Preventive Archaeology Based on Open Remote Sensing Data and Tools: The Cases of Sant’Arsenio (SA) and Foggia (FG), Italy

Nicodemo Abate and Rosa Lasaponara
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Nicodemo Abate: Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis, National Research Council, C.da Santa Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo (PZ), Italy
Rosa Lasaponara: Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis, National Research Council, C.da Santa Loja, 85050 Tito Scalo (PZ), Italy

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 15, 1-18

Abstract: Sentinel-2 data have been used in various fields of human activity. In cultural heritage, their potential is still to be fully explored. This paper aims to illustrate how remote sensing and open source tools are useful for archaeological investigations. The whole issue revolves around the application of satellite (Sentinel-2) and accessory tools for the identification, knowledge and protection of the cultural heritage of two areas of southern Italy: Sant’Arsenio (SA) and Foggia (FG). Both study cases were selected for a specific reason: to demonstrate the usefulness of open data and software for research and preservation of cultural heritage, as in the case of urban sprawl, development of public works (gas- and oil-pipelines, etc.) or intensive use of land for agricultural purposes. The results obtained are relevant for the knowledge improvement and very useful to operate in the field of preventive archaeology, for the evaluation and management of risk, the planning of city-expansion or infrastructures that could damage the buried heritage.

Keywords: remote sensing; satellite; risk monitoring; archaeology; cultural heritage preservation; open data; Sentinel-2; GIS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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