Remote sensing record

Research

Dr. Fisher's research joins geospatial science, coastal change, remote sensing, and archaeological landscapes.

2024-2029

MissDelta

MissDelta, the Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative, is a $22M, five-year National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine funded project. The consortium includes 14 institutions and focuses on the Birdsfoot Delta. Dr. Fisher contributes remote sensing and geospatial science work.

  • LiDAR
  • Multispectral
  • Thermal
  • Photogrammetry
  • GIS
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Louisiana State University, 2024

Dos Aguadas, Guatemala

His dissertation, Strategic Fortifications and Warfare: Analyzing Defensive Earthworks at Dos Aguadas, Guatemala through LiDAR and GIS, examined Classic Maya defensive strategies in the Guatemalan Peten.

  • LiDAR
  • GIS
  • Photogrammetry
  • Population estimation
  • Least-cost path
  • Line of sight
  • Volumetric labor analysis
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Methods and Tools

  • ArcGIS Pro, ArcPy, and QGIS.
  • LiDAR, multispectral, thermal, and photogrammetric sensing.
  • Least-cost path analysis and line-of-sight analysis.
  • Population estimation and volumetric labor investment analysis.