Fusion of geophysical images in the study of archaeological sites
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12430304 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexandra Karamitrou (0000-0002-4142-1958, Laboratory of Exploration Geophysics Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece, corresponding author), M Petrou (0000-0001-6915-484X, Planetary Science Institute), Petros Bogiatzis (0000-0003-1902-7476, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Harvard University Cambridge MA USA), Gregory N Tsokas (0000-0002-4803-4985, Laboratory of Exploration Geophysics Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 119-133 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Prospection (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-2196 • E-ISSN: 1099-0763 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/arp.1766 |
| OpenAlex | W2998791459 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 25 |
In the last few years, the idea of combining images, called image fusion, appeared and it has become a critical area of research and development. Image fusion can be defined as the process of combining images, taken from the same scene and create one single image containing all the essential information of the original images. A single sensor is not always sufficient. Different sensors, effective in different environmental conditions, provide different information of a scene. The underlying idea in this article is to combine geophysical images taken with different sensors, from the same location, aiming to improve the detectability of possible archaeological targets. Three different fusion approaches were used; fusion by calculating the average of the individual images, and through the use of wavelet and curvelet transforms. Furthermore, taking advantage of the curvelet domain we exploit possible prior angle information to enhance the angles where the remnants are expected. We applied the methods in seven different pairs of geophysical images taken from two different archaeological areas. In all cases the fused images produced significantly better results than each of the original geophysical images separately
Archaeology · Geography · Remote sensing · Archaeological Research and Protection · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Geology · Geophysics
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |