Geoinformatics for the Preservation and Valorization of Cultural Heritage

Dear Colleagues,

Cultural Heritage (CH) assets and archaeological sites are vulnerable and unrecoverable elements exposed to multiple threats, from natural disasters to human damage. The geoinformatics technologies of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences are  being highlighted as key element in the preservation of CH structures and objects through the identification and 2D localization of objects, the 3D digitization and documentation, its evolution over time, its structural assessment and its management and planning, among others. This increasing need is the engine to develop new geoinformatics approaches, alone or complemented by archeological sciences, to meet the conservation, preservation and valorization needs.

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Geo-Information originates from the Working Group (WG) II/8 of Commission II of the XXIV ISPRS 2020 Congress. One of the scopes of the Congress was to bring to the fore the latest developments in geoinformatics and the most interesting applications in CH. All participants have the chance to publish their extended and improved papers in this Joint Special Issue. All the papers submitted will undergo the standard peer review procedure.

We would like to invite you to contribute by submitting articles that discuss your recent research, experimental work, reviews and/or case studies related to geoinformatics and drones for the preservation and valorization of CH. Contributions may include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Three-dimensional documentation, modeling and/or visualization in CH.
• Drones applications in CH.
• Photogrammetry, laser scanning, mobile/handheld data collection in CH.
• Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM).
• Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR) in CH.
• Data and sensor integration in CH.
• Archive data digitization in CH.
• Accuracy and precision assessment of CH modeling.
• Machine/Deep Learning in CH.
• Multi/hyperspectral analysis in CH.
• Restoration/Rehabilitation in CH.
• Three-dimensional prototyping in CH.
• Underwater CH documentation.
• Semantic classification of point clouds in CH.

Dr. Pablo Rodríguez-Gonzálvez
Prof. Dr. Fulvio Rinaudo
Prof. Dr. Diego González-Aguilera
Guest Editors

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