@inproceedings{Patel_IAS_21,
  title = {Collaborative Mapping of Archaeological Sites Using Multiple UAVs},
  booktitle = {Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems},
  abstract = {UAVs have found an important application in archaeological mapping. Majority of the existing methods employ an offline method to process the data collected from an archaeological site. They are time-consuming and computationally expensive. In this paper, we present a multi-UAV approach for faster mapping of archaeological sites. Employing a team of UAVs not only reduces the mapping time by distribution of coverage area, but also improves the map accuracy by exchange of information. Through extensive experiments in a realistic simulation (AirSim), we demonstrate the advantages of using a collaborative mapping approach. We then create the first 3D map of the Sadra Fort, a 15th Century Fort located in Gujarat, India using our proposed method. Additionally, we present two novel archaeological datasets recorded in both simulation and real-world to facilitate research on collaborative archaeological mapping. For the benefit of the community, we make the AirSim simulation environment, as well as the datasets publicly available (Project web page: http://patelmanthan.in/castle-ruins-airsim/).},
  volume = {412},
  pages = {54--70},
  publisher = {Springer International Publishing},
  year = {2021},
  slug = {patel_ias_21},
  author = {Patel, Manthan and Bandopadhyay, Aditya and Ahmad, Aamir}
}