World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Publication Year: 2024
Publication Type: Conference paper
Publication Identifier: WHEDA4B890669
Summary
Advanced remote sensing techniques, specifically medium to very high resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery, demonstrate significant potential for both archaeological prospection and the monitoring of cultural heritage sites. The study highlights that SAR data from satellites like RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1, ALOS-1, and COSMO-SkyMed can effectively detect crop marks associated with buried or subsurface archaeological features in Ostia-Portus, Italy. Additionally, it showcases the use of parallelized Small BAseline Subset (SBAS) Interferometric SAR (InSAR) to monitor the stability of cultural heritage assets within Rome's UNESCO World Heritage Site, providing a robust method for preserving such significant locations.
Citation
Cigna, F., & Tapete, D. (2024). Archaeological Prospection and Site Monitoring with Medium to Very High Resolution SAR Imagery: Case Studies in Rome (Italy). IGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 3384–3387. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss53475.2024.10642085
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