Workshop Archaeological Air Survey and Remote Sensing SAZENÁ 2013

We regret to have to inform averyone interested in this workshop that due to the flooding in large parts of Central Europe the workshop Sazena2 has to be cancelled!

Place: Airfield of the Air Club of the Czech Republic at Sazená (central Bohemia, distr. Kladno; 30 kilometers north of Prague

Term: 24th – 28th June 2013 (three-day course including a field- trip)

Participants: Students of archaeology and scholars interested in archaeological remote sensing for past settlement and landscape study

Organizer: Department of Archaeology, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic

Head of the organisation team: Prof. Martin Gojda; manager and contact person: Dr. Lucie Čulíková

Objectives of the workshop:

1. Teaching about theoretical basement and principals of archaeological remote sensing (ARS) and enabling the participants to acquire basic knowledge in the practice of archaeological air survey carried out from low altitude and focused on the identification and documentation of archaeological buried sites and features displayed via cropmarks.

2. Practical training in the processing and mapping of aerial photographs (APs) and LiDAR data.

The course is divided into the following parts:

Air- and field school

A. Theoretical basis of ARS, practical air survey performed in Cessna 172 (owned by the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology), downloading and primary processing of photographs and GPS data.

B. Verification and mapping of cropmarked features on the ground through GPS and Total station.

Ground school

C. Advanced processing of APs (rectification of oblique APs, their archaeological interpretation and mapping of recorded sites and features by means of GIS).

D. Working with data from airborne laser scanning (LiDAR).

Accommodation and meals (breakfast + lunch) will be provided at the airfield. The course fee (which includes aircraft rental cost, teaching facilities, accommodation, meals) is 180 €.

Workshop applicants are asked to contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , the organisation manager, for registration and more information.

ArcLand will provide a small number of grants to participate this workshop. Please use the grant rules and grant application form on the projects grant web page.

Differing from the usual 3months-in-advance rule the deadline for grant applications is 29^th April, 14:00 h (Pilsen time), applicants will be notified about the result of the reviews by 6^th May.