Francesca Condorelli

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano | Unibolzano

The backdrop against which this research unfolds is the endeavor to enhance the appreciation and understanding of South Tyrol’s cultural heritage by pioneering the development of interactive video games tailored for heritage education (Luigini et al. in VITRUVIO—Int J Architectural Technol Sustain 5(2):73–85, 2020). A pivotal aspect of this initiat...

En este trabajo se presentan las experiencias del laboratorio EARTH_LAB de la Universidad Libre de Bozen/Bolzano, que lleva años trabajando en el campo de la representación arquitectónica y la digitalización del patrimonio con el objetivo de realizar itinerarios didácticos para la educación artística, tanto en las escuelas como en los museos. En pa...

The reconstruction of three-dimensional scenes from a single image represents a significant challenge in computer vision, particularly in the context of cultural heritage digitisation, where datasets may be limited or of poor quality. This paper addresses this challenge by conducting a study of the latest and most advanced algorithms for single-ima...

This study aims to fill a gap in existing research by focusing on the application of Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) algorithms to cultural heritage case studies using equirectangular image data captured with 360° cameras. The main objective is to evaluate and compare the performance of various NeRF algorithms applied to equirectangular images, shedd...

In recent years there has been a rapid diffusion of new digitization methodologies based on radiance fields and the implementation of new rendering processes and learning systems based on neural networks. The article focuses on these new tools and how they can be used for the knowledge and dissemination of Cultural Heritage. A case study is then de...

The aim of this project is to show scholars and tourists what they cannot see because it is enclosed within the pages of the Athanasius Kircher’s Archontologia. This was done thanks to the implementation of a workflow divided into two parts. The first part concerns the reconstruction of the model of the Turris Babel. This represents the most challe...

This paper reports on the experiences of the EARTH_LAB of Free University of Bozen-Bolzano that has been working in the field of digitization of heritage for years with the aim of realizing educational paths, both in schools and museums, of art education and the study of graphic and visual sciences in the field of architectural representation, educ...

This research is intended to provide an initial solution to the problem of finding images for processing by photogrammetry in special cases where these do not exist. An overview of existing artificial intelligence-based algorithms that enable the extension of source image dataset is reported. In particular, this research focused on the use of promp...

The recovery of past architecture through 3D modelling is an important challenge today to the preservation of heritage. Decisive support for the interpretation of architecture can certainly come from historical images and old photographs that fix a portion of space at a specific time, keeping it unchanged over the years. This acquisition is decisiv...

The recovery of past architecture through 3D modelling is an important challenge today to the preservation of heritage. Decisive support for the interpretation of architecture can certainly come from historical images and old photographs that fix a portion of space at a specific time, keeping it unchanged over the years. This acquisition is decisiv...

This research aims to give an analysis and assessment through the extraction of metricinformation from historical images and to experiment with its potentialities in the heritage fi eldwith the aim of valorising historical iconographical documentation. In particular the paperdeals with photogrammetry applied to historical images. A classifi cation...

Digital technologies are increasingly being used in the field of archaeology to provide three-dimensional metric information to scholars and help them in the process of understanding and interpreting the site under investigation. Among different surveying methods certainly photogrammetry has many advantages being a low cost, reliable and fast techn...

The application of advanced photogrammetry and the integration of cross-sourced maps of historic cityscapes contribute to a thorough understanding of our surrounding, enabling the comparison between present physical layout/use of the built environment and its changes over time. Remote surveys integrated with the analysis of building dossiers, store...

In this research paper photogrammetric techniques have been successfully applied to historic black and white analogic photographs to convey previously inaccessible architectural and archaeological information. The chosen case study for this paper is the Franciscan Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. A photogrammetric algorithm has been impl...

In this research, an innovative comparison between 3D reconstructions obtained by means of Artificial Intelligence, in particular NeRF Neural Networks, and by Structure-from-Motion (SfM) and Multi-View-Stereo (MVS) open-source algorithms is proposed. The 3D reconstruction comparison is performed on two test cases, one of cultural interest, one usef...

The specific objective of this thesis is to offer an excursion through the metric potentialities of different data available in historical archives, by considering the essential role of photogrammetry. The aim is to explore how metric information about buildings which no longer exist or transformed over time could be extracted from old photographs...

Searching for suitable material for photogrammetry is a key part in the documentation of Cultural Heritage. Photogrammetry can be used to produce a metrically certified 3D model. Material contained in historical film footage archives is especially useful for documentation when the heritage has been lost. In this research an innovative match-moving...

Documenting Cultural Heritage through the extraction of 3D measures with photogrammetry is fundamental for the conservation of the memory of the past. However, when the heritage has been lost the only way to recover this information is the use of historical images from archives. The aim of this study is to experiment with new ways to search for arc...

The use of Structure-from-Motion algorithms is a common practice to obtain a rapid photogrammetric reconstruction. However, the performance of these algorithms is limited by the fact that in some conditions the resulting point clouds present low density. This is the case when processing materials from historical archives, such as photographs and vi...

Historical film footages in many cases represent the only remaining traces of Cultural Heritage that has been lost or changed over time. Photogrammetry is a powerful technique to document the heritage transformations, but its implementation is technically challenging due to the difficulty in finding the historical data suitable to be process. This...

Researching historical archives for material suitable for photogrammetry is essential for the documentation and 3D reconstruction of Cultural Heritage, especially when this heritage has been lost or transformed over time. This research presents an innovative workflow which combines the photogrammetric procedure with Machine Learning for the process...

Quality assessment in photogrammetric processing is fundamental to obtain metric information and to reconstruct 3D models of Cultural Heritage, especially when it has been lost or changed over time. The determination of metric precision is technically challenging when dealing with historical films and videos that in many cases represent the only re...

The Monte Calisio plateau, north-east of the city of Trento (Italy), contains a deposit of silver-rich galena intensively mined during the Middle Ages. The work of the miners was regulated by a specific law, dating back to the beginning of the XIIIth century: it is the so called Liber the Postis Montis Arzentarie, contained in the Codex Wangianus a...

Historical archives save invaluable treasures and play a critical role in the conservation of Cultural Heritage. Old photographs and videos, which have survived over time and stored in these archives, preserve traces of architecture and urban transformation and, in many cases, are the only evidence of buildings that no longer exist. They are a prec...

This paper shows the results of the ongoing research project entitled TU-CULT, which has the purpose to acquire, store, process and disseminate data regarding two monuments of the city of Padua: the Church of S. Maria dei Servi and the Basilica of S. Giustina. Following the theme of the Hidden Architecture and its multimedia revelation, the researc...

Update on the historical and archaeological researches about the medieval silver mines of the Monte Calisio (Trento, northern Italy). Annual conference of the Institute Europa Subterranea: http://europa-subterranea.eu/