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Analysis of Radar Images of Angkor, CambodiaDuring the 1996 AIRSAR Pacific Rim Deployment, data were collected over Angkor in Cambodia. The temples of Angkor date the succession of cities to the 9th-13th century AD, but little is known of its prehistoric habitation. A related area of archaeological debate has been the origin, spiritual meaning and use of the hydraulic constructions in the urban zone. The high resolution, multi-channel capability of AIRSAR, together with the unprecedentedly accurate topography provided by TOPSAR, offer identification and delineation of these features. Examples include previously unrecorded circular earthworks around circular village sites, detection of unrecorded earthwork dykes, reservoirs and canal features, and of temple sites located some distance from the main temple complex at Angkor.
Document ID
20000060823
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Other
Authors
Freeman, Anthony (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Hensley, Scott (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Moore, Elizabeth (London Univ. United Kingdom)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2000
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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