Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Heritage aims to gather high-quality original research articles, reviews, and technical notes on the use of space technologies for cultural and natural heritage protection. During the last decades, multiple technologies—including, but not limited, to remote sensing, GIS and geophysical surveying—have been used for the discovery, documentation, monitoring, preservation and visualization of world heritage sites. Nowadays, with the rapid development of Earth observation and computer science, the integrated use of different space technologies tends to be a better solution for heritage studies. This Special Issue will highlight the most recent advances of space technologies applied to world heritage sites, especially using multi-technique approaches integrated by space-borne remote sensing, airborne remote sensing and field investigations. Regarding the discovery, monitoring and management of heritage sites, we expect the next generation of space technology as well as big data approaches and the Belt and Road Initiative to improve efforts for heritage protection. Regarding the need to create a common platform for the conservation of natural and cultural heritage, and arguing that space technology plays an important part in this field, we would like to invite you to submit manuscripts describing methodological/technological developments, experimental research, or case studies, with respect to the above and/or the following topics:

• Integration of remote sensing and geophysical surveying into archaeology
• Remote sensing and multi-technique approaches for risk monitoring, evaluation and forecasting for natural and cultural heritage
• Integration of remote sensing and GIS for the documentation and management of natural and cultural heritage
• Spatial modelling and GIS applications for cultural resources analysis, monitoring and enhancement
• Integration of Earth science, humanities and social science for the visualization and virtual reality of cultural heritage
• Big data for the sustainable development goals

Prof. Fulong Chen
Prof. Timo Balz
Dr. Wei Zhou
Dr. Panpan Tang
Guest Editors

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