A5058773392- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Landslides and related hazards
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Geological formations and processes
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Fire dynamics and safety research
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- Climate change and permafrost
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Geography Education and Pedagogy
National Research Council
2021-2025
Institute for Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage
2024
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2023
National Research Council - Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis
2022-2023
Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural
2023
University of Molise
2019-2021
Changes in climate, land use, and management impact the occurrence severity of wildland fires many parts world. This is particularly evident Europe, where ongoing changes use have strongly modified fire patterns over last decades. Although satellite data by European Forest Fire Information System provide large-scale statistics across countries, there still a crucial need to collect summarize in-depth local analysis understanding condition associated challenges Europe. article aims general...
The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) represents a rather innovative, quick, and low-cost methodological approach offering applications in several fields investigation. present study illustrates the developed method using Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) based on UAV-derived data for evaluating short-term morphological-topographic changes beach system related implications coastal vulnerability assessment. UAV surveys were performed during summers 2019 2020 along stretch affected by...
Climate change has among its effects the increasing frequency and intensity of both natural anthropic hazard, such as landslides, floods, erosion, sea level rise, weathering fires (Fatorić Seekamp, 2017). These phenomena pose significant threats to archaeological heritage, highlighted in scenarios outlined by IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Change).Ancient sites, especially settlements dispersed across rural landscapes, are particularly vulnerable climate-related hazards due their...
Accurate assessment of coastal vulnerability is crucial for effective risk management, especially in the context increasing human pressure. One common approach to evaluating erosion involves use geomorphological-based indices. These indices typically combine various physical factors such as: shoreline changes with historical and recent trends coastline movement (erosion or accretion); dune beach geometry (slope, height, width); presence type vegetation, which can stabilize destabilize...
In this work we have adopted a multidisciplinary approach to define the Quaternary stratigraphic pattern of segment Ionian alluvial-coastal plain located in Basilicata (southern Italy). This can be useful for comparison with sequences morpho-evolutionary stages other coastal plains Italian peninsula same geodynamic context. Several analyses been performed on samples from two cores drilled northern portion Metaponto Plain. Such data were used calibrate core logs collected by public...
Quantitative analysis of drainage networks is one the most used approaches for investigation response landscape to tectonic forcing and crustal deformation in different geodynamic setting. Recently, river profile inversion has largely been reconstruction spatial temporal distribution uplift tectonically-active landscapes. The calibration erodibility coefficient particularly effective coastal landscapes, due diffuse presence independent geomorphic markers such as marine terraces. In this...
This study introduces a methodology for the improvement of visibility archaeological features using an open-source probabilistic machine learning framework applied to UAV LiDAR data from Torre Castiglione site in Apulia, Italy. By leveraging Random Forest classification algorithm embedded software, approach processes dense point clouds segment out vegetation ground and structures. Key steps include training classifier, generating digital terrain models, feature surface enhancing features....
This paper focuses on the potential of an integrated approach using aerial LiDAR, and terrestrial photogrammetry, laser scanning, archaeological survey to detect presence configuration lost medieval settlements under canopy. was applied site Altanum (Calabria, Italy), hill Sant’Eusebio, completely covered by vegetation. a large fortified settlement characterised long occupation, especially during Byzantine Norman-Swabian periods. The activity began carrying out LiDAR whole hill. acquired...
Illegal archaeological excavations, generally denoted as looting, is one of the most important damage factors to cultural heritage, it upsets human occupation stratigraphy sites interest. Looting identification and monitoring are not an easy task. A consolidated instrument used for detection features in general, more specifically study looting remote sensing. Nevertheless, passive optical sensing quite ineffective dense vegetated areas. For these type areas, recent decades, LiDAR data its...
Coastal erosion and its impacts on the involved communities is a topic of great scientific interest that also reflects need for modern as well cost time-effective methodologies to be integrated into or even substitute traditional investigation methods. The present study based an approach involves use data derived from UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) surveys. illustrates long- short-term shoreline evolution Molise coast (southern Italy) then focuses two selected beach stretches (Petacciato...
This paper deals with a UAV LiDAR methodological approach for the identification and extraction of archaeological features under canopy in hilly Mediterranean environments, characterized by complex topography strong erosion. The presence trees undergrowth makes reconnaissance remains very difficult, while erosion, increased slope, tends to adversely affect microtopographical potential interest, thus making them hardly identifiable. For purpose our investigations, survey has been carried out...
The knowledge of natural hazards that occurred in the past is essential for implementing forecasting and prevention actions, managing risk, identifying proper land use. Floods do not escape this rule. This article sheds light on an unknown intense rainfall period, which affected Campania region territory current Molise (Southern Italy) October–November 1961. period culminated floods, particularly involving town Benevento (Campania region), had been by several inundations over centuries....
Soil erosion is one of the major natural risk factors for developing high-value crops and an accurate estimation spatial distribution rates soil degradation can be crucial to prevent crop degradation. In this paper, we use comparisons between high-resolution DEMs models uncover short-term landscape evolution hazelnut yields, which are affected by incipient processes rill development. Maps initiation were extracted from analysis UAV-based multitemporal application models. A comparison such a...
Automatic procedures for landform extraction is a growing research field but extensive quantitative studies of the prediction accuracy Landform Classification (ACL) based on direct comparison with geomorphological maps are rather limited. In this work, we test an algorithm automatic classification large sector Ionian coast southern Italian belt through detailed map. was performed by using individuation basic classes named geomorphons. Spatial overlay between main mapped landforms deriving...
Rockslides are one of the most dangerous hazards in mountainous and hilly areas. In this study, a rockslide that occurred on 30 November 2022 Castrocucco, district located Italian municipality Maratea (Potenza province) Basilicata region, was investigated by using pre- post-event high-resolution 3D models. The event caused great social alarm as some infrastructures were affected. main road to tourist hub was, fact, destroyed made inaccessible. Rock debris also affected beach club important...
Punta Licosa promontory is located in the northern part of Cilento coast, southern Tyrrhenian basin. This bordered by sea cliffs connected to a wide shore platform sloping slightly towards sea. area has been considered stable at least since Late Pleistocene, as testified series evidence well known literature. The aim this research reconstruct main coastal changes that have occurred middle Holocene means literature data, aerial photo interpretation, satellite images, GPS measurements, direct...
Land use and land cover (LULC) strongly influence soil erosion/sediment yield, predicting changes in erosion is an important management strategy. Tracing the Earth’s past also helps us better understand future evolution of landscape, but research using modern mapping capabilities hampered by scarcity historical landscape information. To fill data gap provide example how maps might be used land-use change research, we combined old paper map based on IT Military Topographical Institute (ITM),...
Topographic analysis, drainage network morphometry, river profile and spatial distribution of fluvio-lacustrine terraces have been used to reconstruct the evolution in Mercure River basin, a large intermontane tectonic basin axial zone southern Apennines. Morphotectonic study area is mainly controlled by poly-kinematics high-angle WNW-ESE NE-SW faults, which promoted development complex landscape with relict landscapes and/or low-relief erosional surfaces that occurred staircase arrangement...
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of using an AI model, specifically ChatGPT-3.5, in remote sensing (RS) applied archaeological research. It assessed model’s abilities several aspects, accordance with a multi-level analysis its usefulness: providing answers both general and specific questions related research; identifying referencing sources information it uses; recommending appropriate tools based on user’s desired outcome; assisting users performing basic functions processes RS for...
Digital Surface Models (DSMs) with a high spatial resolution and accuracy are of increasing importance for many applications. Recent advances in data acquisition technologies, such as those related to the use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), enabled images suitable generate high-resolution DSMs. The present study aims provide useful indications processing obtain DSMs small errors by using Structure from Motion (SfM) algorithm. We changed three parameters during (flight height, camera type...