The usage of unmanned systems enables the creation of products that can contribute to better local
spatial planning. This means that their usage is also suitable for the analysis of archaeological sites. By
combining very high-resolution, close-range aerial photos and GNSS measurements, it is possible to
produce digital surface and terrain models and orthophotos. By combining RGB photos and nearinfrared
imagery, one can create a near-infrared orthophoto. In contrast with aerial imagery, unmanned
aerial vehicles can produce near-infrared imagery and digital elevation models that access centimetrallevel
resolutions. These products are suitable for geoinformation processing and the calculations of
different indices of coverage. Vegetation indices (such as MSAVI2) can describe both the surface and
the subsurface of an area of interest. Photointerpretation of data derived from digital elevation models
is essential in non-invasive archaeological research. Ideal basemaps for archaeological interpretations
of the surface are products based on diffused sources of light, and we have described some of them in
our thesis. Our thesis is based on flight planning in the study area, the production of a very highresolution
digital surface model, the production of color and near-infrared orthophotos, and the
production of cartographic basemaps for archaeological purposes. The results will be described
quantitatively and qualitatively. The study is carried out in the area of Turris Libisonis archaeological
park in Porto Torres (Sardinia, Italy), in the context of students’ practical training in the proSIT
laboratory (it. Progetto Sistemi Informativi Territoriali) of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at
the University of Sassari.
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