Optical Remote Sensing Potentials for Looting Detection
Optical Remote Sensing Potentials for Looting Detection
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光学遥感探测抢劫的潜力
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2017
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D. Hadjimitsis
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A. Agapiou;V. Lysandrou;D. Hadjimitsis
掠夺考古遗址是非法的，被认为是对文化遗产的主要人为威胁，会在多个层面造成不良和不可逆转的损害，例如景观干扰、遗产破坏和不利的社会影响。近年来，使用地基和/或天基传感器的遥感技术的使用有助于解决这个问题。新颖的遥感技术解决了战争冲突地区发生的遗产破坏问题，以及在监视有限的情况下在大片具有考古意义的地区进行的非法考古活动。非法活动造成的损害以及可靠信息的缺乏是当地利益相关者今天面临的一些主要问题。本研究基于塞浦路斯尼科西亚区 Politiko 村 Ayios Mnason 考古景观的结果，讨论了遥感技术的潜在用途。在过去十年中，该地区有十多座坟墓被盗，表明盗墓规模虽小，但仍然是系统性的。图像分析，包括植被指数、融合、面向对象分类后的自动提取等，基于高分辨率WorldView-2多光谱卫星图像和RGB高分辨率航空正射影像。 Google Earth© 图像也被用来绘制地图并按时间顺序观察该地点。目前的研究还讨论了更广泛应用所提出的方法的潜力，作为早期预警系统，努力为面临类似威胁的塞浦路斯考古地区建立系统监测工具。
Looting of archaeological sites is illegal and considered a major anthropogenic threat for cultural heritage, entailing undesirable and irreversible damage at several levels, such as landscape disturbance, heritage destruction, and adverse social impact. In recent years, the employment of remote sensing technologies using ground-based and/or space-based sensors has assisted in dealing with this issue. Novel remote sensing techniques have tackled heritage destruction occurring in war-conflicted areas, as well as illicit archeological activity in vast areas of archaeological interest with limited surveillance. The damage performed by illegal activities, as well as the scarcity of reliable information are some of the major concerns that local stakeholders are facing today. This study discusses the potential use of remote sensing technologies based on the results obtained for the archaeological landscape of Ayios Mnason in Politiko village, located in Nicosia district, Cyprus. In this area, more than ten looted tombs have been recorded in the last decade, indicating small-scale, but still systematic, looting. The image analysis, including vegetation indices, fusion, automatic extraction after object-oriented classification, etc., was based on high-resolution WorldView-2 multispectral satellite imagery and RGB high-resolution aerial orthorectified images. Google Earth© images were also used to map and diachronically observe the site. The current research also discusses the potential for wider application of the presented methodology, acting as an early warning system, in an effort to establish a systematic monitoring tool for archaeological areas in Cyprus facing similar threats.