Ground-based photogrammetry at an aerial scale: preliminary results from the 2022 survey at Khirbat al-Mudyana al-‘Aliya, Jordan
- Title
- Ground-based photogrammetry at an aerial scale: preliminary results from the 2022 survey at Khirbat al-Mudyana al-‘Aliya, Jordan
- Creator(s)
- Diederik J.H. Halbertsma
- JR Peterson
- Christopher Scott
- Rachel Stokes
- Jo-Hannah Plug
- Bruce E. Routledge
- Laith Alshboul
- Date
- 2025
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 153-170
- Language
- eng
- Abstract
- This paper presents a cost- and time-effective, accessible, and practicable method of 3D site recording at an aerial scale using ground-based photogrammetry. The methodology was deployed in a recent survey of the site of Khirbet al-Mudayna al-‘Aliya, Jordan. The authors used ground-based photogrammetry to capture this 2.3 ha site, generating a com- plete and accurate 3D model and georeferenced orthophoto of the site within several days. The paper demonstrates that ground-based photogrammetry can provide a valid alternative where aerial photogrammetry is impractical. Therefore, this method is useful for baseline recording of site conditions under varying circumstances, with potential uses in site moni- toring and conservation.
- Spatial Coverage
- Khirbat al-Mudayna
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- https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/collections/VPDGI5ZJ
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Satellite view of KMA (courtesy of Google Earth) -
Map of ‘Mudayna’ sites around the Wadi al-Mujib and tributaries (courtesy of D.J.H. Halbertsma) -
The Wadi an-Nukhayla, a perennial streambed situated below the site (courtesy of D.J.H. Halbertsma) -
Plan of KMA with locations of the 37 individual zones (courtesy of D.J.H. Halbertsma) -
Field-walker walking transect through KMA’s dry-moat (courtesy of D.J.H. Halbertsma) -
Field-walker applying angled camera method (courtesy of D.J.H. Halbertsma) -
Orthorectified image of the entirety of the site of KMA (courtesy of D.J.H. Halbertsma) -
Comparative image demonstrating the level of detail of the 3D model. Left: close up of Building 100 from Google Earth; centre: close up of Building 100 from the 3D model; right: drawing of Building 100 (after Routledge 2000, fig. 10) -
Oblique view of Building 500 looking S, demonstrating added information of recording in 3D: note the preserved stacked stones forming walls, upright pillars, and accurately captured stone rubble (courtesy of D.J.H. Halbertsma)
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