SPECIAL SESSION #13

Maria Grazia D'Urso

Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Bergamo, Italy

• mariagrazia.durso@unibg.it

Gabriele Bitelli

University of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM) , University of Bologna, Italy

• gabriele.bitelli@unibo.it

Geomatic measurements are a fundamental pillar for archaeological studies and cultural heritage management. Modern technologies offer extraordinary opportunities to document, preserve and study archaeological, architectural, and landscape heritage, reducing the risks of irreparable damage and enabling more effective and lasting management. Despite of the challenges related to climate changes and environmental degradation, evolving geomatic measurement techniques and interdisciplinary expertise are committed to shape the future of archaeological research and cultural heritage protection in increasingly innovative and sustainable ways.

Integration of different range-based and image-based methods - in connection with different sensors - requires a careful implementation, founded on a scientific rigorous base, and the management of the most advanced technologies for satisfying the metric requirements and data quality assessment, at any scale to which they are applied, from the single object to its geographical context.

This Special Session aims to promote the interplay between the researchers of the scientific community by presenting and discussing experiences and research contributions on the following topics:

• Integration of Geomatic techniques for Cultural Heritage data acquisition and processing;
• Development of sensors and special devices for surveying, monitoring, remote control;
• Data fusion for advanced remote sensed techniques in Archaeology;
• 3D modelling, HBIM and information systems for sites, monuments, objects;
• Medium and long-term monitoring and safety assessment of buildings, structures and infrastructures;
• Integrated techniques for damage and degradation evaluation for Cultural Heritage;
• Quality evaluation and standards in recording and documenting Built Heritage;
• Instrumental calibration for 3D data acquisition;
• Multi-resolution and multi-temporal geospatial data management;
• Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality and Digital Twins;
• AI based applications in Cultural Heritage;
• Archives and geospatial data;
• GIS and HGIS, structures and interface developments;
• Methods and geo-spatial technologies for Industrial Archaeology.

Maria Grazia D'Urso full Professor of Geomatics at the University of Bergamo, Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DISA). Fellow of national and international Scientific Committees; currently Chair of the Commission V/ISPRS, WG 2. Responsible for the University of Bergamo of European projects, scientific responsible for operative units of several national research projects, of international and national workshops and reviewer for different peer-reviewed international journals, as Journal of Earth Systems Science; Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy; Journal of Geodesy; Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica; ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information; ISPRS Congresses and Conferences; Surveys in Geophysics; Geographical Journal International The main research interests are related to surveying and monitoring with integrated geomatic techniques; new approaches for studying the gravity and gravitational terrestrial field; applications of Photogrammetry, Laser-Scanning and Geographical Information Systems to Cultural Heritage; 3D modeling of archaeological sites; geomatic applications in risk analysis and management of emergencies; geomatic monitoring for structures; innovative geomatic techniques in precision farming; fuzzy logic and its applications in environmental and urban context; digital terrain models and mapping of urban landscapes; military and industrial archaeology. Author and co-author of several papers published in national and international journals as well as in the international proceedings of Conferences.

Gabriele Bitelli full Professor of Geomatics at the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM) of the University of Bologna.
The prevailing research interests are aimed at Geomatics applications with integration of systems and sensors; surveying, mapping, and representation in Cultural Heritage; Earth Observation and satellite Remote Sensing for urban and environmental studies, and for risk management; application of 3D technologies at different scales in multidisciplinary research; historical cartography in the digital environment; GIS.
Principal Investigator, Scientific Responsible, or Staff member on several EU and national research projects, he collaborates with various public and private institutions.
A member of the Scientific Committee for several National and International Workshops and Conferences, and a reviewer for many scientific Journals, he is the author of about 400 international and national publications.