Sensing the Past

Surveys application of geotechnologies and sensing technologies to cultural heritage and monument conservation

Presents case studies carried out in Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia

Overview of the state-of-the-art technologies applicable to cultural heritage management and sustainability

Inhalt
Introduction: Cultural heritage sustainable management strategies and technologies.- Part I: Remote sensing and geophysics technologies, data analysis for applications in the field of archaeology and cultural heritage.- Optical satellite remote sensing for archaeology.- LiDAR for archaeological research and the study of historical landscapes.- SAR for landscape archaeology.- DinSAR for the monitoring of cultural heritage sites.- A window for the hidden past: revealing architecture remains based on ground spectroscopy data analysis.- Ground penetrating radar: technologies and data processing issues for applications in the field of cultural heritage.- Part II: In situ non invasive technologies for investigating monuments and artifacts.- Infrared thermography: from sensing principle to non destructive testing considerations.- Investigating surficial alterations of natural stone by ultrasonic surface measurements.- Hyperspectral sensors for the characterization of cultural heritage surfaces.- TeraHertz waves and cultural heritage: state-of-the-art and perspectives.- FF-XRF, XRD and PIXE for the non-destructive investigation of archaeological pigments.- Part III: ICT and sensing technologies for cultural heritage.- Wireless communication platforms for built and natural heritage monotoring.- Techniques for seamless color registration and mapping on dense 3D models.- Integration and analysis of sampled data: visualization techniques and platforms.- The reconstruction of archaeological contexts: a dialectical relationship between historical-aesthetic values and principles of building construction.- Technologies for visual localization and augmented reality in smart cities.- RFID sensors and artifact tracking.- Part IV: From artifact to historical sites: case studies and applications.- Detection of Maya ruins by LiDAR: applications, case study and issues.- Ultrasonic analysis of the Spanish cultural heritage: six case studies.- Wireless monitoring to detect decay factors innatural heritage scenarios in Spain: a case study at Lanzarote.- Integrated monitoring at a modern architectural masterpiece: the case of Viaduct Basento in Potenza.- Case study regarding the applications of THz imaging to cultural heritages.- A case study in Japan.- Uncovering Luoyang by remote sensing.- Integrated non invasive investigations on archaeological masonry structures: the case of Regio VIII in Pompeii.