Copernicus Earth Observation for Cultural Heritage
Date Issued
March 9, 2021
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DOI
10.4995/Arqueologica9.2021.12512
Abstract
This article summarises the European Union's Earth Observation Copernicus Programme's contribution and other satellitebased
platforms for cultural heritage applications. It highlights the results of some national and European projects
conducted in this domain. Even though the Copernicus Programme has recently been introduced for cultural heritage use
(i.e., after the second half of this decade), the full, free, and open data policy, known as FFO, has increased the number
of relevant applications. Since then, several studies dedicated to cultural heritage monitoring, management, etc., have
been presented in the literature. Despite the medium spatial resolution of the radar and optical Sentinel sensors, their hightemporal
revisit time combined with other legacy space programmes (e.g., the Landsat space programme) can provide
useful information to local and regional stakeholders, and other national agencies. New developments in the domain of
image processing like the use of big-data earth observation cloud platforms already showcased the potentials for dedicated
space-based cultural heritage services. However, this technological shift remains still within the scientific and theoretical
research domain. Therefore, much effort is still needed for the implementation of national policies.
platforms for cultural heritage applications. It highlights the results of some national and European projects
conducted in this domain. Even though the Copernicus Programme has recently been introduced for cultural heritage use
(i.e., after the second half of this decade), the full, free, and open data policy, known as FFO, has increased the number
of relevant applications. Since then, several studies dedicated to cultural heritage monitoring, management, etc., have
been presented in the literature. Despite the medium spatial resolution of the radar and optical Sentinel sensors, their hightemporal
revisit time combined with other legacy space programmes (e.g., the Landsat space programme) can provide
useful information to local and regional stakeholders, and other national agencies. New developments in the domain of
image processing like the use of big-data earth observation cloud platforms already showcased the potentials for dedicated
space-based cultural heritage services. However, this technological shift remains still within the scientific and theoretical
research domain. Therefore, much effort is still needed for the implementation of national policies.
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