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dc.contributor.authorMogstad, Aksel Alstad
dc.contributor.authorØdegård, Øyvind
dc.contributor.authorNornes, Stein Melvær
dc.contributor.authorLudvigsen, Martin
dc.contributor.authorJohnsen, Geir
dc.contributor.authorSørensen, Asgeir Johan
dc.contributor.authorBerge, Jørgen
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-31T06:34:54Z
dc.date.available2020-03-31T06:34:54Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-19
dc.description.abstractIn 2007, a possible wreck site was discovered in Trygghamna, Isfjorden, Svalbard by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. Using (1) a REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with a sidescan sonar (SSS) and (2) a Seabotix LBV 200 mini-remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with a high-definition (HD) camera, the wreck was in 2015 identified as the Figaro: a floating whalery that sank in 1908. The Figaro is to our knowledge currently the northernmost wreck in the world to be investigated by archaeologists. As the wreck is protected by law as an underwater cultural heritage (UCH) site, only non-intrusive methods could be used during surveys. In this study, we demonstrate how using multiple complementary remote sensing techniques can be advantageous with respect to acquiring a holistic overview of a recently discovered wreck site. In January 2016, the wreck was revisited, and a full photogrammetric survey of the site was conducted with a Sperre Subfighter 7500 medium class ROV. In addition to stereo camera images, HD-video and underwater hyperspectral imagery was also obtained from the wreck site. In terms of data analysis and interpretation, the emphasis was in the current study put on the photogrammetric 3D model and the underwater hyperspectral imagery. The former provided an excellent general overview of the Figaro wreck site, whereas the latter supplied detailed information from a 14.65-m2 sub-area situated on the top of the wreck. By analyzing classified underwater hyperspectral imagery in context with supplementary information from the 3D model, the levels of biofouling associated with different marine archaeological substrate types were assessed. Our findings suggest that strongly protruding archaeological objects support significantly higher levels of biofouling than their surroundings, and consequently that high-density biological assemblages could serve as proxies for identifying human-made artifacts on the seafloor.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMogstad AA, Ødegård ØØ, Nornes SM, Ludvigsen M L, Johnsen G, Sørensen AJ, Berge J. Mapping the Historical Shipwreck Figaro in the High Arctic Using Underwater Sensor-Carrying Robots. Remote Sensing. 2020;12(5)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1802891
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/rs12060997
dc.identifier.issn2072-4292
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/17927
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalRemote Sensing
dc.relation.projectIDNorges forskningsråd: 245923en_US
dc.relation.projectIDNorges forskningsråd: 223254en_US
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/SFF/223254/Norway/Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems/AMOS/en_US
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/FORINFRA/245923/Norway/Arctic ABC Development//en_US
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/6/997
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Teknologi: 500::Marin teknologi: 580en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Technology: 500::Marine technology: 580en_US
dc.subjectArkeologisk fjernmåling / Archaeological remote sensingen_US
dc.subjectMarinbiologi / Marine biologyen_US
dc.titleMapping the Historical Shipwreck Figaro in the High Arctic Using Underwater Sensor-Carrying Robotsen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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