The digital documentation of archaeological sites provides a new way of preserving, educating, and analyzing cultural and natural landscapes. These geospatial models enable users to quantitatively and qualitatively assess sites for coastal erosion, provide visualization tools for public education, and serve as a form of digital preservation.

A brief historical outline provides the context for an introduction to LiDAR technology and a demonstration of how LiDAR-derived imagery is being used as an adjunct to traditional methods in the search for early European settlement sites in the Merrymeeting Bay area. Also included are examples of how LiDAR imaging and analytics can be used […]