Recent Achievements in Remote Sensing-Based Archaeological Research
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 3
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Interests: archaeology; computer science; geography; modelling; data processing; integration and interpretation of big earth observation for natural/anthropogenic risk estimation; SAR imagery processing and analysis; spatial statics; monitoring and mitigation
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Interests: cellular automata modeling; machine and deep learning for environmental sciences; GEOBIA; high spatial resolution sensors; urban remote sensing; urban modeling; giscience, spatial inference analyses; image processing and analysis; LiDAR; building information modeling-BIM; archaeology
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Dear Colleagues,
In contrast to technologies traditionally employed in archaeological research, remote sensing has widened and optimized the scope and scale of action of archaeology in an unprecedented way. Orbital SAR images of high-spatial-resolution and longer wavelengths have been used to detect underground historical sites, while orbital passive sensors of very high spatial resolution have provided spatially and spectrally rich details of above-ground archaeological landscapes. On the other hand, hyperspectral imagery allows us to successfully explore underground relics in conditions involving no ground remnants by detecting and identifying weak spectral anomalies. Field spectroscopy and geophysical prospection have as significantly aided in situ non-invasive archaeological actions. SAR- or LiDAR-derived surface models associated with optical images allow for investigations related to crop marks and geoglyphs. Close-range photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning, by means of fixed or mobile devices, not only promote the tridimensional mapping of historical buildings, but also enable the reconstruction of interior spaces and walls stratigraphy, with promising applications in virtual reality within the major domain of cyber-archaeology.
In this context, this Special Issue is committed to introducing the latest generation of tools designed to support archaeological activities targeting the protection and management of cultural heritages by means of orbital, airborne, UAV-borne, and terrestrial remote sensing.
Prof. Dr. Rosa Lasaponara
Prof. Dr. Cláudia Maria de Almeida
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- VHR satellite imagery
- close-range photogrammetry
- SfM and 3D reconstruction
- LiDAR data processing
- ALS, TLS, MLS, BLS platforms
- walls stratigraphy
- coupling DL parameterization to dynamic models
- SAR images processing for archaeological investigation
- interior-environment 3D models
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