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Locating Aguadas in Northern Guatemala Using Remote Sensing
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Thomas, Benjamin
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Year and Degree
2010, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Geography.
Abstract
Water management is critical in the Maya Lowlands due to the karst landscape and seasonal wet-dry climate. To ensure that a reliable source of water was available year-round, the ancient Maya constructed aguadas, which are reservoirs of varying dimensions capable of holding water throughout the dry season. The goal of this research was to develop a method of detecting aguadas using remote sensing in the vicinity of Tikal National Park in northern Guatemala. While it is known that many aguadas exist, their distribution is poorly documented. In this study, high resolution satellite remote sensing data are used to determine aguada locations using a tasseled cap image transformation developed specifically for IKONOS images, a laplacian edge enhancement filter to detect their circular shape, a target detection algorithm and a high resolution digital elevation model.
Committee
Nicholas Dunning, PhD (Committee Chair)
Richard Beck, PhD (Committee Member)
David Lentz, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
42 p.
Subject Headings
Geography
Keywords
Maya
;
aguadas
;
remote sensing
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Thomas, B. (2010).
Locating Aguadas in Northern Guatemala Using Remote Sensing
[Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1276981075
APA Style (7th edition)
Thomas, Benjamin.
Locating Aguadas in Northern Guatemala Using Remote Sensing.
2010. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1276981075.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Thomas, Benjamin. "Locating Aguadas in Northern Guatemala Using Remote Sensing." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1276981075
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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