Remote sensing technology has become a standard tool for archaeological prospecting. Yet the ethical guidelines associated with the use of these technologies are not well established and are even less-often discussed in published literature. With a nearly unobstructed view of large geographic spaces, aerial and spaceborne remote sensing technology creates an asymmetrical power dynamic between observers and the observed. Here, we explore the power dynamics involved with aerial and spaceborne remote sensing, using Foucault's notion of power and the panopticon. In many other areas of archaeological practice, such power imbalances have been actively confronted by collaborative approaches and community engagement, but remote sensing archaeology has been largely absent from such interventions. We discuss how aerial and spaceborne imagery is perceived by local communities in southwest Madagascar and advocate for a more collaborative approach to remote sensing archaeology that includes local stakeholders and researchers in all levels of data acquisition, analysis, and dissemination.

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神圣文化空间中的空中全景与考古遥感伦理学

遥感技术已成为考古勘探的标准工具。然而，与使用这些技术相关的道德准则尚未完善，在已发表的文献中讨论的频率甚至更低。航空和星载遥感技术几乎可以一览无余的大地理空间，在观察者和被观察者之间创造了一种不对称的权力动态。在这里，我们使用福柯的权力概念和全景摄像机探索与航空和星载遥感相关的权力动态。在考古实践的许多其他领域，协作方法和社区参与积极应对这种权力失衡，但此类干预在很大程度上缺乏遥感考古学。