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Using Chalmette National Historical Park as the area of interest, three types of imagery (black-and-white, color-infrared, and multispectral) were evaluated as to their utility in detecting features of importance to anthropologists and cultural resource managers.
During the evaluation of the imagery, two types of unusual features were discovered. Linear features visible on the imagery (but not on the ground) are attributed to old sugar cane plantation ditches; circular anomalies not explained prior to ground check were identified, in part, as patches of Mimosa strigillosa. In addition to these unexpected features, it was possible to detect and record changes in park management policies over time and to distinguish different types of vegetation patterns and types.
In wet lowlands, it was concluded that color-infrared photography was the most useful tool for the discovery and recording of such features.
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Mathien, F.J., Shenkel, J.R. Chalmette National Historical Park: A remote sensing project. Hist Arch 15, 69–86 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03374023
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