Mapping Mediterranean origins in 3D

在希腊人之前

From the latin,medius‘middle’ andterra从最初的意义上讲，地中海的“土地”是“地球中间的海”。850米长的地中海岛莫蒂岛（Motya）在东部向西之间的通行证中相交，是该地区许多古代历史秘密的关键。因此，这个西西里岛是研究历史，贸易，贸易，贸易，贸易的战略点以及在该地区融合的文化混合，即“中海”的瓶颈。

More than 3,000 years ago, Phoenicians spread west in the Mediterranean reaching Sicily and settled in the island of Motya. Recent archaeological investigations, carried out by the Sapienza University, discovered the earliest Phoenician landing berth in Motya dates back to the 8^th公元前世纪。希腊人大量到达后，腓尼基人住在西西里岛周围，聚集在莫蒂亚。

由萨皮恩扎大学（Sapienza University）的专家洛伦佐·尼格罗（Lorenzo Nigro）教授领导，多年来一直在研究特拉帕尼（Trapani）的监督，并在惠特克基金会（Whitaker Foundation）的支持下，这个独特的考古遗址对人，文化和文明的准确假设进行了准确的假设。小岛。基于废墟和遗体已公开，生产maps and 3D models of what meets and escapes the eyeis helping the team to better understand and share the past of this region.

Blending technologies to document cultural heritage

The Motya 3D Model Pilot Project created考古发现和挖掘地点的3D模型支持考古研究, both in the field and in the office. The specific goals of this survey campaign were to create the first complete 3D model of the entire island of Motya and the 3D models of six relevant archaeological areas.

大多数调查操作是限时的；在考古学中，这也不例外。为了生成准确的3D模型并迅速捕获调查数据，以免中断考古发掘和旅游访问，罗马萨皮恩扎大学的Geodesy and Geomatics分部的Mattia Crespi教授和Roberta Ravanelli博士加入了团队。为了进行调查，团队依靠Leica Geosystems的地理信息系统（GIS）收集器，无人机（UAV）系统，GIS应用程序软件和HXGN SmartNet卫星定位服务。

“We had the support of a Leica Geosystems team in the field, which was directly involved with the data collection. We are very pleased with the products and the support of the personnel. The data acquired in the field allowed us to produce high quality 3D models, with an accuracy ranging from a few millimetres to a few centimetres, of the six archaeological areas, including some details within them and the entire island,” said Crespi.

Images and GPS coordinates were collected to reconstruct the 3D model of the Motya island. TheHXGN内容程序提供的空中图像用作GNSS测量的基础图。The Leica Zeno 20 GIS data collector was used together with Leica Zeno GG04 plus Smart Antenna to collect the positions of the ground control points. With the coordinates of the control points, the team in the field could save further info, such as pictures, notes and IDs using the Leica Zeno Mobile data collection software. The measured control points were then exported as ASCII files to be used for the photogrammetric processing of the images captured by the UAV.

Despite the fierce winds, the two UAVs perfectly captured theimages needed for the photogrammetric processing。特别注意six relevant archaeological areas and the coastline，需要计算海平面预测。HXGN SmartNet终于被用来获得所需的RTK corrections。

所有原始空间数据，包括从UAVS和地面上获取的数字图像，GNSS数据和测量测量均通过Agisoft软件收集和处理，以创建3D model of the entire mythic island and of single excavation sites and relevant archaeological finds。

最后但并非最不重要的一点是，整个岛上的3D模型也将首次启动，并详细研究iStituto nazionale di Geofisica的专家对尤斯特主义（海平面上升）对整个考古区域的影响的研究E Vulcanologia，意大利罗马。

将考古学与地理学合并

Collecting, analysing and interpreting georeferenced data is an area where experts from multiple disciplines converge. Referenced bases, maps and 3D models are key for all professionals in the archaeological realm. Cultural heritage sites can be documented with a variety of technologies:

• 移动映射
• Asset collection and management
• 3D激光扫描
• Photogrammetry
• Remote sensing
• Airborne sensors and UAVs
• GNSS
• Utility detection
• 测量软件
• 基于云的动态图。

“新需要问的考古研究h and the new methodological and technological solutions offered by geomatics remarkably boosted the interaction between two disciplines belonging to different and apparently distant areas during the last decade,”concluded Nigro.