Progress in Cultural Heritage Preservation: 4th International Conference, EuroMed 2012, Limassol, Cyprus, October 29 – November 3, 2012. Proceedings

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Image-Based Low-Cost Systems for Automatic 3D Recording and Modelling of Archaeological Finds and Objects....Pages 1-10
Photogrammetric Point Cloud Collection with Multi-camera Systems....Pages 11-20
Prospecting Archaeological Landscapes....Pages 21-29
Multispectral Image Acquisition of Ancient Manuscripts....Pages 30-39
Low-Cost and Open-Source Solutions for Automated Image Orientation – A Critical Overview....Pages 40-54
Automated Generation of an Historic 4D City Model of Hamburg and Its Visualisation with the GE Engine....Pages 55-65
Alberti’s Box: The Cultural Multimedia Project on the Architectures of Leon Battista Alberti....Pages 66-75
Automatic Fusion of Digital Images and Laser Scanner Data for Heritage Preservation....Pages 76-85
Mapping of Defect Structural Micro-morphology in the Documentation of Conservation Approaches....Pages 86-96
Exploitation of Thermal Imagery for the Detection of Pathologies in Monuments....Pages 97-108
On-line Spectral Learning in Exploring 3D Large Scale Geo-Referred Scenes....Pages 109-118
An Information System for Medieval Archaeology Based on Photogrammetry and Archaeological Database: The Shawbak Castle Project ....Pages 119-128
Towards an Archaeological Index: Identification of the Spectral Regions of Stress Vegetation due to Buried Archaeological Remains....Pages 129-138
Historical Social Housing: Smart Analysis and Design for Conservation and Energy Regeneration....Pages 139-148
3D Heritage on Mobile Devices: Scenarios and Opportunities....Pages 149-158
Reviving Ancient Rome: Virtual Reality at the Service of Cultural Heritage....Pages 159-169
Virtual Reconstructions in a Desktop Planetarium for Demonstrations in Cultural Astronomy....Pages 170-180
Augmented Reality for Archaeological Finds....Pages 181-190
Virtual Heritage: Exploring Photorealism....Pages 191-200
Virtual Architectural 3D Model of the Imperial Cathedral (Kaiserdom) of Königslutter, Germany through Terrestrial Laser Scanning....Pages 201-210
Identity Card of Cultural Heritage: How to Collect and Organize Data....Pages 340-348
An Enhanced Distributed Repository for Working with 3D Assets in Cultural Heritage....Pages 349-358
A Contribution to a Unified Approach in Policy Making through Documenting Cultural Heritage....Pages 359-368
Heritage-Led Eco-Regeneration: The Case of Zhejiang Water Towns Protection, Restoration and Preservation....Pages 369-377
Flame Detection for Video-Based Early Fire Warning for the Protection of Cultural Heritage....Pages 378-387
Integrated Documentation Protocols Enabling Decision Making in Cultural Heritage Protection....Pages 211-220
Monument Damage Ontology....Pages 221-230
A Generic Approach for Generating Cultural Heritage Metadata....Pages 231-240
Semantic Models for Architectural Heritage Documentation....Pages 241-250
An Expert System for Quality Assurance of Document Image Collections....Pages 251-260
Tactile Representation of Paintings: An Early Assessment of Possible Computer Based Strategies....Pages 261-270
Model-Based User Interface Design for the Encyclopedia of Islamic Architecture....Pages 271-280
Mobile Devices for the Visit of “Anfiteatro Campano” in Santa Maria Capua Vetere....Pages 281-290
Evolution of the e-Museum Concept through Exploitation of Cryptographic Algorithms....Pages 291-300
Completing Digital Cultural Heritage Objects by Sketching Subdivision Surfaces toward Restoration Planning....Pages 301-309
Collective Intelligence in Cultural Heritage Protection....Pages 310-319
An Automated Methodology for Assessing the Damage on Byzantine Icons....Pages 320-329
3D Information System for the Digital Documentation and the Monitoring of Stone Alteration....Pages 330-339
3D Multi-scale Scanning of the Archaeological Cave “Les Fraux” in Dordogne (France)....Pages 388-395
The Catacombs of San Giovanni in Syracuse: Surveying, Digital Enhancement and Revitalization of an Archaeological Landmark....Pages 396-403
Architectural Photogrammetry by Non-Metric Cameras: CAD-Based 2D Drawing of Facades from Rectified Photos....Pages 477-485
Thesaurus Project: Design of New Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Documentation and Protection of Underwater Archaeological Sites....Pages 486-493
Development of a Low Altitude Airborne Imaging System for Supporting Remote Sensing and Photogrammetric Applications ‘The ICAROS Project’ Intended for Archaeological Applications in Cyprus....Pages 494-504
Protocols and Assisted Tools for Effective Image-Based Modeling of Architectural Elements....Pages 432-439
Process Modeling and Photogrammetric Production for Structural Investigations Concerning to the Collapse of Palazzo Edilizia in Salerno (Italy)....Pages 440-448
Virtual Stonehenge Reconstruction....Pages 449-460
The Ancient Fragment Collection at the Museo Archeologico in Florence, Italy, a Digital Proposal to Allow Its Access....Pages 461-468
The Geometry behind the “Fontana di Sala Grande” a Case Study of Reverse Modeling....Pages 469-476
From Real to Virtual Rapid Architectural Prototyping....Pages 505-512
Reconstruction of Monumental Painting of the Church on Nereditsa Hill in the City Novgorod the Great: Methodology of Painting and Virtual Reconstruction Combination....Pages 513-524
Micrometer MultiResolution Laser Scanning of a Renaissance Medallion....Pages 525-532
Three-Dimensional Virtual Models for Better Comprehension of Architectural Heritage Construction Techniques and Its Maintenance over Time....Pages 533-542
Digitization, Restoration and Visualization of Terracotta Figurines from the ‘House of Orpheus’, Nea Paphos, Cyprus....Pages 543-550
Virtual Reconstruction of the Ancient State of a Ruined Church....Pages 551-567
Reconstruction of Everyday Life in 19th Century Nicosia....Pages 568-577
Digitization of Cypriot Folk Dances....Pages 404-413
Modeling the Past: Digital Technologies and Excavations in Polis, Cyprus....Pages 414-422
Automated View Integration Techniques for Numerous 3D Clouds of Points....Pages 423-431
The Use of GIS in the National System for Cultural Heritage Management and Dissemination to the General Public in Norway: Case Study:The Heritage Management Database “Askeladden”and the System for Dissemination to the Public, “Kulturminnesøk”....Pages 578-585
The Reintegration of Urban Lacunas at Castelvecchio Calvisio (AQ) after the 2009 Earthquake: The Use of GIS 3D as a Project Monitoring Tool....Pages 586-593
The MEMORI Technology - An Innovative Tool for the Protection of Movable Cultural Assets....Pages 756-764
Macedonia from Fragments to Pixels: A Permanent Exhibition of Interactive Systems at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki....Pages 602-609
Personalized Multimedia Experiences in Technology Museums....Pages 610-617
Solving the Centre–Periphery Problem in Cultural Heritage by Means of Situated Simulations....Pages 618-627
Interaction for a Shared Knowledge with Reperio: The Cardano Case....Pages 628-635
Natural Lighting and Medieval Glass – Scientific Data Acquisition, Methodology and Physically Based Rendering....Pages 636-643
Venus: A Unique Fast, Effective and Safe Publishing System for High-Resolution 3D Digital Models....Pages 644-653
The Europeana Newspapers – A Gateway to European Newspapers Online....Pages 654-659
A Google Cloud Approach to Implement a Graphical Data Access Interface Binding Heterogeneous Cultural Repositories....Pages 660-667
The CULTURA Project: Supporting Next Generation Interaction with Digital Cultural Heritage Collections....Pages 668-675
Cataloging Intangible Cultural Heritage on the Web....Pages 676-683
Two Integrated Digital Libraries for Knowledge and Iconography of Orthodox Saints....Pages 684-691
Heritage-Oriented Spatial Data Infrastructures in Spain: Waiting on the World to Change....Pages 692-700
Preserving Monuments’ Astronomical Orientation by Using Different Databases....Pages 701-709
The EUROMED 4 Project “ELAICH”: e-Tools for a Teaching Environment on EU Mediterranean Cultural Heritage....Pages 710-719
A Proposal for Mobile Game Based Learning to Promote Knowledge of the A Famosa Fortress....Pages 720-728
An Integrated Management System for Historical Buildings: The Case Study of Dihua Historical Street Districts in Taiwan....Pages 594-601
Surveying Masonry Structures by Semantically Enriched 2.5D Textures: A New Approach....Pages 729-737
Identifying Semantic Relationships in Digital Libraries of Cultural Heritage....Pages 738-745
Adaptive Augmented Reality for Cultural Heritage: ARtSENSE Project....Pages 746-755
A Methodology to Monitor the Pollution Impact on Historic Buildings Surfaces: The TeACH Project....Pages 765-775
Characterizing Cracks in the Frescoes of Sala degli Elementi within Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio ....Pages 776-783
IMAT Project: From Innovative Nanotechnology to Best Practices in Art Conservation....Pages 784-792
PANNA Project – Plasma and Nano for New Age Soft Conservation. Development of a Full-Life Protocol for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage....Pages 793-800
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured BaO Solutions: Application in Conservation of Wall Paintings....Pages 801-808
An Information System to Analize Cultural Heritage Information....Pages 809-816
Arches: An Open Source GIS for the Inventory and Management of Immovable Cultural Heritage....Pages 817-824
A Methodology for Integrative Documentation and Characterization of Culturally Important Statues to Support Seismic Analysis....Pages 825-832
Historic Environment and INSPIRE – A View from Scotland....Pages 833-840
A CH Based Integrative Management Framework on the Value Priority Aspect....Pages 841-848
EGI: An Open e-Infrastructure Ecosystem for the Digital European Research Area and the Humanities....Pages 849-856
Contemporary Museums in an Age of Migrations: The Reinterpretation of European Cultural Heritage....Pages 857-864
COSCH − Colour and Space in Cultural Heritage, A New COST Action Starts....Pages 865-873
Science in Aid of Expert Opinion: A Tell-Tale on Disputed Artworks....Pages 874-883
Computed Tomography Studies Applied to Polychromed Sculpture: The Making Process in Three Different Times....Pages 884-893
Erratum: Arches: An Open Source GIS for the Inventory and Management of Immovable Cultural Heritage....Pages E1-E1
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