Applications of Remote Sensing to the Understanding and Management of Cultural Heritage Sites

Stubbs, John; McKee, Katherine L.R.

doi:10.1007/0-387-44455-6_21

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“…Today, satellite images as sentinel 2 are systematically available free of charge for large coverage, and can be used for accurate mapping as well as for documenting and analyzing the historical and contemporary human activities around cultural heritage sites [64].…”

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Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor City

Elfadaly

Wafa

Abouarab

et al. 2017

IJGI

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Over the years, the Egyptian temples at Luxor city have been intensely investigated, but most of these studies just focused on the classical sides of the archaeological and historical descriptions. Many of the environmental problems are the inevitable results of the unplanned urban crawling around the monuments temples. This paper aims at assessing the environmental changes around some temples of Luxor City using remote sensing and GIS techniques. In particular, a historical database made up of Corona and Landsat TM data have been investigated along with the new acquisitions of Quickbird 2 and Sentinel 2. Results from our investigation highlighted rapid changes in urban and agricultural areas, which adversely affected the Egyptian monumental temples causing serious degradation phenomena. Using the information obtained from our RS&GIS based analysis, mitigation strategies have been also identified for supporting the preservation of the archaeological area.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor City

Elfadaly

Wafa

Abouarab

et al. 2017

IJGI

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“…Finally, geospatial approaches are used frequently to evaluate cultural services , which we discuss here in the context of the human environment even though they are considered ecosystem services and would have sat equally well in the previous section. In particular, remote sensing and geographic information systems often support the assessment and management of cultural heritage sites and natural resources of importance for tourism and recreation (Stubbs and McKee, 2007). Geospatial approaches have helped archaeologists reveal evidence of past civilizations and map the extents of historical sites in Angkor in Cambodia (Evans, 2003), Petra in Jordan (Comer, 1998), or of ancient riverine civilizations in Egypt (El Baz, 2001), for example.…”

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Integrative geospatial approaches for the comprehensive monitoring and assessment of land management sustainability: Rationale, Potentials, and Characteristics

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Sustainable dryland management seeks to improve the conditions of people and ecosystems affected by degradation, but it is often unclear which land management strategies work, which ones do not and why. Monitoring and assessment (M&A) can support decision-making by providing this information. As implied by the 10-year Strategy of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), however, M&A efforts have thus far been insufficient or inadequate. We argue that integrative geospatial approaches should be implemented to enhance dryland management decision-making. By assimilating and linking human and environmental data, qualitative and quantitative data, as well as field and remotely sensed data in a spatially explicit framework, such approaches facilitate assessments of both the complexities and place-specificities inherent to sustainability. In addition, they help represent different stakeholder perspectives, promote communication among scientists from diverse backgrounds as well as between scientific and local experts, facilitate inter-institutional knowledge sharing, and create synergy between the UNCCD and other Conventions. Due to these benefits as well as the rapid evolution and increasing availability and affordability of geospatial data and technologies in all countries, it is appropriate to begin capitalizing more fully on them now for the M&A of land management sustainability. In order for integrative geospatial approaches to become more central to M&A efforts, however, capacities and infrastructure must be improved and standards and protocols developed for the collection, analysis, and modeling of data, for the evaluation of outputs, and for the reporting of results.

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“…In other words, it is simply impossible to protect what one does not know exists. As such, the use of high-resolution satellite imagery has permitted cultural resource managers, policy holders, and urban planners, among others, to record, evaluate, manage, and mitigate any environmental or man-made threats to these areas before their possible destruction [4].…”

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Detection and 3D Modeling of Potential Buried Archaeological Structures Using WorldView-3 Satellite Imagery

El-Behaedi

2021

Remote Sensing

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Throughout the world, cultural heritage sites are under the direct threat of damage or destruction due to developing environmental and anthropogenic hazards, such as urban expansion, looting, and rising water levels. Exacerbating this problem is the fact that many of the most vulnerable sites’ exact locations and/or full spatial extents have yet to be uncovered, making any attempts at their protection exceedingly difficult. However, the utilization of earth observation data has recently emerged as an unmatched tool in the exploration and (digital) preservation of endangered archaeological sites. The presented research employs very high-resolution WorldView-3 satellite imagery (~30 cm) for identifying and delineating previously unknown subsurface archaeological structures at the ancient Egyptian site of Hermopolis (el-Ashmunein). A particular emphasis is placed on the application of spectral indices, specifically those looking at vegetation cropmarks and iron oxide levels. Through this analysis, seven promising structures were identified, including three elongated installations, which may have been utilized for storage purposes, and a potential casemate foundation structure. As 2D outlines of structures are often difficult to visualize, the newly identified archaeological features were expanded into a realistic, georeferenced 3D model using the computer programs, SketchUp Pro and Chaos V-Ray. The goal of this 3D model is to ensure that the results derived from this research are more accessible (and tangible) to a wider audience—the scientific community and the public alike. The methodological scheme presented in this article is highly adaptable and with some minor modifications can be replicated for other archaeological sites worldwide.

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Applications of Remote Sensing to the Understanding and Management of Cultural Heritage Sites

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor City

Geo-Environmental Estimation of Land Use Changes and Its Effects on Egyptian Temples at Luxor City

Integrative geospatial approaches for the comprehensive monitoring and assessment of land management sustainability: Rationale, Potentials, and Characteristics

Detection and 3D Modeling of Potential Buried Archaeological Structures Using WorldView-3 Satellite Imagery

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