Geomatics Applications in Cahuachi and Nasca Territory

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Several geomatics techniques were applied and integrated for the ceremonial center of Cahuachi and the Nasca territory, including GNSS surveys, digital-elevation-model generation from satellite imagery, and close-range photogrammetry . Accurate 3D models of the landscape in which the archaeological site is set and, at different scale, of structures and individual archaeological finds constitute a powerful means of documentation and study.

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Geomatics Remote sensing Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Close-range photogrammetry 3D modelling 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM)University of BolognaBolognaItaly

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