Sensing the Past (eBook)

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 in natural 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.