Public Resources for Aerial Archaeology

A collection of public resources for aerial archaeology: LiDAR, aerial imagery, historic maps, and more

Table of Contents

1. Old Maps
2. LiDAR & Aerial Imagery
3. Archaeological Registers
4. Global Misc Resources
5. Tutorials & Training
6. Contribute
7. Contact

Old Maps

Country/Region	Link
Global (various countries)	Pastmaps
Global (various countries)	Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Global (various countries)	Cambridge University Library
Global (various countries)	Old Maps Online
Global (various countries)	Earth Resources Publication
Global (various countries)	BLR Antique Maps
Africa (various countries)	Afriterra
Australia	National Library of Australia
Belgium	Cartesius
Belgium	Flanders Geopunt
British Isles	BHO collection
British Isles	NLS
British Isles	CCS
British Isles	University of Reading
British Isles	Ordnance Survey Drawings
British Isles	ARCHIUK
British Isles	MAPCO
Canada	Quebec Ontario Samuel de Champlain
England	Various old maps collection Lakes guides
England	Bristol Museums Collection
England	Bristol Know Your Place
England	Cheshire Tithe Maps Online
England	Devon Tithe Map GOV
England	East Sussex County Council
England	Lancashire Heritage Mapping
England	Liverpool Historic Liverpool
England	Maidenhead SL6
England	Maidenhead Heritage Centre
England	Norfolk Fadens Map
England	Norfolk Tithe Map Norfolk Historic Map Explorer
England	Staffordshire Tithe Maps
England	Sussex Old Sussex Mapped
Europe (various countries)	Arcanum collection
Europe (various countries)	Mapster
Europe	Ice Map Eurasian Icesheet Reconstruction
Europe	WW2 Aerial photos and maps
Europe	WW2 German maps of the general staff
Europe	Western Front Assoc. Trench Mapper
Europe	Index of German Maps
Europe	Arcanum
Finland	Old Maps
France	Old maps and aerial photographs IGN
India	Zenodo
India	The Digital South Asia Library
Netherlands	Topotijdreis
Northern Ireland	PRONI
Poland	Mapster Collection
Republic of Ireland	Irish Townland and Historical Map Viewer
Sweden	Alvin
Sweden	Lantmateriet
Sweden	Riksarkivet
Switzerland	Federal Office of Topography
USA	The New York Public Library
USA	Boydmaps
USA	Topoview USGS
USA	NOAA
USA (Ohio)	Ohio Archaeological Atlas
USA (Ohio)	Lake County Ohio Historical Maps
USA (Kansas)	Kansas Historical Society
USA (Massachusetts)	Digital Commonwealth
USA (Pennsylvania)	Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Wales	National Library of Wales

LiDAR & Aerial Imagery

Region/Location	Resource
Africa	Aerial Photography Digital Earth Africa Explorer
Africa	LiDAR Researchgate
Antarctic	LiDAR OpenTopography McMurdo Sound region
Antarctic	LiDAR REMA Explorer
Arctic (Greenland, parts of Canada and Russia)	LiDAR Living Atlas
Argentina	LiDAR IGN
Australia	LiDAR ICSM
Australia - Queensland	Queensland LiDAR Queensland Globe
Australia - Western Australia	LiDAR DataWA
Austria	LiDAR
Austria	LiDAR GEOLAND
Austria Karnten	Region LiDAR Land Karnten
Austria Pulkau	Municipality aerial photography
Austria Salzburg	Region LiDAR Sagis Info
Austria Steiermark	Region LiDAR Darstellung
Austria Tirol	Region LiDAR Laserscan Tirol
Austria Wien	Region LiDAR Stadt Wien
Belgium	LiDAR
Belgium	Aerial photography Dinamis
Belgium Flanders	LiDAR Digitaal Vlaanderen
Belgium Wallony	LiDAR Geoportail
Brazil	LiDAR IBGE
Britain	Aerial Photography Cambridge Collection of Aerial Photography
Canada	LiDAR Government of Canada
Canada	LiDAR Datacube
Canada - British Columbia	LiDAR
Canada - Brunswick	LiDAR GeoNB
Canada - Nova Scotia	LiDAR Datalocator
Canada - Nova Scotia	LiDAR GeoNova
Canada - Ontario	LiDAR Geohub
Canada - Quebec	LiDAR Quebec Data Partnership
Canada - Quebec	LiDAR
Croatia	Aerial photography Bioportal
Czech Republic	Aerial photography MAPY
Czech Republic	LiDAR Geoportal
Czech Republic	LiDAR Geobrowser
Denmark	LiDAR
Denmark	Aerial photography
Ecuador	LiDAR SAVGIS
England	LiDAR DEFRA
England	LiDAR Lidarfinder
England	LiDAR Archiuk
England	LiDAR Houseprices.io
England Jersey	LiDAR (Channel Island) LiDAR Jersey Heritage
England Surrey	LiDAR Surrey LiDAR Portal
Estonia	LiDAR MAA-AMET
Estonia	LiDAR Geoportal
Europe	Hillforts
Finland	LiDAR
France	LiDAR Geoservices
France	LiDAR Earth Engine
France	LiDAR and Aerial photography TopoExport
Germany Baden	Wurttemberg LiDAR Geoportal
Germany Bavaria	LiDAR Bavarian Surveying Administration
Germany Bayern	LiDAR Bayern Atlas
Germany Berlin	LiDAR FIS Broker
Germany Bradenburg	LiDAR Brandenburgviewer
Germany Bremen	LiDAR Geoportal
Germany Hamburg	LiDAR Transparency Portal Hamburg
Germany Hessen	LiDAR Bodenviewer
Germany Hessen	LiDAR Wind-Atlas
Germany Mecklenburg	Vorpommern LiDAR Geoportal
Germany Nordrhein	Westfalen LiDAR Geoportal
Germany North Rhine	Westphalia LiDAR Tim-Online
Germany Rheinland	LiDAR State Office for Geology and Mining
Germany Rheinland	Palatinate LiDAR GeoData
Germany Saarland	LiDAR Geoportal
Germany Sachsen	Anhalt LiDAR Sachsen-Anhalt viewer
Germany Saxony	Aerial photography Geoportal
Germany Saxony	LiDAR Geoportal
Germany Schleswig	Holstein LiDAR GeoDaten
Germany Thuringen	LiDAR Thuringia Viewer
Greece Santorini	LiDAR Open Topography
Haiti	LiDAR Open Topography
Holland	LiDAR
Hungary	LiDAR Envirosense
Iceland	LiDAR
India	LiDAR Bhuvan Indian Geo-Platform
Israel/Palestine	Aerial Photography GOVMAP
Italy	LiDAR Geoportal
Italy	LiDAR Data in Europe
Italy Abruzzo	LiDAR Opendata
Italy Sardegna	Region LiDAR Sardegnamappe
Italy Sardinia	Region LiDAR EU
Italy Sudtirol	Region LiDAR GeoKatalog
Italy Trento	Region LiDAR STEM-WEBGIS
Jordan	Aerial Photography APAAME
Latvia	LiDAR 3D Latvija
Lithuania	LiDAR Geoportal
Luxembourg	LiDAR Geosciences
Mexico	LiDAR Inegi
Mexico - Yucatan	LiDAR ArcGIS
Netherlands	LiDAR AHN viewer
Netherlands	Aerial Photography and historic maps
Netherlands	Aerial photography and castles
New Zealand	LiDAR
New Zealand - Marlborough region	LiDAR
Northern Ireland	Coast LiDAR
Northern Ireland	LiDAR Opendata NI
Norway	LiDAR Hoydedata
Norway	LiDAR Cultural Memorial
Philippines	LiDAR LIPAD
Poland	LiDAR Geoportal.gov
Portugal	LiDAR Territorio
Portugal	Aerial Photography Centro de Informacao Espacial
Republic of Ireland	LiDAR Geological Survey
Republic of Ireland	LiDAR Gov
Republic of Ireland	LiDAR AXE
Romania	LiDAR
Romania	LiDAR LAKI MNT
Romania	Aerial photography Harta
Romania	LiDAR ArcGIS
Romania	LiDAR Harti
Scotland	LiDAR NLS
Scotland	LiDAR Scottish Remote Sensing Portal
Slovakia	Aerial Photography Nextgis
Slovakia	LiDAR ZBgis
Slovakia	LiDAR HOFM
Slovakia	LiDAR Slovakia Relief Explorer
Slovakia	LiDAR Freemap DTM
Slovakia	LiDAR Freemap DTM V2
Slovakia	LiDAR Freemap DSM
Slovenia	LiDAR
Slovenia	Aerial photography
Spain	LiDAR Instituto Geografico Nacional
Spain	LiDAR Centro de Descargas
Sweden	LiDAR Lantmateriet
Sweden	LiDAR Fornsok
Switzerland	LiDAR
Thailand	LiDAR SAVGIS
USA	Aerial Photography Landscape Explorer
USA	Aerial Photography Historic Aerials
USA	LiDAR CalTopo
USA	LiDAR Boydmaps
USA	LiDAR HRTM
USA	LiDAR USGS
USA	LiDAR NOAA
USA	LiDAR PLSS viewer
USA	LIDAR Petersburg Project
USA - Alabama	LiDAR Geologfical Survey of Alabama
USA - Arkansas	LiDAR Arkansas GIS Office
USA - California	LiDAR Northern California LiDAR Project
USA - Carolina (North)	LiDAR Spatial Data
USA - Carolina Bay	LiDAR Carolina Bay Survey
USA - Colorado	LiDAR Colorado Water Conservation Board
USA - Connecticut	Aerial Photography CT State Library
USA - Connecticut	LiDAR CT ECO
USA - Delaware	LiDAR First Map
USA - Florida	LiDAR FGIO
USA - Hawaii	LiDAR Hawaii Satewide GIS Program
USA - Idaho	LiDAR Idaho LiDAR Web Viewer
USA - Illinois	LiDAR arcgis
USA - Indiana	LiDAR arcgis
USA - Indiana	LiDAR Indiana Geographic Information Council
USA - Iowa	LiDAR Geospatial Data
USA - Iowa	LiDAR Geographic Map Server
USA - Kansas	LiDAR Kansas Biological Survey
USA - Kansas	Chase County LiDAR Kansas Biological Survey
USA - Kansas	Greenwood County LiDAR Kansas Biological Survey
USA - Kentucky	LiDAR arcgis
USA - Kentucky	Aerial Photography KYFROMABOVE
USA - Louisiana	LiDAR Atlas LiDAR
USA - Maine	LiDAR ARCGIS
USA - Maryland	LiDAR Maryland Gov
USA - Massachusetts	LiDAR MassGIS
USA - Minnesota	LiDAR Mntopo
USA - Missouri	LiDAR MSDIS
USA - Montana	LiDAR Montana.gov
USA - Nebraska	LiDAR DCGIS
USA - New Hampshire	LiDAR GRANIT
USA - New York	LiDAR Discover GIS Data NY
USA - Oklahoma	LiDAR OKMaps
USA - Oregon	LiDAR Dept of Geology and Mineral Industries
USA - Pennsylvania	Aerial Photography PASDA
USA - South Carolina	LiDAR SCDNR
USA - Tennessee	LiDAR Program
USA - Utah	Aerial Photography Utah Geological Survey
USA - Utah	LIDAR UGRC
USA - Vermont	LiDAR Vermont Center for Geographic Information
USA - Virginia	LiDAR VGIN
USA - Washington	LiDAR Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources
USA - West Virginia	LiDAR WV Elevation and LiDAR
USA - Wisconsin	LiDAR WiDNR Open Data
USA - Wisconsin	Aerial Photography WHAIFinder
USA/Alaska/Canada/Mexico	LiDAR USGS
Vietnam	LiDAR Open Development
Wales	LiDAR Datamapwales

Archaeological Registers

Country/Region	Link
Global	Global UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Afghanistan	Afghanistan Site Register
Belgium	Belgium Heritage Register
Bulgaria	Bulgaria Archaeological Register
Canada	Canada Historic Places
Canada (Quebec)	Canada Quebec Report an Archaeological Discovery
China	China State Administration of Culture Heritage
Czech Republic	Czech Republic AISCR
England	England Archaeology Data Services
England	England Gate house Gazette
England	England Heritage Gateway
England	England Historic England Archaeological Mapping
England	England Portable Antiquities Scheme
France	France Archaeological Register
Greece	Greece National Archive of Monuments
India	India Archaeological Survey of India
India	India State Archaeologist
Ireland	Ireland National Monuments Service
Isle of Man	Isle of Man HER
Jordan	Jordan The National Heritage Documentation and Management System
Middle East and North Africa	Middle East and North Africa Endangered Archaeology EAMENA
Netherlands	Netherlands Portable Antiquities
Nigeria	Nigeria National Commission for Museums and Monuments
Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Historic Environment Map Viewer
Norway	Norway Cultural Memory Search
Poland	Poland Archaeological Register
Poland	Poland Monuments Register
Romania	Romania Cartographic Server for the National Cultural Heritage
Scotland	Scotland Canmore
Scotland (Shetland Islands)	Scotland Shetland Islands Council
Scotland	Scotland Pastmap
Slovakia	Slovakia link to regional offices
Spain	Spain Castilia and Leon General Directorate of Cultural Heritage
Sweden	Sweden Fornsok
Switzerland	Switzerland Archaeological Heritage
USA (Alabama)	USA Alabama State Site File
USA (Alaska)	USA Alaska Bureau of Land Management Archaeology
USA (Alaska)	USA Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
USA (Alaska)	USA Alaska Office of History and Archaeology
USA (Arizona)	USA Arizona Archaeological Records Office
USA (Arkansas)	USA Arkansas Archaeological Survey
USA (California)	USA California Historical Resources Information System
USA (Colorado)	USA Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
USA (Connecticut)	USA Connecticut's Official State Website
USA (Delaware)	USA Delaware Architectural and Archaeological Survey
USA (Florida)	USA Florida Historical Resources
USA (Hawaii)	USA Hawaii State Archaeologist
USA (Georgia)	USA Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites
USA (Idaho)	USA Idaho Archaeological Survey
USA (Illinois)	USA Illinois State Archaeological Survey
USA (Iowa)	USA Iowa The Office of the State Archaeologist
USA (Indiana)	USA Indiana Historic Preservation
USA (Kansas)	USA Kansas Historic Resources Inventory
USA (Kansas)	USA Kansas State Archaeologist
USA (Kentucky)	USA Kentucky Office of State Archaeology
USA (Louisiana)	USA Louisiana Division of Archaeology
USA (Maine)	USA Maine Historic Preservation Commission
USA (Maryland)	USA Maryland Historical Trust
USA (Massachusetts)	USA Massachusetts DCR Archaeology
USA (Massachusetts)	USA Massachusetts Archaeology Resources
USA (Michigan)	USA Michigan Archaeology
USA (Minnesota)	USA Minnesota State Archaeology
USA (Mississippi)	USA Mississippi Dept of Archives and History
USA (Missouri)	USA Missouri State Parks
USA (Montana)	USA Montana Historical Society
USA (Nebraska)	USA Nebraska Archaeology
USA (Nevada)	USA Nevada State Register of Historic Places
USA (New Hampshire)	USA New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources
USA (New Jersey)	USA New Jersey Archaeological Survey
USA (New Mexico)	USA New Mexico Historic Preservation Division
USA (New York)	USA New York Archaeology
USA (Ohio)	USA Ohio Archaeological Inventory
USA (Washington)	USA Washington Dept. of Archaeology
USA (Wisconsin)	USA Wisconsin State Archaeology
Vici (Community Driven)	Vici Community Driven Archaeological Atlas of Antiquity
Wales	Wales Historic Environment Records

Global Misc Resources

Resource Type	Link	Notes
Aerial photography	Aerial photography Zoom.earth
Aerial photography	Aerial photography Bing maps
Aerial photography	Aerial photography Google Earth
Aerial photography	Aerial photography Satellites Pro
Aerial photography	Aerial photography ESRI world imagery wayback
Aerial photography	Aerial photography USGS Earth Explorer
Aerial photography	Aerial photography Land Sat Look Historical Imagery
Aerial photography	Aerial photography Corona Atlas
LiDAR	LiDAR ARCGIS World Hillshade
LiDAR	Open Topography
Aerial photography / LiDAR	Google Earth Engine
Historic maps	Google Earth Historic Map Collection
LiDAR	Open Topography
Satellite imagery / LiDAR	NASA Earth Data
Aerial photography / LiDAR	ATLOGIS Geoinfomatics aerial and LiDAR
Aerial photography / LiDAR / Historic maps	Aerial photography LiDAR and Historic maps TOPOREC

Tutorials & Training

QGIS Tutorials

Link	Type
QGIS Training Manual	Documentation
QGIS Download	Software Download
QGIS An Absolute Beginners Guide	Video Tutorial (QGIS)
QGIS MAGIC Webinar: Using LiDAR Data in QGIS	Webinar (LiDAR)
QGIS LIDAR for Metal Detecting	Video Tutorial (LiDAR)
QGIS LiDAR to DEM with LAS Tools	Video Tutorial (LiDAR)

6-Part LiDAR Training Series by Kevin Costello (Pseudomorph Geospatial)

Link	Type
Part 1 – Required software and common sources of data	Video Tutorial (LiDAR)
Part 2 – How to merge and classify LiDAR point clouds using cloud compare	Video Tutorial (LiDAR)
Part 3 – Reprojection of point clouds using PDAL natively in QGIS	Video Tutorial (LiDAR)
Part 4 – Rasterization of LiDAR point cloud using Open LiDAR Toolbox	Video Tutorial (LiDAR)
Part 5 – Interpretations of LiDAR visualisations using QGIS	Video Tutorial (LiDAR)
Part 6 – Using a Pre-made DEM for archaeological investigation	Video Tutorial (LiDAR)

Other LiDAR Tutorials

Link	Type
LiDAR how does it work	Video Tutorial (LiDAR)
LiDAR How to overlay LiDAR data on Google Earth	Video Tutorial (LiDAR)

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