Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
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Technologies
Earth observation technology (EOT) applied to archaeological heritage and georesources protection
For achieving the objectives:
Goals: 13. Climate action, 14. Life below water
Description
ENEA’s expertise is put at disposal for image processing and radar and optical images classification procedures applied to the study of local phenomena for the management and protection of archaeological heritage, natural resources (surface and phreatic water, land use) and emergencies (earthquakes, floods, historical centres vulnerability).
Satellite multispectral data processing through the analysis of the related forms and processes allows to produce thematic cartographies for the rational management of the landscape.
Benefits and advantages:
- Landscape scenarios for planning
- Response to emergencies
- Capacity building
- Creation of economic activities;
ENEA Service:
- design
- technology transfer
- training
ENEA Activities:
- Joint geoarchaeological project Govi-Altayn - Mongolia
- Cooperation programmes with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Palau Islands archipelago under the ENEA-MATTM cooperation agreement
- “Strengthening Protected Area Management in the Kingdom of Tonga”
- A national marine spatial plan for Vanuatu – including a network of marine protected areas
Landsat 7 image (USGS) of the Palau Archipelago (Pacific Ocean) for the automated classification and extraction of land cover spectral signatures
SPOT 5 satellite panchromatic image (SpotImage) in Mongolia, highlighting round shapes in the desert which can be related to ancient burial sites (Immordino F., Marcolongo B., 2009, A la recherche de tombes impériales. SPOT magazine n. 46, 1er semestre 2009, pp. 18-19.)