Monitoring cultural resources in parks and protected areas is greatly enhanced using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). For this example, a pilot inventory of cultural resources is illustrated for the United States National Park Service lands that protect the Appalachian Trail in Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, the trail stretches 145.2 kilometers (90.2 miles) and is protected by nearly 2052 hectares (5070 acres) of land. To aid in the resource monitoring, these remote sensing data are corroborated with historic records to identify the historical archaeological resources in the corridor. The inventory are then added to existing management plans to help protect the national park with a more complete understanding of the historical human impacts in the backcountry of New England.

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发现公园和保护区的考古景观

使用光探测和测距 (LiDAR) 极大地加强了对公园和保护区文化资源的监测。在此示例中，我们展示了美国国家公园管理局保护马萨诸塞州阿巴拉契亚小径的文化资源试点清单。在马萨诸塞州，这条小径绵延 145.2 公里（90.2 英里），并受到近 2052 公顷（5070 英亩）的土地的保护。为协助资源监测，将这些遥感数据与历史记录进行核对，以识别走廊中的历史考古资源。然后将清单添加到现有的管理计划中，以通过更全面地了解新英格兰偏远地区的历史人类影响来帮助保护国家公园。