March 2024
New publication @ Preprints
A joint publication has been accepted in Preprints dealing with the formation of cropmarks, a method widely used for the detection of shallow archaeological remains. Find more here: Agapiou A., Gravanis. E., 2024, A machine learning-assisted classification algorithm for the detection of archaeological proxies (cropmarks) based on reflectance signatures, Doi: 10.20944/preprints202403.1045.v1 Abstract: Detection of subsurface archaeological remains using a range of remote sensing methods, poses several challenges until today. Recent studies regarding the detection of archaeological proxies like those of cropmarks...
ENGINEER CUT Internal Meeting
Members of the ENGINEER team from CUT met earlier today to discuss matters related to the communication and dissemination activities of the project via social media. More specifically, new ways and a new medium for promoting the project to the social community were discussed to increase the visibility and outreach of the project’s accounts on social media. The updated methodology is taking place effective immediately and the results will be visible in the coming weeks.Call for Expression of Interest Global Report on Cultural Policies | Appel à manifestation d’intérêt Rapport global sur les politiques culturelles
ENGINEER project, through the coordinator Dr Athos Agapiou under his capacity as Deputy Director of the UNESCO Chair on Digital Heritage and with support of the Chair holder Prof. Marinos Ioannides, is expected to contribute to the first edition of the UNESCO Global Report on Cultural Policies 2025. Following the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022, which advocated for the integration of culture as a stand-alone goal in the post-2030 development agenda, this report will...ENGINEER Midterm Review
ENGINEER midterm review was conducted as scheduled on the 5th of March 2024 between 14:00 and 17:00 CET time. After a short introduction by the Project Coordinator, Dr. Athos Agapiou, the participants briefly introduced themselves before giving the floor to the Project Coordinator to provide an overview of the concepts and ideas behind the project. The meeting continued with the description of the work implemented in each work package up to M18, including a short break. The meeting closed with...
ENGINEER organises the upcoming event on 3D digital Documentation of the Past: Paradata, Metadata and Data in 3D Cultural Heritage
The UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage, in cooperation with the Earth Observation Research lab (EOCult), the Mechanical Engineering Design & Additive Manufacturing Laboratory at the CY University of Technology, the EU CLARIAH-CY research infrastructure, the ARTEST and CREAMS projects, the CY-Eureka3D competence center in Digital Heritage, the EU Project Digital Europe EUreka3D, as well as the Connecting-RPF and the EU HE Engineer are organising a unique Webinar dedicated to the topic of...
TV appearance on ANT1 national channel
Earlier today, the project coordinator, Dr. Athos Agapiou, was invited on “Mera Mesimeri” TV show of ANT1 national channel upon his inclusion amongst the most influencial authors (top 3) in the field of geoinformatics on cultural heritage according to the Bibliometric analysis of GIS applications in heritage studies based on Web of Science from 1994 to 2023. During his appearance on the TV show, Dr. Agapiou gave a brief overview of the recent trends in the aforementioned field.February 2024
Cyprus Regional Development Project – Press release
Members of the ENGINEER team have participated at the Cyprus Regional Development Project (CRDP) of the Honor Frost Foundation (HFF). This project aims to explore the maritime cultural resources of the island of Cyprus and develop an integrated approach to recording archaeology. It is a partnership with colleagues from the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI), Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), and MarEA project (Universities of Ulster and Southampton, UK) and works closely with other experts in Cyprus, as well...
Findings of a (global) bibliometric study on Geoinformatics applications for cultural heritage
According to the findings of a recent study published in the prestigious scientific journal Heritage Science*, of the Springer publishing house, Associate Professor Athos Agapiou (Coordinator of the ENGINEER project) is among the three researchers worldwide whose research and related publications receive extensive attention and reports from the scientific community, in matters related to Geoinformatics applications for cultural heritage. Find more information about this study here: Huang, Y. Bibliometric analysis of GIS applications in heritage studies based on Web of Science...
