Current Outcomes

Discovered Objects

Here are most of the features that we have found, and that we believe are relevant to the Incas. If you are interested in the methods of our research, then read the “Research Technology” section of this site.

Feature № 1

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  1. Image from WorldView-2 satellite, acquired 2014-09-01. Microsoft Bing Maps screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation, © 2017 DigitalGlobe, © 2017 HERE
  2. Settlement Suitability Map [1], © 2018 Paititi Research
  3. UAVSAR Polarimetric L-band image, color overlay (HH—Red, HV—Green, VV—Blue), acquired 2014-04-18, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Feature № 2

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  1. Image from WorldView-2 satellite, acquired 2014-09-01. Microsoft Bing Maps screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation, © 2017 DigitalGlobe, © 2017 HERE
  2. Settlement Suitability Map [1], © 2018 Paititi Research
  3. UAVSAR Polarimetric L-band image, color overlay (HH—Red, HV—Green, VV—Blue), acquired 2014-04-18, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
  4. False-color near-infrared image from Sentinel-2 satellite, acquired 2016-11-06, contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Feature № 3

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  1. Image from WorldView-2 satellite, acquired 2014-09-01. Microsoft Bing Maps screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation, © 2017 DigitalGlobe, © 2017 HERE
  2. Settlement Suitability Map [1], © 2018 Paititi Research
  3. UAVSAR Polarimetric L-band image, color overlay (HH—Red, HV—Green, VV—Blue), acquired 2014-04-18, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Feature № 4

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  1. Image from WorldView-2 satellite, acquired 2014-09-01. Microsoft Bing Maps screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation, © 2017 DigitalGlobe, © 2017 HERE
  2. Settlement Suitability Map [1], © 2018 Paititi Research
  3. UAVSAR Polarimetric L-band image, color overlay (HH—Red, HV—Green, VV—Blue), acquired 2014-04-18, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Feature № 5

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  1. False-color near-infrared image from Sentinel-2 satellite, acquired 2016-11-06, contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
  2. Settlement Suitability Map [1], © 2018 Paititi Research
  3. UAVSAR Polarimetric L-band image, color overlay (HH—Red, HV—Green, VV—Blue), acquired 2014-04-18, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Feature № 6

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  1. Image from WorldView-2 satellite, acquired 2014-07-14. Microsoft Bing Maps screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation, © 2017 DigitalGlobe, © 2017 HERE
  2. Settlement Suitability Map [1], © 2018 Paititi Research
  3. UAVSAR Polarimetric L-band image, color overlay (HH—Red, HV—Green, VV—Blue), acquired 2014-04-18, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Feature № 7

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  1. Image from WorldView-2 satellite, acquired 2014-07-14. Microsoft Bing Maps screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation, © 2017 DigitalGlobe, © 2017 HERE

Feature № 8

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  1. Image from WorldView-2 satellite, acquired 2010-10-28. Microsoft Bing Maps screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation, © 2017 DigitalGlobe, © 2017 HERE

Feature № 9

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  1. Image from WorldView-2 satellite, acquired 2010-10-28. Microsoft Bing Maps screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation, © 2017 DigitalGlobe, © 2017 HERE
  2. Settlement Suitability Map [1], © 2018 Paititi Research
  3. False-color near-infrared image from Sentinel-2 satellite, acquired 2016-11-06, contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Feature № 10

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  • feature_10_3
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  1. Image from WorldView-2 satellite, acquired 2014-09-01. Microsoft Bing Maps screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation, © 2017 DigitalGlobe, © 2017 HERE
  2. Settlement Suitability Map [1], © 2018 Paititi Research
  3. UAVSAR Polarimetric L-band image, color overlay (HH—Red, HV—Green, VV—Blue), acquired 2014-04-18, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Feature № 11

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  1. Image from WorldView-2 satellite, acquired 2014-09-01. Microsoft Bing Maps screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation, © 2017 DigitalGlobe, © 2017 HERE

Feature № 12

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  • feature_12_4
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  1. Image from WorldView-2 satellite, acquired 2010-10-28. Microsoft Bing Maps screen shot reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation, © 2017 DigitalGlobe, © 2017 HERE
  2. Settlement Suitability Map [1], © 2018 Paititi Research
  3. UAVSAR Polarimetric L-band image, color overlay (HH—Red, HV—Green, VV—Blue), acquired 2014-04-18, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
  4. False-color near-infrared image from Sentinel-2 satellite, acquired 2016-11-06, contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Inca Road Network

We studied terrain parameters, interpreted satellite imagery, and referred it to already known ruins and Inca trails. As a result we managed to reconstruct ancient Inca road system for the region of our study.

A fragment of the map with discovered Inca trails (continious orange lines) and reconstructed ones (dashed lines)

Very high resolution satellite image (on top) and the one with a recognized Inca path

References

  1. Read more about Settlement Suitability Map.