Yearly Archives - 2024

February 2024

ENGINEER project – DLR International Conference on Geoinformation Data, Processing and Applications – DLR GeoDPA 2024

After an invitation from the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), space-based and geoinformation applications carried out by the CUT team for heritage will be presented at the DLR International Conference on Geoinformation Data, that is expected to be carried out between 23-25.4.2024 in Oldenburg, Lower-Saxonie. This is the first International Conference that DLR is organised in the last 20 years. Glad to be part of it!

Interim report uploaded

Earlier today Deliverable 8.3 (Interim Report) of the ENGINEER project has been submitted to the participant portal. A jointly great effort from all the partners of the project, indicating the different activities carried out so far from Month 1 to Month 16 of the project. In the next few weeks, the ENGINEER project will be evaluated remotely by an expert in the field.

Internal meeting between the PIs of the advanced partners and CUT

A meeting was held earlier this day between CUT members and the PIs of the advanced partners to discuss and finalize the details of the upcoming activities Workshop 3 and Summer School 2. Both the topics and dates (22-23 of April 2024) of the Workshop 3, that will be hosted by UCL in their premises, have been agreed and communicated between all partners. The linked activities of the workshop with the Summer School 2 to be hosted by CUT in...

January 2024

Virtual Lecture: “Discover Entrepreneurship” (Industry & Knowledge Transfer actions)

The "Discover Entrepreneurship" virtual lecture, organized as part of the ENGINEER Project, was successfully conducted on January 22nd from 11:00 to 13:00 CET. This event marked the second part in a series of four virtual lectures under the Industry & Knowledge Transfer initiative of the Project. Hosted by the University College London (UCL), an advanced partner in the ENGINEER Project, the lecture brought together participants from all partner institutions within the consortium. The engagement and active participation of members further enriched...

JanusExplore – Omniasphere data re-used from CONNECTING project

JanusExplore mobile laser scanner was tested for data collection at the Tombs of the Kings. In case of proceeding with JanusExplore purchase, the equipment will be acquired via CONNECTING project although the data will be re-used in ENGINEER project. The potential acquisition of the laser scanner will also facilitate the planned activities of the CUT team within the context of the ongoing research projects while engaging national stakeholders (i.e., DoA) in the data collection process.

ENGINEER participates at the Survey of Twinning sister projects of EPIBOOST

In the framework of the FOCUS GROUP (FG) of twinning sister projects of EPIBOOST, coordinated by the University of Aveiro, Portugal, the Coordinator of the ENGINNER Project has participated at the FG by replying to inquiries. EPIBOOST colleagues have designing the Guide for Twinning Projects Implementation. More details about the survey: “The present survey was collaboratively built by members of the Focus Group (FG) on Twining projects management, established within the scope of activities planned in the EPIBOOST project, funded by...

ENGINEER Gold Sponsor of CIPA Summer School 2024

ENGINEER project is a Gold Sponsor of the CIPA Summer School focusing on 3D surveying and modelling in cultural heritage. The workshop includes among others: (a) Theoretical lectures (3D surveying, photogrammetry, laser scanning, etc.); (b) Practical work in the field with commercial and open-source processing software; (c) data acquisition with state-of-the-art equipment and (d) data processing methods with commercial and open-source SW for 3D model generation and CIPA Summer School provides a great opportunity for MSc and PhD students, archaeologists, architects,...

Advisory Board of THETIDA project

The project coordinator was invited to participate as a member of the Advisory Board of Horizon Europe project entitled THETIDA, established to ensure an effective networking and knowledge exchange involving different groups of external professionals working in the fields of geoinformatics and earth observation, integrated systems for cultural heritage management, heritage material deterioration, ocean and geo-hazards modelling, crowdsourcing, living labs and co-creation approaches. THETIDA aims to contribute to safeguarding and protecting Europe’s coastal and underwater cultural heritage by exploiting cutting-edge...

Prof. Dimitrios Skarlatos Commission Chair – Technologies for Cultural Heritage Geometric Documentation, CIPA Executive Board

Prof. Dimitrios Skarlatos has been nominated as Commission Chair – Technologies for Cultural Heritage Geometric Documentation at the CIPA Executive Board for the next four years starting from 01.01.2024. CIPA Heritage Documentation is a dynamic international organisation that has twin responsibilities: keeping up with technology and ensuring its usefulness for cultural heritage conservation, education and dissemination. This dual role is exhibited in our parent organizations: ICOMOS (International Council of Monuments and Sites) and ISPRS (International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote...