It's a fantastic idea, but one that can be quite complex to carry out, especially near any buildings or people. It would be nice to go along to observe another group doing it first - I know we have some UAVers amongst our supporters!
Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 10 November 2014 14:58, Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> wrote: > Possibly of interest. Is anyone using UAVs, in the UK, to gather material > for Wikipedia, Commons, or another project? > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Archaeology Data Service" <[email protected]> > Date: Nov 10, 2014 1:59 PM > Subject: New Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Guide to Good Practice > To: <[email protected]> > > Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a ‘disruptive technology’, a > technology that forces us to rethink how we do (or used to do) things – > from protecting white rhino to delivering pizza. Everyone who needs a > bird’s eye view is now wondering how this technology can help them; > farmers, structural engineers, ecologists and, of course, archaeologists. > > In theory, even a very minor archaeological site can now benefit from its > very own aerial survey. But while the possibilities for archaeology are > immensely exciting, many of the actual results are still disappointing; > blurry aerial photos, images which may be pretty but which can’t be > georeferenced and expensive cameras hitting the ground at terminal velocity. > > Stephen Gray from the University of Bristol’s Department of Archaeology > has written a much-needed good practice guide to conducting an > archaeological survey using a UAV. The guide is the result of months of > research and field work; it sets out a standard and safe approach which can > be carried out using inexpensive equipment. > > Part One of the guide, produced in collaboration with Jisc, suggests good > practice when collecting data. > http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/infokit/3d/uav-survey > > Part Two is published by the Archaeology Data Service and is focused on > the sharing and preservation of low-altitude aerial survey data. > http://guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/g2gp/AerialPht_UAV > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >
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