CAST Projects and Collaborations

Archaeology & Natural Resources
CAST researchers collaborate on archaeological projects around the world, providing technical and practical expertise, and helping to find innovative solutions to archaeological problems. Collaborating on these projects provides opportunities to further our own methodological and archaeological research. Data from these projects, and the practical experience gained in carrying them out, is integral to the workflows, guides and data found on the GMV.

Modern Buildings & Environments
In addition to archaeological projects, CAST has a growing interest in using geospatial technologies in modern, urban settings. This research includes our CI-Train Field Schools and it continues with our ongoing collaboration with the University of Arkansas Facilities Management department. In these partnerships, CAST researchers attempt to apply evolving technologies and techniques to address real-world needs and to aid in the creation of consistent building information systems. Some of the projects from this research are listed below, and the resulting data and workflows can be examined in the appropriate sections throughout the GMV.
 

Selected Archaeo-geomatics field projects conducted by CAST and/or AIL are listed below.

 

Project  Location Collaborating Investigator Start Date Instruments /Methods Notes
Upper Missouri Archaeological Landscapes South Dakota Ken Kvamme, Jesse Casana, Jackson Cothren,

AIL, CAST;

Andrew Clarke, South Dakota

 2013 Aerial Imaging, Photogrammetry, Geophysics 23
Mapping Archaeological Landscapes using Aerial Themographic Imaging South Dakota; Dubai, UAE Jesse Casana, Jackson Cothren, CAST 2012 Aerial Imaging, Photogrammetry, Thermal remote sensing 14
Rohwer Japanese Interment Camp Arkansas Kimball Erdman 2012 Terrestrial scanning 16
Gabii Project Italy Nicola Terrenato 2012 Photogrammetry 27
El Zotz Site Guatemala Steven Houston Brown University 2011 Photogrammetry and TLS 8
Kalavasos Cyprus Kevin Fisher 2011 TLS 2
Fort Clark North Dakota, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2011 Geophysics 18
Lose, Mmadipudi Hill, Nyungwe Botswana Carla Klehm, University of Texas, Austin 2011 Geophysics 15
Glenn Canyon Arizona US Thann Baker, National Park Service 2011 TLS, photogrammetry 16
Tsodio World Heritage Site Botswana James Denbow, University of Texas, Austin 2011 Photogrammetry 15
Knowth, Bru na Boinne World Heritage Site Ireland Steve Davis, University College Dublin 2011 TLS, Photogrammetry 17
Chaco Canyon New Mexico US Rex Weeks, University of Arkansas 2011 TLS, close range scanning 2
Karanis Site, Fayum Egypt Willeke Wendrich, University of California, Los Angles 2010 TLS 9
Villa Arianna, Stabiae Italy David Fredrick, Mathew Bell Restoring Ancient Stabia Foundation 2010 TLS, photogrammetry 10
Saronic Harbors Korphos Greece Philip Saperstein 2010 TLS 2
Porto Rafi Greece Georianna Moraitou, Greek Archaeological Eforia of Attica 2010 TLS 2
Rub al-Khali Duabi Jason Hermann University of Chicago 2010 Geophysics 12
Temple of Poseidon Sounion Greece Margaret Miles, American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2010 TLS 2
Zincirli Turkey David Schloen, Jason Hermann University of Chicago 2010 Geophysics, survey 14
QuFu China Li Min University of California, Los Angles 2010 Geophysics, TLS 2
Eleusis Greece Evangelos Kyriakidis, Kent University 2010 TLS 9
Comanche National Museum Oklahoma US Phyllis Wahahrockah-Tasi, Director CNM

 

 2009 Object Scanning 6
Kimball Site Iowa, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2009 Geophysics 19
10EL462 Idaho, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2009 Geophysics 20
Huff Village, Knife River Quarries North Dakota, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2009 Geophysics & topographic mapping 18
Amarna Egypt Barry Kemp, Cambridge University and the Amarna Trust 2009 Geophysics, TLS, object scanning 7
10EL217 Idaho, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2008 Geophysics 20
Chief Looking’s Village, Menoken Village North Dakota, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2008 Geophysics 21
Nodena Site Arkansas US Fred Limp, University of Arkansas 2008 Object scanning 5
Ostia Antica World Heritage Site Italy David Fredrick, University of Arkansas 2007 TLS, object scanning 4
Fort Pierre-Chouteau South Dakota, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2007 Geophysics 23
Sites in Uttarakhand India Ken Kvamme, AIL and Vinod Nautayal, HNB Garhwal University 2007 Geophysics 22
El Fuerte de Samaipata, Bolivia. Christopher Goodmaster 2006 TLS 2
Iglesia de Tiahuanaco Bolivia Christopher Goodmaster 2006 TLS 2
Larson Site North Dakota, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2006 Geophysics & topographic mapping 21
Boley Site North Dakota, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2005 Geophysics 21
Machu Picchu World Heritage Site Peru Vladimir Davila and Fernando Astete Institute Nacional de Cultura 2005 Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) 3
Tiwanaku World Heritage Site Bolivia Alexi Vranich, University of Pennsylvania 2004 TLS, geophysics, photogrammetry 3
Kasita Town Georgia US Ken Kvamme, University of Arkansas 2002 Geophysics 1
Silver Bluff South Carolina US Ken Kvamme, University of Arkansas 2002 Geophysics 1
Pueblo Escondito New Mexico US Eileen Ernenwein University of Arkansas 2002 Geophysics 1
Fort Clatsop Oregon, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2002 Geophysics 25
Army City Kansas US Ken Kvamme, University of Arkansas 2002 Satellite and aerial R/S, geophysics, thermal imaging 1
Double Ditch North Dakota, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2001 Geophysics, Thermal Infrared, topographic mapping 21
Sylvester Manor New York, USA Ken Kvamme, AIL 2000 Geophysics 24
On-A-Slant, Huff Village North Dakota, USA Ken Kvame, AIL 1999 Geophysics 26, 21

 

 

Selected Modern Buildings & Environments field projects conducted by CAST are listed below.
 

 

Project Location Collaborating Department Start Date Instruments /Methods Notes
3D Recording and Visualization Training Field School University of Arkansas Geography & Geophysics Departments 2010 Terrestrial Scanning 28
Recording, Visualizing, and Analyzing the Urban Setting Field Schools Northwest Arkansas Geography & Geophysics Departments, Schools of Architecture 2011 TLS, Photogrammetry, Geophysics 28
University of Arkansas FAMA Plant Buildings University of Arkansas U of A, Facilities Management & Planning 2011 Terrestrial Scanning 29
University of Arkansas Senior Walk University of Arkansas U of A, Facilities Management & Planning 2011 Photogrammetry and Geophysics 29
University of Arkansas Vol Walker Hall University of Arkansas U of A, Facilities Management & Planning 2011 TLS, Photogrammetry, Geophysics 29

 
Notes: Funding sources for fieldwork and processing

  1. SERDP (DoD)
  2. Leica Geosystems Chair Foundation
  3. NSF IIS 0431070
  4. University of Arkansas Honors College
  5. Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage Commission
  6. Comanche Nation
  7. UCLA Cotsen Institute Field School and Amarna Trust
  8. Brown University
  9. UCLA Cotsen Institute
  10. Stabia Foundation
  11. ESTCP (DoD)
  12. Emirate of Dubai and UA MEST Program
  13. Michael Gagarin
  14. National Endowment
  15. NSF BCS 1115148
  16. National Park Service
  17. Office of Public Works (Ireland)
  18. State Historical Society of North Dakota
  19. Office of the State Archaeologist, Iowa
  20. Idaho Power Company
  21. PaleoCultural Research Group
  22. HNB Garhwal University
  23. State Historical Society of South Dakota
  24. University of Massachusetts-Boston
  25. U.S. National Park Service
  26. University of North Dakota
  27.  NEH, University of Michigan
  28. NSF awarded CI-TRAIN project, Grant 091897
  29. University of Arkansas Facilities Management

 

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