Special Issue "Remote Sensing in Natural and Cultural Heritage"

Guest Editor
Dr. Devrim Akca
Department of Information Technologies, Isik University, TR-34980 Sile, Istanbul, Turkey
Website: http://www2.isikun.edu.tr/personel/akca
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Phone: +41 44 633 3063
Fax: +41 44 633 1101
Interests: sensor calibration; 3D city modeling; laserscanning; photogrammetry; machine vision; cultural and natural heritage applications; high accuracy object measurement and 3D modeling

Dear Colleagues,

Recording, documentation and visualization of natural and cultural heritage objects and sites is an expanding application area. The selection of the right technology is very important and strictly related to the project requirements, budget and user’s experience. Remote Sensing is a technology of obtaining geometrical and semantic information about the Earth and its environment from noncontact imaging using various types of sensors. Advances in sensor technology push the progress. There exists diverse type of satellite, airborne and terrestrial sensors. The diversity in terms of sensors and systems subsequently brings the diversity in applications. The cultural heritage domain is one fascinating example of the applications.

This special issue seeks the research and review papers covering the algorithms, applications, methodologies and case studies on the recording, documentation and visualization of natural and cultural heritage objects and sites. Topics include, but not limited to:

• 3D modeling from satellite, airborne and terrestrial sensors,
• Sensors and systems,
• Data processing methods and algorithms,
• Visualization issues,
• Virtual reality applications,
• Remote sensing for archaeology,
• Modeling of historic city centers,
• Multi-disciplinary case studies,
• Monitoring and change analysis,
• UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) applications

Dr. Devrim Akca
Guest Editor

Submission

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are refereed through a peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Remote Sensing is an international peer-reviewed Open Access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 500 CHF (Swiss Francs). English correction and/or formatting fees of 250 CHF (Swiss Francs) will be charged in certain cases for those articles accepted for publication that require extensive additional formatting and/or English corrections.

• 3D modeling
• Cultural heritage
• Archaeology
• Satellite remote sensing
• High Resolution Satellite Imaging (HRSI)
• Airborne LIDAR and terrestrial laser scanning
• Airborne imaging systems
• Terrestrial sensors
• Sensor and data integration
• Image based modeling