This document discusses applying modern airborne remote sensing technologies to historic maps and other spatial documents for archaeological research. It notes that a geographic information system's primary value is examining relationships between multiple overlapping data layers in a common grid system. When registered this way, diverse data sets including remote sensing, geophysics, and historic maps can be compared and analyzed to gain new insights in archaeological discovery.

1. This week we focus on the application of remote sensing
platforms. For this discussion use the article "Airborne Remote
Sensing and Geospatial Analysis"
https://www.academia.edu/503236/Airborne_Remote_Sensing_a
nd_Geospatial_Analysis.
Discussion Requirement:
Discuss the following observation regarding the value of
applying modern airborne remote sensing technologies to
historic maps, plats, and other spatial documents while
conducting archaeological research and discovery.
"….the primary value of a GIS in archaeological research is the
ability to examine the relationship between multiple data layers.
When registered in a common grid system, diverse data sets,
including those from airborne remote sensing and near surface
geophysics, may be compared and analyzed. Supplementary
data, such as those from historic maps, plats, and other spatial
documents, may be overlaid with the raster imagery. Other
types of data may also be overlaid in vector format…”1
Please reply to two of your classmates.
1 Marco Giardino and Bryan S. Haley, Airborne Remote
Sensing and Geospatial Analysis (University, MS, 2010), 64.
Bibliography:

2. Giardino, Marco and Haley, Bryan S. "Airborne Remote Sensing
and Geospatial Analysis" (University, MS, 2010)