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Progress in Cultural Heritage Preservation

4th International Conference, EuroMed 2012, Lemessos, Cyprus, October 29 -- November 3, 2012, Proceedings

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, volume 7616)

Part of the book sub series: Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (LNISA)

Conference series link(s): EuroMed: Euro-Mediterranean Conference

Conference proceedings info: EuroMed 2012.

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Table of contents (96 papers)

  1. Front Matter

  2. Full Papers

    1. Digital Data Acquisition Technologies and Data Processing in Cultural Heritage

      1. Photogrammetric Point Cloud Collection with Multi-camera Systems
        • Dieter Fritsch, Mohammed Abdel-Wahab, Alessandro Cefalu, Konrad Wenzel
        Pages 11-20
      2. Prospecting Archaeological Landscapes
        • Immo Trinks, Wolfgang Neubauer, Michael Doneus
        Pages 21-29
      3. Multispectral Image Acquisition of Ancient Manuscripts
        • Fabian Hollaus, Melanie Gau, Robert Sablatnig
        Pages 30-39
      4. Low-Cost and Open-Source Solutions for Automated Image Orientation – A Critical Overview
        • Fabio Remondino, Silvio Del Pizzo, Thomas P. Kersten, Salvatore Troisi
        Pages 40-54
    2. 2D and 3D Data Capture Methodologies and Data Processing in Cultural Heritage

      1. Automated Generation of an Historic 4D City Model of Hamburg and Its Visualisation with the GE Engine
        • Thomas P. Kersten, Friedrich Keller, Jerome Saenger, Jochen Schiewe
        Pages 55-65
      2. Alberti’s Box: The Cultural Multimedia Project on the Architectures of Leon Battista Alberti
        • Marcello Balzani, Carlo Bughi, Federico Ferrari, Luca Rossato, Alessandra Tursi
        Pages 66-75
      3. Automatic Fusion of Digital Images and Laser Scanner Data for Heritage Preservation
        • Wassim Moussa, Mohammed Abdel-Wahab, Dieter Fritsch
        Pages 76-85
      4. Mapping of Defect Structural Micro-morphology in the Documentation of Conservation Approaches
        • Eirini Bernikola, Elsa Tsiranidou, Vivi Tornari, Vincent Detalle, Jean Luc Bodnar
        Pages 86-96
      5. Exploitation of Thermal Imagery for the Detection of Pathologies in Monuments
        • Dafni Sidiropoulou-Velidou, Andreas Georgopoulos, José Luis Lerma
        Pages 97-108
    3. 2D and 3D GIS in Cultural Heritage

      1. On-line Spectral Learning in Exploring 3D Large Scale Geo-Referred Scenes
        • Nikolaos Doulamis, Christos Yiakoumettis, George Miaoulis
        Pages 109-118
      2. An Information System for Medieval Archaeology Based on Photogrammetry and Archaeological Database: The <i>Shawbak Castle Project</i>
        • Pierre Drap, Djamal Merad, Julien Seinturier, Jean-Marc Boï, Daniela Peloso, Guido Vannini et al.
        Pages 119-128
      3. Towards an Archaeological Index: Identification of the Spectral Regions of Stress Vegetation due to Buried Archaeological Remains
        • Athos Agapiou, Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis, Andreas Georgopoulos, Apostolos Sarris, Dimitrios D. Alexakis
        Pages 129-138
      4. Historical Social Housing: Smart Analysis and Design for Conservation and Energy Regeneration
        • Elena Gigliarelli, Donato Carlea, Angela Corcella, Heleni Porfyriou
        Pages 139-148
    4. Virtual Reality in Archaeology and Historical Research

      1. 3D Heritage on Mobile Devices: Scenarios and Opportunities
        • Karina Rodriguez Echavarria, Jaime Kaminski, David Arnold
        Pages 149-158
      2. Reviving Ancient Rome: Virtual Reality at the Service of Cultural Heritage
        • Philippe Fleury, Sophie Madeleine
        Pages 159-169
      3. Augmented Reality for Archaeological Finds
        • Belén Jiménez Fernández-Palacios, Alessandro Rizzi, Francesco Nex
        Pages 181-190
      4. Virtual Heritage: Exploring Photorealism
        • Hafizur Rahaman, Rana Das, Shehzad Zahir
        Pages 191-200

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About this book

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Progress in Cultural Heritage Preservation, EuroMed 2012, held in Lemesos, Cyprus, in October/November 2012.
The 95 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 392 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on digital data acquisition technologies and data processing in cultural heritage, 2D and 3D data capture methodologies and data processing in cultural heritage, 2D and 3D GIS in cultural heritage, virtual reality in archaeology and historical research, standards, metadata, ontologies and semantic processing in cultural heritage, data management, archiving and presentation of cultural heritage content, ICT assistance in monitoring and restoration, innovative topics related to the current and future implementation, use, development and exploitation of the EU CH identity card, innovative technologies to asses, monitor and adapt to climate change, digital data acquisition technologies and data processing in cultural heritage, 2D and 3D data capture methodologies and data processing in cultural heritage, on-site and remotely sensed data collection, reproduction techniques and rapid prototyping in cultural heritage, 2D and 3D GIS in cultural heritage, innovative graphics applications and techniques, libraries and archives in cultural heritage, tools for education, documentation and training in CH, standards, metadata, ontologies and semantic processing in cultural heritage, damage assessment, diagnoses and monitoring for the preventive conservation and maintenance of CH, information management systems in CH, European research networks in the field of CH, non-destructive diagnosis technologies for the safe conversation and traceability of cultural assets.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering and Informatics, Digital Heritage Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), Limassol, Cyprus

    Marinos Ioannides

  • Institut für Photogrammetrie, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

    Dieter Fritsch

  • Fraunhofer Institute, Scientific Representative for Fraunhofer IAP, IBP, ICT, IGB, ISC, IST & MOEZ, Research Alliance Cultural Heritage and Sustainability Network, Brussels, Belgium

    Johanna Leissner

  • MDR Partners (Consulting) Ltd., London, UK

    Rob Davies

  • 3D Optical Metrology Unit FBK, Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Trento, Italy

    Fabio Remondino

  • Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico delle Biblioteche Italiane, Rome, Italy

    Rossella Caffo

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