Project Description: A priority of the National Park Service (NPS), both Park Units & Regional Resource Divisions, and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) is to identify, document, and preserve cultural and natural resources. Many of these resources are archaeological sites, historic properties, and associated natural features that lack information about buried attributes and depositional context. Geophysical surveys incorporate technology, such as Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), twin-coil electromagnetic induction (EM), and magnetic survey, that allows detection of buried features and cultural material that would previously have required more destructive research to identify. Because of the effectiveness of the technology and methodology for identifying buried deposits and features, many parks and associated parties are looking to employ this technology and methodology in their research to build a greater understanding of where resources are that we want to avoid and also in some cases to study. Because of the increase in demand of geophysical surveys from the NPS parks and programs, a need has arisen to streamline the data processing and reporting from these surveys. To maximize the cost-effectiveness of the fieldwork, the goal of this project is to develop software to allow for process different geophysical platforms data into datasets that can be imported into rendering software for interpretation and reporting. This project will involve the development of the software, field work to collect data, post-processing, report generation, and training.
Cornell University (Cornell) and the NPS will collaborate to accomplish the following objectives:
a. Use multiple geophysical techniques to locate and identify buried features for the understanding, interpretation, and preservation of resources in collaboration with the National Park Service;
b. Develop software for processing data from multiple platforms and generating data in a usable form for interpretation and reporting;
c. Produce detailed reports including maps, images, interpretation of results, figures, and other results that can be used by park or program management and associated parties.
Lead Principal Investigator: Kade Keranen, Cornell University
Partner Institution: Cornell University
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Justin Junge
Project Type: Research
Project Discipline: Natural Resources
Project Sub-Discipline(s): Physical and Earth Sciences
Start Year: 2023
End Year: 2027
Initial Funding Amount: $59,985.00
Federal Grant Number: P23AC01681
Amendments
- Amendment Number: 01, Year: 2024, Amount: $49,426.38
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