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Advances in Ground Penetrating Radar Applications: New Developments in Acquisition and Data Analysis

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 November 2023) | Viewed by 1533

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Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale, Institute of Heritage Science, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, National Research Council, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni c/o Ecotekne, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: applied geophysics; ground-penetrating radar; electromagnetometry; magnetometry; electrical resistivity tomography
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Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale, Institute of Heritage Science, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, National Research Council, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni c/o Ecotekne, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: applied geophysics; ground-penetrating radar;electromagnetometry; electrical resistivity tomography

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to host a selection of papers related to new perspectives on the use of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) for archaeology, environmental, engineering, geology, monumental heritage, and various other potential applications. In recent years, GPR prospecting has seen major advances through a variety of instruments and computing technologies. GPR instrumentation continues to improve in sensitivity and acquisition speed, and new multi-sensor arrays, e.g., those drawn by carts over land, now allow for vast areas to be rapidly covered. Additionally, increased the availability of high-resolution GPR techniques has provided multiscale and multi-temporal approaches to the study of problems related to the environment (i.e., illegal landfills), to the individuation of ancient buried settlements, and to the preservation of monumental heritage to noninvasive diagnosis through micro-geophysical techniques.

We welcome contributions in all fields of GPR, including new systems, signal processing algorithms, and new applications.

Dr. Giovanni Leucci
Dr. Lara De Giorgi
Dr. Dora Francesca Barbolla
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Keywords

  • ground-penetrating radar
  • GPR signal processing
  • GPR technology
  • GPR data acquisition

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A Multimodal Research Approach to Assessing the Karst Structural Conditions of the Ceiling of a Cave with Palaeolithic Cave Art Paintings: Polychrome Hall at Altamira Cave (Spain)
by Vicente Bayarri, Alfredo Prada and Francisco García
Sensors 2023, 23(22), 9153; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23229153 - 13 Nov 2023
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Abstract
Integrating geomatics remote sensing technologies, including 3D terrestrial laser scanning, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ground penetrating radar enables the generation of comprehensive 2D, 2.5D, and 3D documentation for caves and their surroundings. This study focuses on the Altamira Cave’s karst system in Spain, [...] Read more.
Integrating geomatics remote sensing technologies, including 3D terrestrial laser scanning, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ground penetrating radar enables the generation of comprehensive 2D, 2.5D, and 3D documentation for caves and their surroundings. This study focuses on the Altamira Cave’s karst system in Spain, resulting in a thorough 3D mapping encompassing both cave interior and exterior topography along with significant discontinuities and karst features in the vicinity. Crucially, GPR mapping confirms that primary vertical discontinuities extend from the near-surface (Upper Layer) to the base of the Polychrome layer housing prehistoric paintings. This discovery signifies direct interconnections helping with fluid exchange between the cave’s interior and exterior, a groundbreaking revelation. Such fluid movement has profound implications for site conservation. The utilization of various GPR antennas corroborates the initial hypothesis regarding fluid exchanges and provides concrete proof of their occurrence. This study underscores the indispensability of integrated 3D mapping and GPR techniques for monitoring fluid dynamics within the cave. These tools are vital for safeguarding Altamira, a site of exceptional significance due to its invaluable prehistoric cave paintings. Full article
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