CIVIL ENGINEERING AND GEOMATICS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ON HERITAGE

Project Information

ENGINEER

Grant agreement ID: 101079377

DOI

10.3030/101079377

Project closed

EC signature date 27 July 2022

Start date 1 October 2022

End date 30 September 2025

Funded under

• Widening participation and spreading excellence

Total cost

€ 1 271 892,50

EU contribution

€ 1 271 892,50

Coordinated by

TECHNOLOGIKO PANEPISTIMIO KYPROU
Cyprus

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Deliverables

Other (2)

Printed brochure

D9.3: Printed brochure.

E-Proceedings of final conference

D9.6: E-Proceedings of final conference.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Website of the project and social media

D9.1: Website of the project and social media.

Documents, reports (2)

Pilot research activities report

D6.1: Pilot research activities report.

Training activities report

D2.1: Training activities report

Publications

Conference proceedings (20)

Revitalization of Kyrenia through the use of online Geographic Information Systems (GIS), social media and digital repository “ATHENA”

Author(s): Zervas M., Artemis P., Michaelidis K., Papakonstantinou A., Lafazanis T., Loukas F., Fouroukla I., Agapiou A.
Publisher: Panhellenic academic libraries

Low-cost photogrammetry solutions for surveying confined underground spaces: testing the traditional set-up against 360° camera on Tombs of the Kings archaeological site

Author(s): Dimitrios Skarlatos, Branka Cuca, Georgios Kafataris, Mattia Previtali, Athos Agapiou
Published in: The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Issue XLVIII-2/W8-2024, 2024, ISSN 2194-9034
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-425-2024

Review of AI-Driven Chatbot Solutions for Remote Sensing in Archaeology

Author(s): Melillos N. and Agapiou A.
Publisher: CAA International

Big SAR Down-Streaming Applications for Cultural Heritage

Author(s): Agapiou, Athos
Published in: SAR in Big Data Era Symposium, 2023
Publisher: GRSS IEEE

A meta-analysis of Earth Observation and Geomatics for cultural heritage monitoring and documentation

Author(s): Agapiou, Athos
Published in: 7th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR) International Conference (DBAR2023), 2023
Publisher: The 7th Digital Belt and Road Conference

Detecting archaeological surface ceramics using remote sensing based on low-altitude images and weak learners

Author(s): Argyro Argyrou and Athos Agapiou
Published in: 3rd Doctoral Colloquium of the Cyprus Rectors’ Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus, 13 April 2024
Publisher: UCY

Space-to-Ground Documentation and Monitoring of Cultural Heritage: The Case of UNESCO Site - Holy Cross at Pelendri, Cyprus

Author(s): Athos Agapiou, Marinos Ioannides, Petros Siegkas, Dimitrios Skarlatos, Stavros Patsalides, Panayiotis N. Panayiotou, Elena Karittevli, Drew Baker and Marios Dionysiou
Published in: DLR International Conference on Geoinformation Data, Processing and Application – GeoDPA 2024 -- 23-25 April 2024 in Oldenburg
Publisher: GeoDPA

Exploring Cropmarks: Leveraging Spectral Physically-based Reflectance Models for Enhanced Archaeological Detection

Author(s): Agapiou A. and Gravanis E.
Publisher: CAA International

Archaeological Surface Ceramics Detection Using Low Altitude Images Based on Weak Learners

Author(s): Argyrou, Argyro; Agapiou, Athos
Published in: IGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS53475.2024.10641918

A new role of low-altitude sensors for supporting archaeological research

Author(s): Argyrou, Argyro; Agapiou, Athos
Published in: 3rd Data Science Institute Workshop (Hybrid form), EU+, 2023
Publisher: Cyprus University of Technology; European University of Technology

Innovative Geospatial and Engineering Solutions for Cultural Heritage

Author(s): Athos Agapiou, Argyro Argyrou, Elias Gravanis, Stylianos Hadjipetrou, Giorgos Kafataris, Nicholas Kyriakides, Phaedon Kyriakidis, Vasiliki Lysandrou, Kyriacos Michaelides, Apostolos Papakonstantinou, Dimitrios Skarlatos, Marinos Vlachos, Renos Votsis
Publisher: TMM-CH

Investigating the Accuracy of a 360° Camera for 3D Modeling in Confined Spaces: 360° Panorama vs 25-Rig Compared to TLS

Author(s): Georgios Kafataris, Dimitrios Skarlatos, Marinos Vlachos, Athos Agapiou
Published in: ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Issue X-M-2-2025, 2025, ISSN 2194-9050
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/ISPRS-ANNALS-X-M-2-2025-139-2025

Utilizing Low-Altitude Imagery and Weak Learner Algorithms for the Detection of Archaeological Surface Ceramics: The Kophinou case study

Author(s): Argyrou A., Vionis A., Papakonstantinou A., Christoforou M., Alexakis D., Agapiou A.
Publisher: CAA International

Geomatica e Ingegneria civile si incontrano per una ricerca innovativa sui beni culturali: le prime esperienze dal progetto “ENGINEER”

Author(s): Cuca B., Agapiou A., Aktas Y. D., Barazzetti L., Costa A., D.’ Ayala D., Kyriakides N., Kyriakidis P., Lysandrou V., Oreni D., Previtali M., Skarlatos D., Tavares A., Vlachos M.
Publisher: SIFET (Società Italiana di Fotogrammetria e Topografia)

European Ground Motion Service for built heritage: a case study from Cyprus

Author(s): Agapiou, Athos; Kyriakidis, Phaedon; Hadjipetrou, Stylianos; Kyriakides, Nicholas; Votsis, Renos
Published in: International Symposium on Digital Earth, 2023
Publisher: Harokopio University of Athens

Synopsis of activities of the ENGINEER project

Author(s): Argyrou A., Aktas Y., Barazzetti L., Costa A., Cuca B., D’Ayala D., Gravanis E., Hadjipetrou S., Kafataris G., Kyriakides N., Kyriakidis P., Lysandrou V., Michaelides K., Nisantzi A., Oreni D., Previtali M., Skarlatos D., Tavares A., Vlachos M., Votsis R.
Publisher: CAA-GR

GEOMATICS AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ON HERITAGE: INTRODUCING THE “ENGINEER” PROJECT

Author(s): Agapiou, A.; Aktas, Y.; Barazzetti, L.; Costa, A.; Cuca, B.; D’Ayala, D.; Kyriakides, N.; Kyriakidis, P.; Lysandrou, V.; Oreni, D.; Previtali, M.; Skarlatos, D.; Tavares, A.; Vlachos, M.
Published in: The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol XLVIII-M-2-2023, Pp 27-32 (2023), 2023, ISSN 2194-9034
Publisher: ISPRS Archives
DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xlviii-m-2-2023-27-2023

The Potentials of Large-Scale Open Access Remotely Sensed Ready Products: Use and Recommendations when Monitoring Urban Sprawl Near Cultural Heritage Sites

Author(s): Cuca, Branka; Agapiou, Athos
Published in: 2024 IEEE Mediterranean and Middle-East Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (M2GARSS), 2024
DOI: 10.1109/M2GARSS57310.2024.10537350

FUSION OF DIRECT GEOREFERENCED AERIAL DRONE WITH TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNER DATA THE CASE OF THE ROMAN BATHS OF AMATHUS, CYPRUS

Author(s): G. Kafataris; D. Skarlatos; M. Vlachos
Published in: ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol X-1-W1-2023, Pp 1057-1064 (2023), 2023, ISSN 2196-6346
Publisher: ISPRS Annals
DOI: 10.5194/isprs-annals-x-1-w1-2023-1057-2023

Earth Observation for Cultural Heritage Monitoring: Examples from Cyprus

Author(s): Athos Agapiou, Vasiliki Lysandrou, Argyro Argyrou and Stavros Patsalidis
Published in: DLR International Conference on Geoinformation Data, Processing and Application – GeoDPA 2024 -- 23-25 April 2024 in Oldenburg
Publisher: GeoDPA

Peer reviewed articles (12)

Interacting with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Language Model ChatGPT: A Synopsis of Earth Observation and Remote Sensing in Archaeology

Author(s): Athos Agapiou; Vasiliki Lysandrou
Published in: Heritage, Vol 6, Iss 5, Pp 4072-4085 (2023), 2023, ISSN 2571-9408
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/heritage6050214

Tombs and Necropoleis of Cyprus: A Corpus of the Hellenistic and Roman Burial Grounds

Author(s): Vasiliki Lysandrou; Demetrios Michaelides; Athos Agapiou
Published in: Journal of Open Archaeology Data, 2024, ISSN 2049-1565
Publisher: Ubiquity Press
DOI: 10.5334/JOAD.130

New Tools for Probing Ancient Cypriot Architecture and Landscape

Author(s): Agapiou, Athos; Lysandrou, Vasiliki; Kyriakides, Nicholas
Published in: Scientia, 2023, ISSN 2317-5869
Publisher: Scientia
DOI: 10.33548/SCIENTIA932

Unequal Horizons: Global North–South Disparities in Archaeological Earth Observation (2000–2025)

Author(s): Athos Agapiou
Published in: Remote Sensing, Issue 17, 2025, ISSN 2072-4292
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/RS17193371

Descriptor: Archaeological Cropmark Synthetic Signatures (ACSS)

Author(s): Elias Gravanis, Athos Agapiou
Published in: IEEE Data Descriptions, Issue 2, 2025, ISSN 2995-4274
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/IEEEDATA.2025.3571025

Physically Based Predictive Modelling of Archaeological Proxies Using Cropmarks

Author(s): Elias Gravanis, Athos Agapiou
Published in: Archaeological Prospection, 2025, ISSN 1075-2196
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ARP.70015

Recording of Historic Buildings and Monuments for FEA: Current Practices and Future Directions

Author(s): Francesca Turchetti; Branka Cuca; Daniela Oreni; Athos Agapiou
Published in: Heritage, 2025, ISSN 2571-9408
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/HERITAGE8020055

Physically-Based Detection Algorithm of Buried Archaeological Remains Using Spectral Signatures

Author(s): Elias Gravanis, Athos Agapiou
Published in: IEEE Access, Issue 12, 2024, ISSN 2169-3536
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3521047

Comparison of Machine Learning Pixel-Based Classifiers for Detecting Archaeological Ceramics

Author(s): Argyro Argyrou; Athos Agapiou; Apostolos Papakonstantinou; Dimitrios D. Alexakis
Published in: Drones, Vol 7, Iss 9, p 578 (2023), 2023, ISSN 2504-446X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/drones7090578

A Machine-Learning-Assisted Classification Algorithm for the Detection of Archaeological Proxies (Cropmarks) Based on Reflectance Signatures

Author(s): Athos Agapiou and Elias Gravanis
Published in: Remote Sensing, 2024, ISSN 2072-4292
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/rs16101705

Geomatic Sensors for Heritage Documentation: A Meta-Analysis of the Scientific Literature

Author(s): Athos Agapiou; Dimitrios Skarlatos
Published in: Heritage, Vol 6, Iss 10, Pp 6843-6861 (2023), 2023, ISSN 2571-9408
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/heritage6100357

Comprehensive Overview and New Research on Carbonate Rocks of the Sé Velha Cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal

Author(s): Alice Tavares; Fernando Rocha; Ana Fragata; Aníbal Costa; Matilde Oliveira
Published in: Heritage, 2024, ISSN 2571-9408
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/HERITAGE7100263