2023 |
Tapinaki, S.; Pateraki, M.; Skamantzari, M.; Georgopoulos, A. CONVENTIONAL OR AUTOMATED PHOTOGRAMMETRY FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION? Journal Article In: The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, vol. XLVIII-M-2-2023, pp. 1535-1542, 2023, ISSN: 1682-1750. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Cultural heritage Documentation, MVS, Orthophoto, SfM, Stereoscopic photogrammetry @article{Tapinaki2023, Abstract. During the past 15 years photogrammetric practice has experienced an unprecedented change by the influence of computer vision algorithms, which support an almost completely automated processing. It is widely acknowledged that this fact has “democratized” Photogrammetry a lot, in the sense that it has become almost everyone’s tool. However, this radical change has been met by scepticism by traditional photogrammetrists, who claim that such tools may lead to geometrically wrong and inaccurate results if not accompanied by thorough projection and error checks and evaluation of the correctness of results.In this paper, the two approaches are briefly described on the basis of the geometric documentation of a cultural heritage funerary monument situated in the archaeological site of Messini in Southern Greece. An effort is made for highlighting the obvious advantages of each approach but also indicating their disadvantages. Applications, subject to different requirements and processing procedures are identified, rationalizing that conventional photogrammetric procedures still cannot be easily replaced. |
2020 |
Agrafiotis, Panagiotis; Karantzalos, Konstantinos; Georgopoulos, Andreas; Skarlatos, Dimitrios Correcting Image Refraction: Towards Accurate Aerial Image-Based Bathymetry Mapping in Shallow Waters Journal Article In: Remote Sens., vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 322, 2020, ISSN: 2072-4292. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Aerial imagery, Bathymetry, Coastal mapping, DSM, Image correction, Machine Learning, Refraction correction, Seabed Mapping, SfM, UAV @article{Agrafiotis2020, Although aerial image-based bathymetric mapping can provide, unlike acoustic or LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors, both water depth and visual information, water refraction poses significant challenges for accurate depth estimation. In order to tackle this challenge, we propose an image correction methodology, which first exploits recent machine learning procedures that recover depth from image-based dense point clouds and then corrects refraction on the original imaging dataset. This way, the structure from motion (SfM) and multi-view stereo (MVS) processing pipelines are executed on a refraction-free set of aerial datasets, resulting in highly accurate bathymetric maps. Performed experiments and validation were based on datasets acquired during optimal sea state conditions and derived from four different test-sites characterized by excellent sea bottom visibility and textured seabed. Results demonstrated the high potential of our approach, both in terms of bathymetric accuracy, as well as texture and orthoimage quality. |
2019 |
Evgenikou, V; Georgopoulos, A; Korres, M REASSEMBLY of ROCK SEGMENTS, the CASE of AREOPAGUS HILL Proceedings Article In: ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spat. Inf. Sci., pp. 325–332, Copernicus GmbH, 2019, ISSN: 21949050. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 3D models, collapsed rocks, reassembly, rock-cut monuments, SfM, virtual reconstruction @inproceedings{Evgenikou2019, There are no specifications and/or standards for the restoration of collapsed masses of rocks, as in most cases the rocks bear no historical/archaeological value and their restoration would require significant budget and resources. But plenty of colossal statues, ancient temples, tombs and whole cities are carved on the surface or even expand in the interior of solid natural rocks. These so-called rock-cut monuments are located all around the globe and, in most cases, are made on a grand scale. Earthquakes, rock's faults, erosion and karst can lead to massive rock collapses.The purpose of this paper is to establish an integrated methodology for the relocation of detached rock segments to their original positions. Specifically, the proposed methodology is based on the case of the Areopagus Hill and involves the generation of 3d models of the rock segments, their virtual reassembly and their utilization for the reconstruction of a part of the peak of the hill. |
2023 |
CONVENTIONAL OR AUTOMATED PHOTOGRAMMETRY FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION? Journal Article In: The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, vol. XLVIII-M-2-2023, pp. 1535-1542, 2023, ISSN: 1682-1750. |
2020 |
Correcting Image Refraction: Towards Accurate Aerial Image-Based Bathymetry Mapping in Shallow Waters Journal Article In: Remote Sens., vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 322, 2020, ISSN: 2072-4292. |
2019 |
REASSEMBLY of ROCK SEGMENTS, the CASE of AREOPAGUS HILL Proceedings Article In: ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spat. Inf. Sci., pp. 325–332, Copernicus GmbH, 2019, ISSN: 21949050. |