Europe has rich and diverse cultural heritage resources, which include
urban and rural landscapes, comprising standing monuments and
archaeological deposits. Nowadays Europe’s Cultural Heritage (CH) is at
risk, endangered by environmental processes and anthropogenic pressures,
that, together with intense human activities and climate change, can
amplify the natural deterioration of materials and reduce the ability of
soil to preserve CH. The project RESEARCH (REmote SEnsing techniques for
ARCHaeology) will test new risk assessment methodology, by examining
soil erosion, land movement and land use change threatening
archaeological sites. The project uses an integrated system of
documentation and research in the fields of archaeology and
environmental studies, combining advanced remote sensing technologies
with GIS application for the mapping and the long-term monitoring of
archaeological heritage. The project addresses the design and
development of a multi-task thematic platform, that will be a new
affordable tool for authorities in charge to CH preservation, to monitor
the degradation process, to enable preventive maintenance and to reduce
restoration costs. RESEARCH receives funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie
Sklodowska-Curie (H2020-MSCA-RISE), grant agreement No 823987. The
consortium includes organizations from the academic and non-academic
sectors (in particular SMEs), based in Europe (EU Member States and
Horizon 2020 Associated Countries). Thanks to RISE Initiative, the
project conducts international as well as intersectoral mobility of
personnel, based on secondments of research and innovation staff
(exchanges) with an in-built return mechanism.
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