The Miami Circle Documentation and Analysis

A 2,000 year-old Tequesta Indian settlement and National Historic Landmark Miami, Florida

Challenge 1:

An ancient landscape in the center of Miami urban development

Challenge 1:

An ancient landscape in the center of Miami urban development

Challenge 2:

Document an exposed, endangered archaeological feature including depth and morphology of cut hole basins

Method:

Field data acquisition: 2 days

Post-processing data: 1 week

A combination of instruments: GPS, Robotic Total Station, Terrestrial LiDAR

Solutions:

Use Terrestrial LiDAR instruments from ground and elevated positions to capture entire 2.2 acre landscape

Solutions:

Use Terrestrial LiDAR instruments from ground and elevated positions to capture entire 2.2 acre landscape

3D point clouds of data collected consisting of millions of x, y, and z points

Final Products:

Measurable point clouds for archaeological analysis, preservation, and presentation of the site to the public
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Final Products:

Measurable point clouds for archaeological analysis, preservation, and presentation of the site to the public

Final Products:

3D Model that can be reproduced accurately into a display replica

Final Products:

The data collected are used to examine the ways that the site could have been constructed, providing a visualization of the past

Final Products:

Website interpretation for the public and researchers

www.miamicirclesite.com