Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology

Archaeological remote sensing is not a novel discipline. Indeed, there is already a suite of geoscientific techniques that are regularly used by practitioners in the field, according to standards and best practice guidelines. However, (i) the technological development of sensors for data capture; (i...

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Main Author: Deodato Tapete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/8/2/41
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description Archaeological remote sensing is not a novel discipline. Indeed, there is already a suite of geoscientific techniques that are regularly used by practitioners in the field, according to standards and best practice guidelines. However, (i) the technological development of sensors for data capture; (ii) the accessibility of new remote sensing and Earth Observation data; and (iii) the awareness that a combination of different techniques can lead to retrieval of diverse and complementary information to characterize landscapes and objects of archaeological value and significance, are currently three triggers stimulating advances in methodologies for data acquisition, signal processing, and the integration and fusion of extracted information. The Special Issue “Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology” therefore presents a collection of scientific contributions that provides a sample of the state-of-the-art and forefront research in this field. Site discovery, understanding of cultural landscapes, augmented knowledge of heritage, condition assessment, and conservation are the main research and practice targets that the papers published in this Special Issue aim to address.
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spelling doaj.art-378614d9a89742cabc5a80e6b5abe7642022-12-21T17:33:36ZengMDPI AGGeosciences2076-32632018-01-01824110.3390/geosciences8020041geosciences8020041Remote Sensing and Geosciences for ArchaeologyDeodato Tapete0Italian Space Agency (ASI), Via del Politecnico snc, 00133 Rome, ItalyArchaeological remote sensing is not a novel discipline. Indeed, there is already a suite of geoscientific techniques that are regularly used by practitioners in the field, according to standards and best practice guidelines. However, (i) the technological development of sensors for data capture; (ii) the accessibility of new remote sensing and Earth Observation data; and (iii) the awareness that a combination of different techniques can lead to retrieval of diverse and complementary information to characterize landscapes and objects of archaeological value and significance, are currently three triggers stimulating advances in methodologies for data acquisition, signal processing, and the integration and fusion of extracted information. The Special Issue “Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology” therefore presents a collection of scientific contributions that provides a sample of the state-of-the-art and forefront research in this field. Site discovery, understanding of cultural landscapes, augmented knowledge of heritage, condition assessment, and conservation are the main research and practice targets that the papers published in this Special Issue aim to address.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/8/2/41remote sensingopticalSARgeophysicsterrestrial laser scanningpoint cloudGISarchaeological prospectionpattern recognitioncondition assessment
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Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology
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remote sensing
optical
SAR
geophysics
terrestrial laser scanning
point cloud
GIS
archaeological prospection
pattern recognition
condition assessment
title Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology
title_full Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology
title_fullStr Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology
title_full_unstemmed Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology
title_short Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology
title_sort remote sensing and geosciences for archaeology
topic remote sensing
optical
SAR
geophysics
terrestrial laser scanning
point cloud
GIS
archaeological prospection
pattern recognition
condition assessment
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