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Copernicus For Cultural Heritage

Workshop

Framework Contract 385/PP/2014/FC

Lot 2 (Copernicus User Uptake Framework Contract)

Prepared by the Copernicus Support Office team for:

European Commission - DG GROW

Copernicus for Cultural Heritage Workshop 2

Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 4

2 HIGHLIGHTS AND OUTCOMES ............................................................................................................... 5

2.1.1 Introductory talks ........................................................................................................... 5

2.1.2 SESSION I - Earth observation technologies and cultural heritage needs: Global,

European, National, and local approaches ..................................................................... 5

2.1.3 First discussion panel ...................................................................................................... 7

2.1.4 SESSION II – R&D, risk monitoring, and impact assessment in cultural heritage: state of

the art examples ............................................................................................................. 8

2.1.5 Second discussion panel ................................................................................................. 8

2.1.6 SESSION III – Copernicus potential for Cultural Heritage ............................................... 9

2.1.7 Third discussion panel .................................................................................................. 12

2.1.8 Workshop concluding remarks ..................................................................................... 12

ANNEX 1 WORKSHOP AGENDA ..................................................................................................................... 13

ANNEX 2 LIST OF WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS .................................................................................................... 15


List of Tables

Table 1: List of actual participants ................................................................................................................... 15


1 INTRODUCTION The European Commission (EC), which is responsible for the Copernicus programme, has initiated actions with the objective of supporting the Copernicus User Uptake. This specific workshop intended to assess the potential of Copernicus in support of Cultural Heritage preservation and management, and to provide inputs for further research and/or operational implementation. The workshop covered:

• Intermediate and end-users' needs in the Cultural Heritage domain

• An overview of space-based applications in support of Cultural Heritage at EU and global level

• An outline of requirements for Copernicus-based products/services in support of Cultural Heritage

• Potential implementation scenarios for a structured Copernicus-based approach for Cultural Heritage support

147 people registered for the workshop and around 100 attended. The agenda and the list of participants are available in Annex 1 and Annex 2 respectively.


2 HIGHLIGHTS AND OUTCOMES

2.1.1 Introductory talks

The workshop was opened by Dr Philippe Brunet, Director of DG GROW I Directorate (Space Policy, Copernicus and Defence), who stressed the importance of Copernicus for monitoring and preserving Cultural Heritage.

Cultural Heritage is a tangible and intangible asset. Especially in Europe, it is an essential element of our culture, but it is also strongly linked to economy and occupation growth. Dr Brunet concluded his intervention highlighting the potential benefits that Copernicus data and services could bring to the Cultural Heritage sector at a relatively low cost, since the infrastructure is already in place; the main challenge posed to the EO downstream industry is the creation of ad hoc products from already available data.

Then, the welcome speech was given by Erminia Sciacchitano (DG Education and Culture), who focused on the paramount role of Cultural Heritage within the larger domain of European Cultural Policy. 2018 will be the European Union year of Cultural Heritage, and this milestone represents a fundamental recognition of how European Heritage shaped the European Society as it exists today. The way we preserve and value Cultural Heritage makes the real difference, and we need to be grateful for the efforts and dedication of thousands of experts and researchers in this field. Nowadays, Cultural Heritage is endangered, because of natural hazards and Climate Change, but also because of man-made criminal actions. It is our collective responsibility to stem this, and the actions put in place by the European Union certainly go in this direction. By looking at the benefits that the Copernicus programme can bring to Cultural Heritage preservation and management, both intermediate and end-users can build a lasting legacy fitting perfectly within the concrete actions that the EU is taking and will take in this regard.

2.1.2 SESSION I - Earth observation technologies and cultural heritage needs: Global, European, National, and local approaches

The international perspective

The first session of the workshop was opened by Ms Elke Selter, UNESCO Culture Sector. Ms Selter explained how UNESCO uses satellites for monitoring heritage sites in conflict-affected areas. As of today, when a site is threatened, there are three possible types of actions:

• Political-level negotiations

• Evacuations, and other emergency interventions

• Monitoring and documentation

Monitoring Cultural Heritage (CH) in areas affected by conflict or natural disasters, including through the use of satellite imagery, is a critical step to preserve the memory of our past as it supports damage assessment and planning for recovery. Thanks to their collaborative efforts, UNITAR, UNOSAT and UNESCO are now able to monitor damage to cultural heritage via satellite imagery. While UNOSAT provides technical expertise in remote monitoring, UNESCO contributes to this partnership through its vast network of CH experts, who help identify damage and put it into context. Satellite images are then corroborated by data collected on the ground, where available. The most important challenge for the future is how to increasingly use satellites in a preventive manner.

The second speaker, Dr Alexander Siegmund, Heidelberg University (winner of Copernicus Master University Challenge 2016), laid out the requirements and the potential of Earth Observation for UNESCO World Heritage preservation and communication. UNESCO has declared a total of 1,052 sites on all continents to be world heritage worth preserving. While the major part is represented by Cultural Heritage (814 sites), the 203 natural heritage sites cover a far greater area as they comprise unique landscapes such as rainforests, wetlands or deserts. In 1972, the List of World Heritage in Danger was established, raising awareness of sites menaced by environmental processes such as natural hazards or consequences of Climate Change, but also manmade destruction due to wars and conflicts. While the list comprised 38 sites in 2012,


the current number of entries has risen, as 55.90% of these endangered heritage sites are located in developing countries or unstable areas of recent conflicts. The project “SpaceToPlace” aims at empowering UNESCO site managers and planning authorities to incorporate Sentinel data from Copernicus into their daily work routines. The project’s online training environment features easy-to-use, web-based, remote-sensing software alongside dedicated learning modules. Practical hands-on exercises provide with the necessary knowledge and skills while also demonstrating sample workflows for monitoring ongoing environmental, economic and social processes. The uniqueness of this preservation through education approach is the concrete easy-to-use training incorporating EO data which usually requires a set of demands, such as access to remote sensing data as well as certain specific technical and image analysis skills, to get started. By including these aspects within its application, SpaceToPlace thus helps spread the rich World Heritage of our planet, prevents UNESCO sites from becoming endangered, and promotes future pathways for their development with regard to the implementation of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The European perspective

Dr Timmy Gambin, senior lecturer at the department of Classics and Archaeology of the University of Malta, focused on underwater archaeology. Our knowledge of the bottom of the ocean is still very limited (especially for waters deeper than 100 m), and so is our knowledge of underwater Cultural Heritage. To protect, one needs to know, therefore mapping of seabed CH is the overarching priority. The second natural step is to convince policy makers about the importance of managing underwater CH, which has historic, ecological, and economic (tourism) value. Management goes hand in hand with monitoring, which is where Copernicus comes in. There is a strong need for high-frequency imagery (2-hours or better repeat cycle) at high- and very high-resolution for a proper monitoring activity.

Dr Gambin’s intervention was followed by the presentation of Prof Cristina Sabbioni, coordinator of the EU Joint Programming Initiative on CH. “Joint Programming” is a concept introduced by the European Commission in July 2008 as the core of the 10 Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) aimed at implementing the European Research Area (ERA). The concept intends to tackle a few current challenges that cannot be solved solely at a national level and allows Member States and Associated Countries to deal with critical issues through a joint transnational approach. The main objective of JPI CH is to promote the safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in its broader meaning, including tangible, intangible and digital assets. The strong relationship between CH, technological innovation and economic development allows for further considerations within the European framework of challenges and competitiveness. Social and regional cohesion, cultural and educational challenges are crucial aspects of European Union development, and a number of economic, social and cultural instabilities are currently undermining local heritage and in a non-homogeneous way, posing critical questions for the future. The JPI CH promotes a joint multidisciplinary approach to cultural heritage sustainability which arises from research. It develops within a multi-frame scenario called the Scientific Cultural Area – as a part of the European Research Area – which includes science, engineering, technology, art, literature, conservation and culture. Supporting research activities and researcher training means reaffirming the European cultural identity as world-wide ambassador of cultural heritage excellence. The main needs identified by JPI CH can be summarised as follows:

• Building on knowledge of mitigation from other sectors, to develop novel adaptation strategies, plans and diagnostic tools in order to evaluate the real risk to the sustainability of cultural heritage

• Developing new measures for the assessment of carrying capacity of CH in dynamic and evolving conditions and situations, using present knowledge of the resilience of CH projected until 2099

• Developing new management systems to ensure that Cultural Heritage remains accessible to European citizens and world tourism under changing climate and security conditions

• Evaluate the uncertainties produced by climatic drivers and security threats for CH.

National/local perspective

From the national/local perspective, Dr h.c. Margarete van Ess, Scientific Director at the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), leveraging on case studies from the Near East, discussed Remote Sensing as

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a crucial tool for CH preservation. Dr van Ess acted as elected rapporteur for the UNESCO's International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq between 2004 and 2012. From June 2005 until 2010 she was a member of the UNESCO Sub-Committee for the Protection, Conservation and Management of the Archaeological Site of Babylon. Satellite imagery is an essential tool in:

• Monitoring illegal digging

• Detection of looting activities

• Evaluation of fake news/rumours about CH destruction

The next presentation was given by Dr Branka Cuca, Co-chair of the NEREUS Earth Observation Working Group, who brought a regional perspective on EO imagery and geo-information data for CH and Landscapes. The European Landscape Convention (Florence Convention) in 2000 underlined the necessity ‘to integrate landscape into its regional and town planning policies and in its cultural, environmental, agricultural, social and economic policies’. Regions need to ensure compliancy and implementation of numerous EU-directives and EU legislation concerning natural and built environments, and they are usually also the main authorities for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Services/Operation of Environmental Agencies. At Regional level the contribution of EO services and products such as those of Copernicus could be useful for:

• Management of CH during emergencies, particularly in the case of geo-hazards

• Mapping, monitoring and management of CH as a daily routine

NEREUS concrete actions include a Position Paper (work in progress) on Space for CH and related use cases from EU Regions.

The last presentation of the sub-session national/local perspective was given by Dr Georgios Kozyrakis, Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas, who presented the HERACLES (HEritage Resilience Against CLimate Events on-Site) H2020 project. The project main objective is to design, validate and promote responsive systems/solutions for effective resilience of CH against climate change effects, considering as a mandatory premise a holistic, multidisciplinary approach through the involvement of different expertise (end-users, industry/SMEs, scientists, conservators/restaurateurs, social experts, and policy makers). This will be operationally pursued with the development of a system exploiting an ICT platform able to collect and integrate multisource information. The platform will effectively provide complete and updated situational awareness and support decisions for innovative measurements, improving CH resilience, including new solutions for maintenance and conservation. Within this framework, Copernicus could enable continuous monitoring of high-risk CH sites. Specific products such as change detection analysis (optical imagery) or deformation analysis (SAR imagery) are extremely beneficial for preventive action in these sites.

2.1.3 First discussion panel

The first panel was moderated by Mr Andreas Veispak, Head of Unit of I3 Unit (Space Data for Societal Challenges and Growth) at DG GROW. After summarising some key messages from the previous presentations, Mr Veispak sparked the discussion among panellists by asking them to share their views on the most important CH needs and how could Copernicus meet part of them in the short- to mid-term. The panellists converged onto the following key points:

• Preventive actions should be privileged with respect to the reactive ones, e.g.: high frequency of observations (constant monitoring) and high and very-high resolution imagery

• The need for user-ready products (intermediate actors between the data providers and the end-users, e.g. site managers)

• Awareness raising activities with respect to Copernicus products available. The CH community needs to gain knowledge about the Copernicus offering

• CH as integral part of sustainable development (e.g. urban planning) – the need for interdisciplinary approaches

• Multi-source data integration is essential to produce value-adding products. Need for a stronger integration between space-based and in situ observations.


2.1.4 SESSION II – R&D, risk monitoring, and impact assessment in cultural heritage: state of the art examples

The first presentation of Session II was given by Mr Luca Rossi, UNISDR. He focused on the link between CH and disaster resilience. Damages produced by disasters to financial activities and well-being of society are estimated to be, on average, 60% higher than direct cost of losses and damages. Moreover, Climate Change is one of the most significant risks for World Heritage to emerge since the adoption of the World Heritage Convention in 1972. Studies indicate that:

• Investment in measures to reduce the vulnerability of buildings yields an average value of four times the amount invested

• Retrofitting of buildings to increase earthquake resilience offers a cost-benefit of up to eight times the value of the investment

In the case of built Cultural Heritage, the structures are invaluable and cannot be reconstituted by post-disaster measures. It is therefore necessary to take steps, in advance, to reduce the risk of damage and promote subsequent recovery. UNISDR is the custodian of the Sendai Framework 2015-2030, which set a holistic strategy towards disaster risk reduction, sustainable in the long term from both financial and social point of view. Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction (in terms of both structural and non-structural measures) is paying back by large. Appropriate environmental monitoring, land use planning, adoption of appropriate building (and retrofitting) codes, raising of risk awareness, active participation of public and private stakeholders at national and local level are preliminary conditions to achieve DRR. Needs are already prevalent and solutions are self-paid by investments on resilience. Science and technology must play a relevant role in gathering evidence, identifying solutions and implementing the way forward to DRR and sustainable future.

The following presentation saw the presence on stage of Dr Daniele Spizzichino, Institute for Environmental Research and Protection (ISPRA), Italy. Dr Spizzichino introduced the PROTection of European Cultural HEritage from GeO-hazards (PROTHEGO) project, which aims to make an innovative contribution towards the analysis of geo-hazards across European Cultural Heritage areas. CH sites are continuously impacted and threatened by several internal and external factors, with both rapid and slow onset, including natural hazards, such as landslides, sinkholes, settlement, subsidence, earthquakes or extreme meteorological events. PROTHEGO applies novel space technology based on radar interferometry (InSAR) to monitor monuments and sites in Europe which are potentially at-risk due to geo-hazards. Remotely sensed information on ground stability and motion are combined with geo-hazard datasets available for Europe to identify the most endangered sites across Europe. Space-based measurement techniques applied to CH conservation and mitigation policies are the most advanced, sustainable, low impact techniques for the environmental risk reduction affecting CH sites. In any case, there is a strong need for dedicated and simple tools for downstream service providers and end-users.

The last presentation of session II was given by Mr Fotios Papoulias, DG ENV (Unit D.3 "Nature protection"). He focused on the relation between Natura 2000, the EU wide ecological network of protected areas, and CH. Ecosystems in Natura 2000 sites often result from interaction with human activity (e.g. extensive agriculture) or depend on it, e.g. cultural landscapes. Many species and habitats assume cultural significance. Biodiversity and cultural assets are often subject to same threats, hence need integrated management. Thanks to Copernicus, a selection of Natura 2000 grassland-rich sites (approx. 160.000 km2) was mapped in order to assess their actual area, their condition and their development over time. The sites were analysed for the 2006 and 2012 reference years and a change analysis was performed.

2.1.5 Second discussion panel

The second discussion panel was moderated by Dr Peter Zeil, Spatial Services. The overall discussion was based on reinforcing the key takeaways of the previous three presentations. The overarching priority is moving from response to prevention. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015-2030


has to be considered as the reference document, in addition to the outcome of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This leads to the following needs:

• Shift from reducing existing vulnerability to prevent the creation of new risks

• People-centred preventive approach to DRR

• Primary responsibility of States for DRR

• Shared responsibility for DRR with stakeholders

• Set of coherent global targets and indicators

2.1.6 SESSION III – Copernicus potential for Cultural Heritage

The third and last session of the workshop was opened by Dr Maria Libera Battagliere, Head of COSMO-SkyMed data exploitation office at the Italian Space Agency (ASI). She provided an overview of COSMO-SkyMed’s contribution to CH Monitoring. Early applications of SAR data in archaeology date back to 1980s and enabled numerous important discoveries, revealing new insights in vast desert areas. The availability of Very High- Resolution (VHR) SAR data, such as the COSMO-SkyMed data, opened a new era in space borne SAR remote sensing, including archaeology remote sensing and CH monitoring. The Interferometric capabilities combined with the high resolution of COSMO-SkyMed data, allow users to obtain very accurate measurements (with a millimetric accuracy) of terrain and structures displacements and to have information to support the management of risks due to any deformation phenomena in place.

The second afternoon presentation was given by Mr Stelios Bollanos, Greek National delegate at the Copernicus User Forum. He discussed the potential role of Copernicus vis-à-vis user needs for monitoring Coastal Archaeological sites. The archaeology user community is usually looking for a level of spatial detail (e.g. 10-20 cm) which is not achievable through space-based observations. It is, therefore, important to bridge this gap by identifying the realistic capabilities of EO:

• Coastline monitoring (erosion) – from 6 days to years repeat cycle

• Changes in bathymetry (after severe weather events, Paleo-landscapes estimation)

• Stability of coastal structures

• Location of sites which could be of archaeological interest

• General overview of site location - planning of the preservation/restoration works

The following presentation was given by Dr Rosa Lasaponara, EARSeL, Scientific Director of the laboratory of ARGON CNR-IMAA, Italy. She started by listing the available space-based products for discovery, documentation, management, monitoring and preservation of CH and landscape:

• Active and passive satellite sensors

• Open source software (SNAP, QGIS, GRASS, etc)

• Historical archives made up of Multi-temporal, Multi-sensor, Multi-scale satellite observation

We live in the golden age of digital heritage, but we still experience scientific gaps, open issues and challenges, including:

• Information extraction from satellite and digital data: development of operational approaches

• Integration of approaches, knowledge, expertise, documentation

• Integration of data (multi-sensors, multi-temporal, multi-scale, in situ)

• Reliability of data and results interpretation (e.g. displacement estimation versus structure stability, etc.)

• Reliability of estimations, accuracy assessment, protocol definition

The fourth presentation of the afternoon was given by Dr Özlem Adiyaman, UNESCO. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located. EO is essential for Natural and Cultural Heritage management, monitoring and preservation, mainly for:


• Historical archives: satellite imagery to continuously monitor vulnerable world heritage wonders in dangerous regions around the world

• Documentation, management, monitoring change detection, urban pressure, pollution; natural and anthropogenic risk monitoring, risk estimation, smart management,

• Easy and friendly activation of interaction with citizens and decision makers

As future steps:

• Disaster monitoring is very important: early warning, detection and prevention should receive as much importance as post-disaster monitoring and remedial actions

• Change monitoring in general in all UNESCO sites; some changes can be beneficial, particularly in Biosphere Reserves where sustainable development actions in buffer and transition zones attract high priority interventions

• It would be also useful to see if Geoparks can be used to demonstrate past, "abrupt" changes in climate and their consequences and hence play an educational role

The session went on with the presentation from Prof Włodzimierz Rączkowski, Institute of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. The focus of his speech was potential vs expectations and practice in applying remote sensing data in CH protection and management. The expectations/needs can be summarised as follows:

• Discovery of new archaeological sites

• Precise location of archaeological features

• Chronology assessment

• Description of site’s internal structure

• Assessment of sites’ state of preservation

• Monitoring of sites’ state of preservation

• Evaluation of processes taking place in the vicinity

EO can support some needs on the list, but there is a strong demand to bridge the gap between the archaeologists and their familiarity with the digital world. Until then, the process of EO product realisation will remain a “black-box” for the end-user; he/she will not be able to provide valuable inputs in order to improve the quality of the product itself.

User needs were then re-discussed during the presentation from Dr Isabel Rodriguez-Maribona, TECNALIA. The main research priorities highlighted are:

1. Conservation of CH sites exposed to climate change, natural and manmade hazards

• Risk assessment and management

2. Join management and promotion of natural and cultural assets

• Cultural and natural landscapes

• Vernacular Architecture

• Public spaces and historic urban landscapes

3. Horizontal issues to enhance sustainability of CH

• General sustainability of interventions

• Resource efficiency

• Enhancement of local and European Identity

• Economic values of Cultural Heritage

After the company vision of TECNALIA, the word was given to Mr Philippe Martimort, European Space Agency (ESA). He outlined the current space-based capabilities:

• Optical imagery


o ESA research project: ArchEO

• Radar imagery o ESA demonstration project: HORUS

• Topographic mapping and structural monitoring o Millenium Tower (ESA SEOM INSARAP) o Venice (ESA/DLR)

After ESA’s presentation, the floor was given to a downstream sector representative, Mr Grega Milcinski, CEO of Sinergise (partner in HERCULES Project), who talked about the use of Copernicus data to support sustainable and cost-effective landscape monitoring. The "Sustainable Futures for Europe's Heritage in Cultural Landscapes" project (HERCULES) seeks to empower public and private actors to protect and sustainably manage cultural landscapes that possess significant cultural, socio-economic, historical, natural and archaeological value, at a local, national and Pan-European level. Copernicus has become useful for high-level cultural landscape observation:

High/medium-resolution (10-30m)

• Sentinel-2

• Landsat 5,7, 8

Low resolution (100-300 m)

• Sentinel-3

• Proba-V

• MODIS

Copernicus Services

The last two presentations of the day saw the presence on stage of DG GROW and DG JRC. Dr Peter Breger, Deputy Head of Unit I2 of DG GROW, provided a general overview of the Copernicus programme and then presented examples of products related to CH management and monitoring:

• Natural subsidence, shifting ground, earthquakes

• Pollution attacking artefacts

• Buried archaeological sites

• Destruction of sites/looting

• Urban sprawl

• Climate change

• Land use changes

The proposed steps forward from EC side are:

• Reach a European consensus on CH needs linked to Copernicus, especially with the national representatives in the Copernicus User Fora;

• Engage with end-users (e.g. national and regional institutions engaged in CH preservation and management);

• Identify which products or services need to be specifically produced and/or tailored for CH o Define common standards for these products o Define a calibration and verification procedure

The last presentation of the day was given by Dr Peter Spruyt, DG JRC. He provided an overview of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS) and focused on service activations related to damage assessment, e.g. 2015 Earthquake in Italy or Palmyra destruction.


2.1.7 Third discussion panel

The third and last discussion panel was moderated by Mr Mauro Facchini, Head of Unit I2 of DG GROW. After gathering several questions from the audience, the moderator took the opportunity to express some summarising thoughts on the workshop and its objectives. Mr Facchini reinforced the message that the outcome of this workshop will be used in order to identify which Copernicus products can support CH monitoring, preservation, and management, and which are the needs for tailored products, which could leverage on already existing data. Moreover, an outstanding challenge is the existing gap between CH end-users and data/service providers: efforts must be directed accordingly, so that the translation of user needs into technical requirements is made possible, and all space-based capabilities are exploited. A structured and constructive dialogue between the two communities, CH and EO, is the only way forward.

2.1.8 Workshop concluding remarks

The concluding remarks were made by Mr Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Member of the European Parliament. He remarked how Member States are aware of the potential of space technologies, but it is important to reiterate the impact they could have on economic development, improving overall quality of life, as well as ensuring security. Copernicus is a clear example of European excellence. Numerous EU policies and key political priorities can be supported by Copernicus, including the competitiveness of our economy, migration, climate change, the Digital Single Market and sustainable management of natural resources. Moreover, we are only now unveiling the potential hidden into its data and service information.

In the specific case of this workshop, Copernicus was not designed to serve the Cultural Heritage community, but today it was demonstrated how it could meet some needs of the CH community, provided that the right amount of effort is put in the right direction. This is the spirit. The Commission’s aim is to maximise the benefits that space brings to society and the wider EU economy. Achieving these targets means boosting demand among public and private users, facilitating access to and use of space data, and stimulating the development and use of innovative downstream applications. It also means ensuring the continuity and user-driven development of EU space programmes.


ANNEX 1 WORKSHOP AGENDA 24 April 2017

09:00 Registration and welcome coffee

09:30 Introduction Dr Philippe Brunet - Director of DG GROW I Directorate (Space policy, Copernicus and Defence)

09:40 Welcome speech Catherine Magnant - DG EAC, Adviser

SESSION I – Earth observation technologies and cultural heritage needs: Global, European, National, and

local approaches International perspective

• 09:50 Ms Elke Selter - UNESCO Culture Sector - UNESCO’s use of satellites for monitoring heritage sites in conflict-affected areas

• 10:00 Prof Dr Alexander Siegmund - Heidelberg University of Education & Heidelberg University (winner of Copernicus Master University Challenge 2016) - From Space to Place: requirements and Potentials of Earth Observation for UNESCO World Heritage preservation and communication

European perspective

• 10:10 Dr Timmy Gambin - Senior lecturer in the department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta - Underwater Cultural Heritage: The Four Ms approach

• 10:20 Prof Cristina Sabbioni - Coordinator of the EU Joint Programmes Initiative CULTURAL HERITAGE - The Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage (JPICH): the European perspective

National/local perspective

• 10:30 Dr Dr h.c. Margarete van Ess - Scientific Director, German Archaeological Institute (DAI) -

Remote Sensing as a crucial tool for Cultural Heritage preservation: case studies from the Near East

• 10:40 Dr Branka Cuca - Co-chair of the NEREUS Earth Observation Working Group - Earth

Observation imagery and geoinformation data for Cultural Heritage and Landscapes - regional

perspective

• 10:50 Dr Elissavet Kavoulaki - Ephorate of Antiquities of Heraklion, Greece - A holistic EO

technology approach for improving resilience of CH assets: the HERACLES project

• 11:00 Discussion panel – moderator: Andreas Veispak (Head of Unit I3 of DG GROW)

11:30 Coffee break

SESSION II – R&D, risk monitoring, and impact assessment in cultural heritage: state of the art examples

Cultural Heritage, Disaster Resilience, and Climate Change

• 11.50 Luca Rossi - UNISDR

• 12:00 Dr Daniele Spizzichino - Project PROTHEGO (JPI CH FP7), Institute for Environmental Research and Protection (ISPRA), Italy - PROTection of European Cultural HEritage from GeO-hazards: satellite techniques for risk monitoring and conservation policies

• 12 :10 Fotios Papoulias - DG ENV (Unit D.3 "Nature protection") – Copernicus and Natura 2000 sites

• 12:20 Second discussion panel – moderator: Peter Zeil (SpaSe)


12:50 Lunch break

SESSION III – Copernicus potential for Cultural Heritage

Practical examples: monitoring Cultural Heritage by satellite

• 14:20 Dr Maria Libera Battagliere - Italian Space Agency (ASI), Head of COSMO-SkyMed data

exploitation office - COSMO-SkyMed contribution to Cultural Heritage monitoring

• 14.30 Stelios Bollanos - Greek National delegate at the Copernicus User Forum - User needs in

monitoring Coastal Archaeological sites. The potential role of Copernicus

• 14:40 Dr Rosa Lasaponara - EARSeL, Scientific Director of the laboratory of ARGON CNR-IMAA, Italy

- Remote sensing for Cultural Heritage: from risk estimation to preservation strategies

Role of satellite and remote sensing to improve cultural heritage management

• 14:50 Dr Özlem Adiyaman – UNESCO - Earth Observation to protect, monitor, document, present

and share our common heritage, our cultural and natural UNESCO World Heritage sites

• 15:00 Prof Włodzimierz Rączkowski - Institute of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University in

Poznan (PL) - Mission (im-)possible: potential vs expectations and practice in applying remote

sensing data in culture heritage protection and management

• 15:10 Dr Isabel Rodriguez-Maribona – TECNALIA - New perspectives of industrial research in

Cultural Heritage

• 15:20 Philippe Martimort - European Space Agency (ESA) - Earth Observation applied to Cultural

Heritage Applications: current capabilities, limitations and future perspectives

The downstream sector perspective

• 15:30 Grega Milcinski - Sinergise (partner in HERCULES Project) - Use of Copernicus data to support

sustainable and cost effective landscape monitoring

Copernicus Services and products' potential for Cultural Heritage

• 15: 40 Dr Peter Breger - Deputy Head of Unit I2 of DG GROW - Copernicus programme potential for

cultural heritage

• 15: 50 Dr Peter Spruyt - DG JRC - Supporting Cultural Heritage through the Copernicus Emergency

Management Service (EMS)

• 16:00 Third discussion panel – moderator: Mauro Facchini (Head of Unit I2 of DG GROW)

• 16:30 Concluding remarks by Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski - MEP, European Parliament

17:00 End of meeting


ANNEX 2 LIST OF WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS

Table 1: List of actual participants

Last name First name Affiliation

1 Adiyaman Ozlem UNESCO

2 Alarcón Andrea Embassy of Colombia

3 Allaeys Sabine C.m.M, Quidos

4 Ananasso Cristina EC / DG GROW

5 Arslan Ali Nadir Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)

6 Ayazi Roya NEREUS

7 Battagliere Maria Libera Italian Space Agency (ASI)

8 Bejarano Urrego Leidy Elvira KU Leuven

9 Bequignon Jerome ESA

10 Bianconi Patrizia JPI on Cultural Heritage

11 Blundell Richard Malta Council for Science and Technology

12 Bollanos Stelios Planetek Greece

13 Bourgès Ann Research Laboratory for Historical Monument (LRMH) - France

14 Breger Peter EC / DG GROW

15 Brevetti Flavia Moverim

16 Bruckert Denis SatCen

17 Brunet Philippe EC / DG GROW

18 Cara Pierluigi Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers - Civil Protection Department

19 Carlucci Renzo mediaGEO

20 Causse Alexandre Fondation des Sciences du Patrimoine (FSP) - France

21 Cimino Claudio WATCH

22 Cuca Branka NEREUS

23 Cusano Mariacarmela Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research - ISPRA, Italy

24 d'Auria Ilaria NEREUS

25 De Menna Emanuela EC / DG RTD

26 Donnelly Jacqueline EC / DG EAC

27 Dubost Ariane EARSC

28 Emeriau Estelle COST Association

29 Facchini Mauro EC / DG GROW

30 Freixa Matalonga Oriol UNESCO Liaison Office in Brussels an Representation to the EU institutions

31 Fuhrmann Constanze Fraunhofer IGD - Germany

32 Gaddi Raffaela Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research - ISPRA, Italy

33 Gambin Timmy University of Malta

34 Grady Anne EC / DG EAC

35 Grasso Oriana EC / DG GROW

36 Higgons Robin Qi3 Ltd

37 Hoffmann Jörn German Aerospace Center (DLR), Space Administration


38 Hovland Terje Birkrem Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment

39 Irollo Alba EC

40 Jacq Fabienne EC / DG GROW

41 Kedziorek Anna EC / DG EAC

42 Kimeisa Linda Wit Berry

43 Klein Thomas Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management

44 Koulouris Charalampos University of Aegan Meth, Greece

45 Kozyrakis Georgios Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas

46 Kristinsson Gunnar National Land Survey of Iceland

47 Lasaponara Rosa National Research Council (CNR) - Italy

48 Liu Xiaoying Natureherit Design & Consult BV

49 Lorusso Leonardo Lombardy region, Italy

50 Løseth Kristian Norwegian Maritime Museum

51 Lurson Anja Senatskanzlei des Landes Berlin

52 Maj Kamil European Parliament

53 Mamhoudi Nazy Paragon Europe

54 Martimort Philippe ESA

55 Miele Michele Permanent Representation of Italy to the EU

56 Milcinski Grega Sinergise

57 Minaricova Maria GEANT

58 Nesje Øystein Ministry for Climate and Environment, Norway

59 Nilsson Stefan SMHI

60 Ourevitch Stephane SpaceTec Partners

61 Pancová Šimková Pavlína Czech Liaison Office for Research, Development and Innovation

62 Papoulias Fotios EC / DG ENV

63 Pica Udrivolf SpaceTec Partners

64 Pircher Vincent French representative at the Copernicus User Forum

65 Quental Lídia Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal

66 Rączkowski Włodzimierz Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

67 Ricard William PwC

68 Rodriguez-Maribona Isabel TECNALIA

69 Rossi Luca UNISDR

70 Sabbioni Cristina National Research Council (CNR) - Italy

71 Schreier Gunter German Aerospace Cemter, DLR

72 Sciacchitano Erminia EC / DG EAC

73 Selter Elke UNESCO - Culture Sector

74 Siegmund Alexander Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg

75 Silva Jaime EC / DG GROW, Adviser

76 Sofi Pietro EEAS

77 Spizzichino Daniele Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research - ISPRA, Italy

78 Spruyt Peter EC / DG JRC

79 Szczepanska Justyna Anna European Parliament

80 Taramelli Andrea Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)

81 Tassa Alessandra ESA


82 Theuma Nadia Paragon Europe

83 Tomkova Katerina Copa-Cogeca

84 Tosti Francesco Comune di Gubbio, Italy

85 Traviglia Arianna Ca' Foscari University of Venice

86 Tubb Simon Eurocities

87 Turpin Julien EC / DG GROW

88 Van de Voorde Tim Vrije Universiteit Brussel

89 van Ess Margarete German Archaeological Institute - Orient Department

90 van Loon Jasper Netherlands Space Office

91 Vanneste Dominique University of Leuven

92 Veispak Andreas EC / DG GROW

93 Vrecar Simon EUROGI - European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information

94 Walstra Jan Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

95 Whooley Soline Interel European Affairs

96 Zamaraite Ieva EC / DG GROW

97 Zdrojewski Bogdan Andrzej European Parliament

98 Zeil Peter Spatial Services Ltd

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