Lidar Survey over Ancient Maya City

摘要

The ancient Maya site of Copan, Honduras, was captured during an airborne Lidar survey in May 2013. The resulting products are accessible through 2D and 3D WebGIS tools and enable archaeologists to collaborate online. This interdisciplinary project, named MayaArch3D, showed that Lidar data can improve archaeological maps, identify hidden structures as laser pulses partly penetrate jungle canopy, and facilitate collaborative research.