The archaeological landscape at Rijnenburg along the Limes - a multi-sensor UAS inspection

This document reports on the drone remote sensing operations at the Rijnenburg polder, commissioned by the Gemeente Utrecht, represented by municipal archaeologist Erik Graafstal. The area under investigation comprises a Roman period cultural landscape located southwest of the city of Utrecht, within the bounds of the Rijnenburg polder (Graafstal 2023). This area is scheduled for large-scale urban redevelopment in the coming years to transform this polder into a new neighbourhood belonging to the city of Utrecht. Due to the size of the area and the need for rapid, non-invasive data collection, the municipality opted for a sensor-based prospection campaign. In this light, both a geophysical prospection campaign and a multi-sensor drone remote sensing operation were carried out at selected locations within the study area. This report specifically details the methodology and results of the drone-based remote sensing campaign conducted in Rijnenburg.