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Remote Sensing Techniques for Cultural Heritage Preservation and Monitoring

A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Remote Sensing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2023) | Viewed by 13392

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Antonio Costanzo

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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), National Earthquake Observatory, Rende, CS, Italy
Interests: remote sensing for environmental application; proximal sensors for the cultural heritage; geo-information services; monitoring of seismic and natural hazards.
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Dr. Fabrizia Buongiorno

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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), National Earthquake Observatory, Rome, Italy
Interests: airborne and space imaging spectrometers acquiring data in the VSWIR-LWIR; technical characteristics and requirements for geophysical; geological applications; retrieval algorithms for surface temperature and volcanic gas emissions; space and ground data integration for cultural heritage preservation
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Dr. Massimo Musacchio

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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), National Earthquake Observatory, Rome, Italy
Interests: remote sensing for environmental application; proximal sensors for the cultural heritage; natural and man-related material spectroscopy
Dr. Mauro Francesco La Russa

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Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
Interests: cultural heritage; characterization of stone building materials and their decay; experimentation of innovative protective products; archaeometric study of chronologically different ceramic remains in subaerial and underwater environments
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The conservation of cultural heritage has always been a challenge for the populations called to manage it. Nowadays, we have contactless and proximal sensors to support knowledge of the health status of the assets, as well as remote sensing technologies to monitor changes in the host environment. Datasets are available from different types of satellites, and airborne and terrestrial sensors, which, when analysed individually or combined with each other, allow us to obtain a wide variety of information on the cultural heritage. Furthermore, structured information obtained by monitoring activities and specific analyses can be made available to researchers through information systems and GIS platforms. These systems often represent valid tools that allow for the dissemination of knowledge based on multi-source datasets, with variability in space and over time, for decision makers and citizens. This Special Issue aims to collect original documents regarding algorithms, applications, methodologies, and case studies on contactless and remote sensing techniques applied so as to support the monitoring and preservation of cultural heritage. In addition, we would like to invite the submission of research concerning the development of information systems and GIS services for risk monitoring and management of cultural resources. Lastly, review articles analysing the state of the art on the proposed topics are also particularly welcome.

Dr. Antonio Costanzo
Dr. Fabrizia Buongiorno
Dr. Massimo Musacchio
Prof. Dr. Mauro Francesco La Russa
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Keywords

  • Satellite and airborne sensors
  • Terrestrial and underwater remote sensing
  • Contactless and non-destructive techniques (NDT)
  • Survey techniques applied to cultural heritage
  • GIS platforms and services for the management of cultural heritage
  • Information systems developed for the preservation of cultural heritage
  • Remote sensing supporting archaeological studies and analyses of the landscapes over time
  • Combined techniques to support knowledge of cultural heritage
  • Risks threatening cultural heritage
  • Characterization of the environment hosting cultural heritage

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Monitoring Displacements and Damage Detection through Satellite MT-InSAR Techniques: A New Methodology and Application to a Case Study in Rome (Italy)
by Gianmarco Bonaldo, Amedeo Caprino, Filippo Lorenzoni and Francesca da Porto
Remote Sens. 2023, 15(5), 1177; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15051177 - 21 Feb 2023
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Satellite interferometry has recently developed as a powerful tool for monitoring displacements on structures for structural health monitoring (SHM), as it allows obtaining information on past deformation and performing back analysis on structural behavior. Despite the increasing literature on this subject, the lack [...] Read more.
Satellite interferometry has recently developed as a powerful tool for monitoring displacements on structures for structural health monitoring (SHM), as it allows obtaining information on past deformation and performing back analysis on structural behavior. Despite the increasing literature on this subject, the lack of protocols for applying and interpreting interferometric data for structural assessment prevents these techniques from being employed alongside conventional SHM. This paper proposes a methodology for exploiting satellite interferometric data aiming at remotely detecting displacements and buildings’ criticalities at different levels of analysis, i.e., urban scale and single-building scale. Moreover, this research exploits the capability of satellite monitoring for damage diagnosis, comparing the millimeter scale displacements to information derived from on-site inspections. Different data-driven algorithms were applied to detect seasonal and irreversible components of displacements, such as statistical models for damage identification derived from traditional on-site monitoring. Thus, the proposed methodology was applied to a XVI-century case study located in the city center of Rome (Italy), Palazzo Primoli, and two stocks of COSMO-SkyMed (CSK) images processed through the Small BAseline Subset Differential Interferometry (SBAS-DInSAR) technique were used to assess displacements for an eight-year-long (between 2011 and 2019) monitoring period. Full article
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Laser Scanning Investigation and Geophysical Monitoring to Characterise Cultural Heritage Current State and Threat by Traffic-Induce Vibrations: The Villa Farnesina in Rome
by Antonio Costanzo, Sergio Falcone, Carmelo La Piana, Virginia Lapenta, Massimo Musacchio, Antonio Sgamellotti and Maria Fabrizia Buongiorno
Remote Sens. 2022, 14(22), 5818; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14225818 - 17 Nov 2022
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A multidisciplinary approach is often the only way to assess the state of the cultural heritage, thus involving different specialist expertise and techniques. The paper shows the paired use of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and geophysical monitoring (GM) to detect past effects and [...] Read more.
A multidisciplinary approach is often the only way to assess the state of the cultural heritage, thus involving different specialist expertise and techniques. The paper shows the paired use of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and geophysical monitoring (GM) to detect past effects and analyse the actual vibration levels induced by traffic on cultural heritage. The case study is the Villa Farnesina, one of the most important Renaissance buildings commissioned by the banker Agostino Chigi. The Villa contains frescoes attributed to Raphael and other famous 16th century artists, and it is located a few meters from the Lungotevere, which is one of the busiest roads in the historic centre of Rome. Testimonies report the damages caused by the construction of the embankment of the Tiber River, as well as by the traffic in the second half of the 20th century, so much so as to require requalification of the road artery. The TLS survey allows for detecting cracks and deteriorations of the frescoes, although these were subjected to restoration activities over the time, whereas the (GM) allows analysing actual vibrations induced by traffic at the different floors and outside the Villa. Although the measured vibration limits, as velocity peaks in defined frequency ranges, are below the thresholds established by international codes, the importance of the wall paintings and their already-shown susceptibility to damage suggest keeping the building under constant monitoring. Full article
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Investigating Surface Fractures and Materials Behavior of Cultural Heritage Buildings Based on the Attribute Information of Point Clouds Stored in the TLS Dataset
by Miktha Farid Alkadri, Syaiful Alam, Herry Santosa, Adipandang Yudono and Sebrian Mirdeklis Beselly
Remote Sens. 2022, 14(2), 410; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14020410 - 17 Jan 2022
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To date, the potential development of 3D laser scanning has enabled the capture of high-quality and high-precision reality-based datasets for both research and industry. In particular, Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) technology has played a key role in the documentation of cultural heritage. In [...] Read more.
To date, the potential development of 3D laser scanning has enabled the capture of high-quality and high-precision reality-based datasets for both research and industry. In particular, Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) technology has played a key role in the documentation of cultural heritage. In the existing literature, the geometric properties of point clouds are still the main focus for 3D reconstruction, while the surface performance of the dataset is of less interest due to the partial and limited analysis performed by certain disciplines. As a consequence, geometric defects on surface datasets are often identified when visible through physical inspection. In response to that, this study presents an integrated approach for investigating the materials behavior of heritage building surfaces by making use of attribute point cloud information (i.e., XYZ, RGB, reflection intensity). To do so, fracture surface analysis and material properties are computed to identify vulnerable structures on the existing dataset. This is essential for architects or conservators so that they can assess and prepare preventive measures to minimize microclimatic impacts on the buildings. Full article
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Air Photo Interpretation for Spatial Analysis of Heritage Agrarian Structures in Mediterranean Settings as Sea-Breezes Proxy-Data. Application to the Island of Mallorca
by Gabriel Alomar-Garau and Miquel Grimalt-Gelabert
Remote Sens. 2021, 13(22), 4652; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13224652 - 18 Nov 2021
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Historical aerial photographs are valuable sources of climate information. In the present article, a reconstruction of the sea-breezes in Mallorca is described, based on wind-direction interpretation of threshing floors captured by the aerial photographs in 1956–1957 by the United States Army Map Service. [...] Read more.
Historical aerial photographs are valuable sources of climate information. In the present article, a reconstruction of the sea-breezes in Mallorca is described, based on wind-direction interpretation of threshing floors captured by the aerial photographs in 1956–1957 by the United States Army Map Service. These pre-industrial agricultural structures constitute a novel ethnographic proxy of cartographic wind direction at each site. The overall analysis of these directions has made it possible to recreate and model the spatial arrangement of the breezes in Mallorca, and to compare this recreation with that of the existing theoretical-experimental breeze models. The result is a relatively good fit between both recreations, which demonstrates the accuracy of the proposed method. This can be extrapolated to many other aerial-photographed Mediterranean regions prior to full mechanisation of the field. Full article
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Decay Assessment of Stone-Built Cultural Heritage: The Case Study of the Cosenza Cathedral Façade (South Calabria, Italy)
by Antonio Donato, Luciana Randazzo, Michela Ricca, Natalia Rovella, Matteo Collina, Nicola Ruggieri, Francesco Dodaro, Antonio Costanzo, Maria F. Alberghina, Salvatore Schiavone, Maria F. Buongiorno and Mauro F. La Russa
Remote Sens. 2021, 13(19), 3925; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13193925 - 30 Sep 2021
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This study aims to assess the different decay phenomena affecting the Cosenza Cathedral façade (Calabria, South Italy) through the evaluation of the relative damage indices. For this goal, a multidisciplinary approach was applied exploiting both nondestructive and microdestructive techniques. Such a combination enabled [...] Read more.
This study aims to assess the different decay phenomena affecting the Cosenza Cathedral façade (Calabria, South Italy) through the evaluation of the relative damage indices. For this goal, a multidisciplinary approach was applied exploiting both nondestructive and microdestructive techniques. Such a combination enabled proposing an intervention priority scale that can be helpful to institutions when planning a prompt restoration intervention. The results suggest the efficiency of this approach to obtain a multidisciplinary diagnostic and conservation system for the management and valorization of the Cultural Heritage also in terms of monitoring, maintenance, and selection of the most suitable restoration procedures over time. Full article
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