Evaluate the potential for the recovery of archaeological
detail using low-level high-resolution multi-spectral scanning
and to compare and contrast the returns from this technology
with oblique, monochrome and colour photography and high-resolution
colour vertical photography.
To analyse the multi-spectral data and establish the most
productive bands for archaeological feature recognition and extract
new data that could be added to the Sites and Monuments Record.
To enhance information on a sample of identified sites, through
the application of geophysical surveys and limited field walking
on the Yorkshire Wolds and in the Vale of Pickering.
To evaluate the potential for recovery of additional information
by the use of targeted fluxgate gradiometer and resistance surveying,
where neither conventional aerial photography nor MSS scanning
has identified archaeological features.
To evaluate the potential for the integration of this multi-sensor
data set and the interpretive results within a geographic data
management system, thereby enhancing the Sites and Monuments record
for the project area.