The monitoring of cultural heritage sites using digital twins

Digital twins offer a transformative approach for monitoring and preserving cultural heritage sites, providing dynamic visualization to track changes caused by natural hazards and climate change. This study highlights their potential as tools for documentation, monitoring, and management, with case studies demonstrating their application in real-world scenarios. Notably, the TRIQUETRA project uses Choirokoitia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best-preserved Neolithic settlements in the Mediterranean, to assess the impact of climate change and natural hazards on cultural heritage. Additionally, digital twins were employed during archaeological excavations at Panagia Karmiotissa church, a 14th-century site, under the EXCELSIOR project. These examples showcase the versatility and effectiveness of digital twins in safeguarding cultural heritage through advanced techniques.

Themistocleous, K. (2024). The monitoring of cultural heritage sites using digital twins. Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XV, 48. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3031733