‘EXCELSIOR’ H2020 Widespread Teaming Phase 2 Project: Earth Observation and Geoinformatics Research and Innovation Agenda for Cultural Heritage

2021 ◽  
pp. 150-161
Author(s):  
Diofantos Hadjimitsis ◽  
Georgios Leventis ◽  
Daniele Cerra ◽  
Kyriacos Themistocleous ◽  
Phaedon Kyriakidis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
Research And Innovation

scholarly journals COPERNICUS EARTH OBSERVATION FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athos Agapiou ◽  
Vasiliki Lysandrou ◽  
Branka Cuca
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Data Policy ◽  
European Projects ◽  
Research Domain

This article summarises the contribution of the European Union's Earth Observation Copernicus Programme, and other satellite-based platforms for cultural heritage applications and highlights the results of some national and European projects conducted in this domain. Even though the Copernicus Programme has recently been introduced for cultural heritage use (i.e., after the second half of this decade), the full, free, and open data policy, known as FFO, has increased the number of relevant applications. Since then, several studies dedicated to cultural heritage monitoring, management, etc., have been presented in the literature. Despite the medium spatial resolution of the radar and optical Sentinel sensors, the high-temporal revisit time of these sensors in combination with other legacy space programmes (e.g., the Landsat space programme) can provide useful information to site-managers, local and regional stakeholders, and other national agencies. Also, new developments in the domain of image processing like the use of big-data earth observation cloud platforms already showcased the potentials for dedicated space-based cultural heritage services. However, this technological shift remains still within the scientific and theoretical research domain. Therefore, much effort is still needed towards the implementation of national policies.

ESA Activities in Earth Observation for Cultural Heritage Applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 325-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Stewart ◽  
M. Rast ◽  
F. Sarti ◽  
O. Arino
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Earth Observation

scholarly journals Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, and Geoscientific Ground Investigations for Archaeological and Heritage Research

Geosciences ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deodato Tapete
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Guest Editor ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Archaeological Prospection ◽  
Optical Imagery

Building upon the positive outcomes and evidence of dissemination across the community of the first Special Issue “Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology”, the second edition of this Special Series of Geosciences dedicated to “Earth Observation, Remote Sensing and Geoscientific Ground Investigations for Archaeological and Heritage Research” collects a varied body of original scientific research contributions showcasing the technological, methodological, and interpretational advances that have been achieved in this field of archaeological and cultural heritage sciences over the last years. The fourteen papers, published after rigorous peer review, allowed the guest editor to make considerations on the capabilities, limitations, challenges, and perspectives of Earth observation (EO), remote sensing (RS), and geoscientific ground investigations with regard to: (1) archaeological prospection with high resolution satellite SAR and optical imagery; (2) high resolution documentation of archaeological features with drones; (3) archaeological mapping with LiDAR towards automation; (4) digital fieldwork using old and modern data; (5) field and archaeometric investigations to corroborate archaeological hypotheses; (6) new frontiers in archaeological research from space in contemporary Africa; and (7) education and capacity building in EO and RS for cultural heritage.

scholarly journals COMPARING INNOVATIVE XR SYSTEMS IN CULTURAL HERITAGE. A CASE STUDY

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W11 ◽  
pp. 373-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Carrozzino ◽  
G.-D. Voinea ◽  
M. Duguleană ◽  
R. G. Boboc ◽  
M. Bergamasco
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Holographic Display ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
3D Elements ◽  
Digital Book

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The technological advances made in the recent years in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have led to a revolution in many adjacent areas. One of these is Cultural Heritage (CH), as the new array of XR technologies (a concept integrating Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality) is offering new interaction possibilities. The purpose of this paper is to compare several such technologies at application level, and to classify them based on common features such as Interaction, Manipulability, Ease of Use and others. The study presented in this paper was carried out during the H2020 project eHERITAGE (‘Expanding the Research and Innovation Capacity in Cultural Heritage Virtual Reality Applications’). The action had as output multiple XR systems/applications. We compare 4 of them: a smartphone-based AR application, a digital book with 3D elements deployed on a large touchscreen, a large holographic display and a bow simulator built using a VR headset and a mechatronic system. We evaluate these innovative systems in the context of the 2 educational events, when over 4000 participants interacted with our team. Results show that systems with greater interaction and immersion features were preferred over the others. Furthermore, Mixed Reality was preferred over Virtual and Augmented Reality.</p>

scholarly journals The "Excelsior" H2020 Widespread Teaming Phase 2 Project: ERATOSTHENES: EXcellence Research Centre for Earth SurveiLlance and Space-Based MonItoring Of the EnviRonment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diofantos Hadjimitsis ◽  
Gunter Schreier ◽  
Haris Kontoes ◽  
Albert Ansman ◽  
Giorgos Komodromos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Electronic Communications ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The Government

&lt;p&gt;The EXCELSIOR project aims to upgrade the existing ERATOSTHENES Research Centre established within the Cyprus University of Technology into a sustainable, viable and autonomous ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence (ECoE) for Earth Surveillance and Space-Based Monitoring of the Environment. The ECoE for Earth Surveillance and Space-Based Monitoring of the Environment will provide the highest quality of related services both on the National, European and International levels through the &amp;#8216;EXCELSIOR&amp;#8217; Project under H2020 WIDESPREAD TEAMING. The vision of the ECoE is to become a world-class Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) for Earth observation and Geospatial Information becoming the reference Centre in the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa (EMMENA) within the next 7 years. The ECoE will lead multidisciplinary Earth observation research towards a better understanding, monitoring and sustainable exploitation and protection of the physical, built and human environment, in line with International policy frameworks. Indeed, the scientific potential of the new upgraded ECoE focusing on the integration of novel Earth observation, space and ground based integrated technologies for the efficient systematic monitoring of the environment. Furthermore, ECoE aims to excel in five domains: &amp;#160;i) Access to energy; ii) Disaster Risk Reduction; iii) Water Resource Management; iv) Climate Change Monitoring and v) Big Earth observation Data Analytics. This will be achieved through research and innovation excellence in the respective scientific and technological disciplines and working together with other Earth observation industries, whereby the ECoE will develop a pool of scientific expertise and engineering capability as well as technical facilities. The partners of the EXCELSIOR consortium include the Cyprus University of Technology as the Coordinator, the German Airspace Center (DLR), the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) and the Department of Electronic Communications, of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works of Cyprus.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The EXCELSIOR project has received funding from the European Union&amp;#8217;s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 857510 and from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus through the Directorate General for the European Programmes, Coordination and Development.&lt;/p&gt;

Mapping air pollution using Earth observation techniques for cultural heritage sites

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athos Agapiou ◽  
Argyro Nisantzi ◽  
Vasiliki Lysandrou ◽  
Rodanthi Mamouri ◽  
Dimitrios D. Alexakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Heritage Sites

scholarly journals Earth Observation Contribution to Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management: Case Study of Eastern Mediterranean Open Air Archaeological Monuments and Sites

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athos Agapiou ◽  
Vasiliki Lysandrou ◽  
Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Satellite Observation ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Management Case Study

Disaster risk management (DRM) for cultural heritage is a complex task that requires multidisciplinary cooperation. This short communication underlines the critical role of satellite remote sensing (also known as earth observation) in DRM in dealing with various hazards for cultural heritage sites and monuments. Here, satellite observation potential is linked with the different methodological steps of the DRM cycle. This is achieved through a short presentation of recent paradigms retrieved from research studies and the Scopus scientific repository. The communication focuses on the Eastern Mediterranean region, an area with an indisputable wealth of archaeological sites. Regarding the cultural heritage type, this article considers relevant satellite observation studies implemented in open-air archaeological monuments and sites. The necessity of this communication article emerged while trying to bring together earth observation means, cultural heritage needs, and DRM procedures.

scholarly journals SPACE-BASED APPLICATIONS FOR BUILT CULTURAL HERITAGE: EXPERIENCE OF COPERNICUS4REGIONS PUBLICATION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Branka Cuca ◽  
Raffaella Brumana
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
European Commission ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
European Space Agency ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Regional Context ◽  
Specific Focus ◽  
Space Agency

NEREUS is a Network of Regions Using Space Technologies established in Brussels in 2007. The need of this network emerged out of conviction that the regions are the key users and procurers of space-based applications, products and services. Since more than decade, the mission of the Network has been to raise awareness of the benefits that space technologies can offer to the citizens, especially in a regional context, for public services and public policies. Within this framework, and with support by the European Commission and European Space Agency, NEREUS has developed several publications that have promoted different Earth Observation applications such as "The growing uses of Copernicus across Europe’s Regions" (2012) and the latest one "The Ever Growing Use of Copernicus across Europe’s Regions" (2018). Politecnico di Milano was in charge of Publication management of this last use-cases collection. The paper here presented illustrates and discusses the result of the Publication with a specific focus on applications regarding use of Earth Observation and Copernicus Programme for Cultural Heritage.

scholarly journals The value of mass-digitised cultural heritage content in creative contexts

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 205395172110061
Author(s):  
Melissa Terras ◽  
Stephen Coleman ◽  
Steven Drost ◽  
Chris Elsden ◽  
Ingi Helgason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
New Products ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Economic Resource ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries

How can digitised assets of Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums be reused to unlock new value? What are the implications of viewing large-scale cultural heritage data as an economic resource, to build new products and services upon? Drawing upon valuation studies, we reflect on both the theory and practicalities of using mass-digitised heritage content as an economic driver, stressing the need to consider the complexity of commercial-based outcomes within the context of cultural and creative industries. However, we also problematise the act of considering such heritage content as a resource to be exploited for economic growth, in order to inform how we consider, develop, deliver and value mass-digitisation. Our research will be of interest to those wishing to understand a rapidly changing research and innovation landscape, those considering how to engage memory institutions in data-driven activities and those critically evaluating years of mass-digitisation across the heritage sector.

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