Visualization of military heritage in the current landscape by comparing LIDAR features

Joel Aldrighettoni, Barbara Marana, Maria Grazia D'Urso

Abstract

The present paper belongs to a line of research known as aerial archaeology and compares some specific visualizations of LIDAR data (hillshading, openness, and sky view factor) to understand which of them can provide the best approach to suitably identify and unveil some archaeological permanences as function of different boundary conditions. In the present case, such permanences belong to the very special material heritage consisting of the physical traces of the Great War, although latent, they persist in the present landscapes at different states of preservation and visibility, waiting to be unearthed to express their cultural potential. They represent an indispensable palimpsest of "minor signs" such as, for example, fragments of entrenchments, gun emplacements, shelters, bomb craters, and temporary shelters. Such elements made the war machine work at that time while, nowadays, if properly recognized and enhanced, could foster the revitalization of the territories where they are placed.

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DOI

10.21014/tc4-ARC-2022.038

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TC4 - Measurement of Electrical Quantities

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