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The UNESCO Libyan Valleys Survey VIII: Image Analysis of Landsat Satellite data for Archaeological and Environmental Surveys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2015

J. E. Dorsett ,
D. D. Gilbertson ,
C. O. Hunt  and
G. W. W. Barker
J. E. Dorsett
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, University of London
D. D. Gilbertson
Affiliation:
Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Sheffield
C. O. Hunt
Affiliation:
Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Sheffield
G. W. W. Barker
Affiliation:
Director, British School at Rome
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Abstract

Digital image data from the Landsat satellite Multispectral scanner have been analysed using a Dipex Image Processor. The image data were classified by a clustering algorithm to produce a thematic map for trial use in areas of archaeological interest. The archaeological, pedological, geomorphic and geological importance of these new data are discussed in the context of ground data obtained during the UNESCO April 1984 field season.

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Libyan Studies , Volume 15 , 1984 , pp. 71 - 80
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Libyan Studies 1984

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