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Papers by Maria Danese
Sustainability
Land use and land cover (LULC) strongly influence soil erosion/sediment yield, and predicting cha... more Land use and land cover (LULC) strongly influence soil erosion/sediment yield, and predicting changes in soil erosion is an important management strategy. Tracing the Earth’s past also helps us better understand the future evolution of the landscape, but research using modern mapping capabilities is hampered by the scarcity of historical landscape information. To fill the data gap and provide an example of how historical maps might be used in land-use change research, we combined an old paper map based on the IT Military Topographical Institute (ITM), aerial photos, and orthophotos to derive land-use history and landscape dynamics at fine scales for a segment of the Roman route “Via Herculia” located in the north-western sector of the Basilicata Region, Italy. Three LULC scenarios were then analysed to represent land use in 1870, 1974, and 2013. Starting from such scenarios, we applied a soil erosion model (Unit Stream Power Eosion and Deposition—USPED) to understand how land-use ch...
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
This paper deals with the integration and fusion of UAV-based imagery, including Vis-NIR multispe... more This paper deals with the integration and fusion of UAV-based imagery, including Vis-NIR multispectral and infrared thermography data, with georadar and geomagnetic prospecting, applied on Grumentum, pre-Roman and Roman city, with an important phase dated to Late Antiquity, of the ancient Lucania, in Basilicata region. The data were processed individually and then integrated with each other in order to recover as much information as possible from the different signals. Due to the qualitative and quantitative approaches to the integration and fusion of the diverse data sets and features, it was possible to detect some urban blocks (insulae) reasonably referable to the Roman age, although obviously not datable, and other features spatially linked to the late antique/early medieval church. Grumentum’s experience shows considerable potential as well as limits in the use of the image fusion-based approach for the enhancement of archaeological features, from which emerges the need to cont...
Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments III, 2018
Applied sciences, Dec 15, 2021
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, May 1, 2020
Frontiers in Earth Science, Jan 30, 2023
International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems, Jul 1, 2011
Applied sciences, Oct 27, 2021
Zaccara eBooks, 2015
Il contributo considera la dimensione diacronica, con specifico riguardo a del rapporto tra tecno... more Il contributo considera la dimensione diacronica, con specifico riguardo a del rapporto tra tecnologie ICT ed dei rischi naturali, con particolare attenzione alla relativa diffusione degli studi e delle informazioni. E pertanto presentata l'analisi temporale Open Data, soffermandosi sulla catalogazione delle principali fonti di dati oggi disponibili on-line relativamente alla disseminazione dei contenuti e dei prodotti tecnico-scientifici concernenti i rischi naturali, con particolare riguardo a quelli geologici.
Smart innovation, systems and technologies, 2010
Assessing Macroseismic Data Reliability through Rough Set Theory: Application on Vulture Area (Ba... more Assessing Macroseismic Data Reliability through Rough Set Theory: Application on Vulture Area (Basilicata, Southern Italy) Fabrizio Gizzi1, Nicola Masini1, Maria Rosaria Potenza1, Cinzia Zotta1, Lucia Tilio2, Maria Danese2, and Beniamino Murgante2 1 Archaeological and ...
This paper presents some of the outcomes of an on-going Horizon 2020 Twinning project, under the ... more This paper presents some of the outcomes of an on-going Horizon 2020 Twinning project, under the acronym ATHENA. The project aims to establish a “Remote Sensing Science Center for Cultural Heritage” in Cyprus. The Center foresees to support the current Cultural Heritage (CH) needs through the systematic exploitation of Earth Observation technologies. For the establishment of the center, the existing Remote Sensing and Geo-Environment Research Laboratory of the Eratosthenes Research Center (ERC) based at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), is twinned with internationally-leading counterparts from the EU, the National Research Council of Italy (CNR, through IMAA and IBAM) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). Through this network, the ATHENA twinning project strengthens the remote sensing capacity in cultural heritage at CUT’s ERC. A core element within ATHENA is knowledge transfer, achieved primarily through intense training activities (including virtual training courses, wor...
Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments IV, 2019
This paper presents the results of an experiment aiming to measure the vibrational frequencies of... more This paper presents the results of an experiment aiming to measure the vibrational frequencies of the main structures of the medieval church of San Domenico (Matera, southern Italy) and relate them to the mechanical properties of geological stratigraphy and construction materials. Vibrational frequencies are measured by means of the ground-based radar inteferometry technique using a Ku-band radar. Time series of ground-based radar data are processed to measure displacements and vibration frequencies of the church structures. Data collected by a seismic triaxal station for the measurement of the H/V ratio are also processed to compare with radar-based frequencies measurements, providing information about the main vibration frequency ranges of the church structures and, more important, disentangle the site and structure vibration frequencies.
The expression “periurban area”, despite its large use, does not have a clear and unambiguous def... more The expression “periurban area”, despite its large use, does not have a clear and unambiguous definition. Different points of view generate more barriers in determining the exact edge of these zones. These various approaches are due to the complexity of the phenomenon to be analyzed and to the huge variety of territorial contexts in which it may reveal. The phenomenon is characterized by an urban growth with soil consumption generating loss of competitiveness for agricultural activities. Some experiences, in a spontaneous way, take into account only proximity to urban areas. It is obvious that contiguity condition alone is not sufficient to define such a complex phenomenon. The aim of this paper is to define more precise rules in order to describe the periurban phenomenon, using techniques of spatial statistic and point pattern analysis. This approach has been tested in the case of study of Potenza Municipality. This area, about 18,000 ha wide, is located about 900 m a.s.l. and is c...
Riassunto L'obiettivo del presente lavoro è quello di studiare e costruire la struttura di un... more Riassunto L'obiettivo del presente lavoro è quello di studiare e costruire la struttura di un Sistema Informativo Geografico avente anche interfaccia web e affiancato da un blog, che supporti il sistema di pianificazione comunale nella realizzazione dei nuovi strumenti di governo del territorio previsti nelle riforme locali e che allo stesso tempo favorisca la partecipazione al processo di piano. Abstract The aim of this work is to study and to construct the structure of a Geographic Information System, with a web interface and supported by a blog, that could help the municipal planning system to realise new territorial planning instruments, lik e defined from local laws, and that, at the same time, could promote participation in the plan process.
New Technologies for Constructing Complex Agricultural and Environmental Systems
Until a few decades ago it was very easy to distinguish between city and country: in most cases t... more Until a few decades ago it was very easy to distinguish between city and country: in most cases the edge was defined by defensive barriers. In recent times, the relationships between urban and rural areas completely changed, placing the country in a subordinate position. Consequently, many terms have been coined in order to describe the new phenomena taking place between city and country. The term adopted, “periurban area”, despite its large use, does not have a clear and unambiguous definition. Such various approaches are due to the complexity of the phenomenon to be analyzed and to the huge variety of territorial contexts in which it may reveal. The phenomenon is characterized by urban growth with soil consumption generating loss of competitiveness for agricultural activities. This paper defines more precise rules in order to describe the periurban phenomenon, using techniques of spatial statistic and point pattern analysis. This approach has been tested in the case of study of Po...
Il presente lavoro, nell'ambito della tematica Analisi avanzate archeologico e del paesaggio,... more Il presente lavoro, nell'ambito della tematica Analisi avanzate archeologico e del paesaggio, mostra un insieme di tecniche utilizzate e casi di studio seguiti, relativi allo sviluppo di alcuni modelli applicati in ambiti territoriali diversi e con finalita diverse. Piu nello specifico tali esempi riguardano lo studio di dinamiche insediative nel bacino idrografico del rio Grande di Nazca, lospaziale applicate a scala regionale ed infine la costruzione di un nel Tavoliere.
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020, 2020
In this work, we tested the reliability of two different methods of automated landform classifica... more In this work, we tested the reliability of two different methods of automated landform classification (ACL) in three geological domains of the southern Italian chain with contrasting morphological features. ACL maps deriving from the TPI-based (topographic position index) algorithm are strictly dependent to the search input parameters and they are not able to fully capture landforms of different size. Geomorphons-based classification has shown a higher potential and can represent a powerful method of ACL, although it should be improved with the introduction of additional DEM-based parameters for the extraction of landform classes.
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021, 2021
Sustainability
Land use and land cover (LULC) strongly influence soil erosion/sediment yield, and predicting cha... more Land use and land cover (LULC) strongly influence soil erosion/sediment yield, and predicting changes in soil erosion is an important management strategy. Tracing the Earth’s past also helps us better understand the future evolution of the landscape, but research using modern mapping capabilities is hampered by the scarcity of historical landscape information. To fill the data gap and provide an example of how historical maps might be used in land-use change research, we combined an old paper map based on the IT Military Topographical Institute (ITM), aerial photos, and orthophotos to derive land-use history and landscape dynamics at fine scales for a segment of the Roman route “Via Herculia” located in the north-western sector of the Basilicata Region, Italy. Three LULC scenarios were then analysed to represent land use in 1870, 1974, and 2013. Starting from such scenarios, we applied a soil erosion model (Unit Stream Power Eosion and Deposition—USPED) to understand how land-use ch...
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
This paper deals with the integration and fusion of UAV-based imagery, including Vis-NIR multispe... more This paper deals with the integration and fusion of UAV-based imagery, including Vis-NIR multispectral and infrared thermography data, with georadar and geomagnetic prospecting, applied on Grumentum, pre-Roman and Roman city, with an important phase dated to Late Antiquity, of the ancient Lucania, in Basilicata region. The data were processed individually and then integrated with each other in order to recover as much information as possible from the different signals. Due to the qualitative and quantitative approaches to the integration and fusion of the diverse data sets and features, it was possible to detect some urban blocks (insulae) reasonably referable to the Roman age, although obviously not datable, and other features spatially linked to the late antique/early medieval church. Grumentum’s experience shows considerable potential as well as limits in the use of the image fusion-based approach for the enhancement of archaeological features, from which emerges the need to cont...
Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments III, 2018
Applied sciences, Dec 15, 2021
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, May 1, 2020
Frontiers in Earth Science, Jan 30, 2023
International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems, Jul 1, 2011
Applied sciences, Oct 27, 2021
Zaccara eBooks, 2015
Il contributo considera la dimensione diacronica, con specifico riguardo a del rapporto tra tecno... more Il contributo considera la dimensione diacronica, con specifico riguardo a del rapporto tra tecnologie ICT ed dei rischi naturali, con particolare attenzione alla relativa diffusione degli studi e delle informazioni. E pertanto presentata l'analisi temporale Open Data, soffermandosi sulla catalogazione delle principali fonti di dati oggi disponibili on-line relativamente alla disseminazione dei contenuti e dei prodotti tecnico-scientifici concernenti i rischi naturali, con particolare riguardo a quelli geologici.
Smart innovation, systems and technologies, 2010
Assessing Macroseismic Data Reliability through Rough Set Theory: Application on Vulture Area (Ba... more Assessing Macroseismic Data Reliability through Rough Set Theory: Application on Vulture Area (Basilicata, Southern Italy) Fabrizio Gizzi1, Nicola Masini1, Maria Rosaria Potenza1, Cinzia Zotta1, Lucia Tilio2, Maria Danese2, and Beniamino Murgante2 1 Archaeological and ...
This paper presents some of the outcomes of an on-going Horizon 2020 Twinning project, under the ... more This paper presents some of the outcomes of an on-going Horizon 2020 Twinning project, under the acronym ATHENA. The project aims to establish a “Remote Sensing Science Center for Cultural Heritage” in Cyprus. The Center foresees to support the current Cultural Heritage (CH) needs through the systematic exploitation of Earth Observation technologies. For the establishment of the center, the existing Remote Sensing and Geo-Environment Research Laboratory of the Eratosthenes Research Center (ERC) based at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), is twinned with internationally-leading counterparts from the EU, the National Research Council of Italy (CNR, through IMAA and IBAM) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). Through this network, the ATHENA twinning project strengthens the remote sensing capacity in cultural heritage at CUT’s ERC. A core element within ATHENA is knowledge transfer, achieved primarily through intense training activities (including virtual training courses, wor...
Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments IV, 2019
This paper presents the results of an experiment aiming to measure the vibrational frequencies of... more This paper presents the results of an experiment aiming to measure the vibrational frequencies of the main structures of the medieval church of San Domenico (Matera, southern Italy) and relate them to the mechanical properties of geological stratigraphy and construction materials. Vibrational frequencies are measured by means of the ground-based radar inteferometry technique using a Ku-band radar. Time series of ground-based radar data are processed to measure displacements and vibration frequencies of the church structures. Data collected by a seismic triaxal station for the measurement of the H/V ratio are also processed to compare with radar-based frequencies measurements, providing information about the main vibration frequency ranges of the church structures and, more important, disentangle the site and structure vibration frequencies.
The expression “periurban area”, despite its large use, does not have a clear and unambiguous def... more The expression “periurban area”, despite its large use, does not have a clear and unambiguous definition. Different points of view generate more barriers in determining the exact edge of these zones. These various approaches are due to the complexity of the phenomenon to be analyzed and to the huge variety of territorial contexts in which it may reveal. The phenomenon is characterized by an urban growth with soil consumption generating loss of competitiveness for agricultural activities. Some experiences, in a spontaneous way, take into account only proximity to urban areas. It is obvious that contiguity condition alone is not sufficient to define such a complex phenomenon. The aim of this paper is to define more precise rules in order to describe the periurban phenomenon, using techniques of spatial statistic and point pattern analysis. This approach has been tested in the case of study of Potenza Municipality. This area, about 18,000 ha wide, is located about 900 m a.s.l. and is c...
Riassunto L'obiettivo del presente lavoro è quello di studiare e costruire la struttura di un... more Riassunto L'obiettivo del presente lavoro è quello di studiare e costruire la struttura di un Sistema Informativo Geografico avente anche interfaccia web e affiancato da un blog, che supporti il sistema di pianificazione comunale nella realizzazione dei nuovi strumenti di governo del territorio previsti nelle riforme locali e che allo stesso tempo favorisca la partecipazione al processo di piano. Abstract The aim of this work is to study and to construct the structure of a Geographic Information System, with a web interface and supported by a blog, that could help the municipal planning system to realise new territorial planning instruments, lik e defined from local laws, and that, at the same time, could promote participation in the plan process.
New Technologies for Constructing Complex Agricultural and Environmental Systems
Until a few decades ago it was very easy to distinguish between city and country: in most cases t... more Until a few decades ago it was very easy to distinguish between city and country: in most cases the edge was defined by defensive barriers. In recent times, the relationships between urban and rural areas completely changed, placing the country in a subordinate position. Consequently, many terms have been coined in order to describe the new phenomena taking place between city and country. The term adopted, “periurban area”, despite its large use, does not have a clear and unambiguous definition. Such various approaches are due to the complexity of the phenomenon to be analyzed and to the huge variety of territorial contexts in which it may reveal. The phenomenon is characterized by urban growth with soil consumption generating loss of competitiveness for agricultural activities. This paper defines more precise rules in order to describe the periurban phenomenon, using techniques of spatial statistic and point pattern analysis. This approach has been tested in the case of study of Po...
Il presente lavoro, nell'ambito della tematica Analisi avanzate archeologico e del paesaggio,... more Il presente lavoro, nell'ambito della tematica Analisi avanzate archeologico e del paesaggio, mostra un insieme di tecniche utilizzate e casi di studio seguiti, relativi allo sviluppo di alcuni modelli applicati in ambiti territoriali diversi e con finalita diverse. Piu nello specifico tali esempi riguardano lo studio di dinamiche insediative nel bacino idrografico del rio Grande di Nazca, lospaziale applicate a scala regionale ed infine la costruzione di un nel Tavoliere.
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020, 2020
In this work, we tested the reliability of two different methods of automated landform classifica... more In this work, we tested the reliability of two different methods of automated landform classification (ACL) in three geological domains of the southern Italian chain with contrasting morphological features. ACL maps deriving from the TPI-based (topographic position index) algorithm are strictly dependent to the search input parameters and they are not able to fully capture landforms of different size. Geomorphons-based classification has shown a higher potential and can represent a powerful method of ACL, although it should be improved with the introduction of additional DEM-based parameters for the extraction of landform classes.
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021, 2021
In testa al frontespizio: IBAM, Istituto per i Beni archeologici e monumentali. – Nella pagina co... more In testa al frontespizio: IBAM, Istituto per i Beni archeologici e monumentali. – Nella pagina contro il frontespizio: Bibliografia geologica della Basilicata. – Soggetti: Geologia - Basilicata - Bibliografia - 1551-2011. – Classificazione: 016.554577 ed.22 - BIBLIOGRAFIE E CATALOGHI DI SCIENZE DELLA TERRA. Basilicata
In the Nasca world, the geoglyphs represented a concept of sacredness, complementary, and alterna... more In the Nasca world, the geoglyphs represented a concept of sacredness, complementary, and alternative to, the ceremonial centers. In order to provide more data on the complementary nature of the sacred spaces of the geoglyphs and the temples , some investigations have been performed in Pampa de Atarco. The results from the surveys and mapping show intensive use of the desert pavement. The patterns analysis placed into evidence at least five groups of ground drawings, each of them characterized by a specific motif and shape, and associated with a distinct function. The morphological analysis reveals the centrality of one group characterized by a meandering figure, with a clear and distinct ceremonial function, which stands out on a number of trapezoids and lines, superimposed one on the other. The survey conducted by remote/sensing techniques revealed the presence of aligned along the directions of winter solstice and equinox sunset. As a whole, the complex of the geoglyphs of Atarco presents the spatial and functional characteristics of the venue of collective gatherings where ceremonial events linked to agriculture calendar were celebrated.
The investigations conducted previously on the Nasca puquios, with particular reference to those ... more The investigations conducted previously on the Nasca puquios, with particular reference to those systematically performed by Schreiber and Lancho Rojas (1995), Schreiber and Lancho Rojas (Los puquios de Nasca: un sistema de galerías filtrantes. Editorial Los Pinos, Lima, 1998), Schreiber and Lancho Rojas (Aguas en el Desierto. Los puquios de Nasca. Fondo Editorial, Lima, Perú, 2006), have had the merit of placing the theme of Nasca water management in the center of debate on the ancient Nasca world. Water has become the crossroads of all the other research lines focused on the influence of environment and climate on the Nasca culture, as well as on the geoglyphs, ceremonial architecture, and settlements. In this cultural framework, some studies based on multitemporal, multiscale, and multisensor analyses have been performed in the Río Grande de Nasca drainage in order to investigate the interaction between the puquios and environmental conditions, as well as to improve knowledge of the local environmental settings. Herein we present and discuss the investigations, based on the integration of remote sensing, GIS -based analyses, and geophysical prospecting, in the framework of the ITACA mission of the Italian CNR. Outputs from satellite-based investigations, along with all the information already available from previous studies, were the input data used in the statistical spatial analyses and geophysical prospecting. The main findings provided information useful to: (i) improve the current knowledge on the puquios at both intra-site and inter-site levels and their relationship with environmental and human settings, (ii) identify unknown puquios, (iii) and support planning for subsequent archaeological excavations. As a whole, the investigations based on the adopted integrated approach provided new insights into this hyper-arid area which has been the homeland for numerous civilizations, despite the extreme physical environment that presents serious obstacles to human occupation.
The Nasca Lines are one of the most impressive examples of cultural heritage throughout the entir... more The Nasca Lines are one of the most impressive examples of cultural heritage throughout the entire world. Their exposure to damage and overall vulnerability are very high, much more than any other elements of cultural heritage, due to their intrinsic fragility and also because they are strongly threatened by several anthropogenic factors such as vandalism, ignorance, and urban sprawl. Moreover they are sparsely spread over large areas with easy and general access, which make their destruction almost effortless and their protection very challenging. This chapter is focused on the capability of remote-sensing technology capability for identifying and quantifying spatially-distributed damage to the geoglyphs, primarily caused by vandalism.
Masini N., Danese M., Pecci A., Scavone M., Lasaponara R.