The conservation of historic structures requires detailed knowledge of their state of
preservation. Documentation of deterioration makes it possible to identify risk factors and …

The assessment of the state of conservation of buildings is extremely important in urban
rehabilitation. In the case of historical towns or city centres, the pathological characterization …

The detailed documentation of degradation constitutes a fundamental step for weathering
diagnosis and, consequently, for successful planning and implementation of conservation …

This paper proposes a supervised segmentation method for detecting surface changes
based on appearance attributes, focusing on cultural heritage metal surfaces. Reflectance …

In the field of Cultural Heritage, image analysis represents an indispensable practice for
restorers to collect information about the state of preservation of monuments and artifacts …

Our approach to multispectral remote sensing assessment of constructive pathologies has
been organized in two different parts. The first one (Chapter 7) dealt with equipment and …

Multispectral images of very high spatial resolution and vector data from geospatial
databases, such as cadastral maps, are among the cost-effective and broadly available …

Nowadays, the knowledge and maintenance of constructions has become a highpriority task
for private and public institutions, largely due to the development, economy and cultural …

For the conservation of historic monuments, there may be considerable value in automating
the methods of detection and analysis of surface condition and deterioration. This paper …

This paper presents a comparative study with different remote sensing technologies to
recognize pathologies in façades of historical buildings. Building materials deteriorate over …