World War One Aerial Photography and Archaeology (2004-2009)
World War One Aerial Photography. An Archaeological Perspective, PhD research Birger Stichelbaut
This doctoral research by Birger Stichelbaut describes the results of a largescale archival research project that has created a GIS-based index to the geographic coverage of this imagery, supported by a quantification and characterisation of these collections. Beyond the overview of the archives, a methodology is developed how to process the photographs from a contact print in the archive to an analysis of a front sector.
The aerial photographs and the developed methodology are tested in a large case study that illustrates the potential applications of this material for both traditional and conflict archaeology of World War One.