Kimon PapadimitriouAristotle University of Thessaloniki | AUTH · School of Rural and Surveying Engineering
Kimon Papadimitriou
Dr Eng. Rural & Surveying Engineer AUTh
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Introduction
Kimon Papadimitriou currently works at the School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Kimon does research in Underwater Surveying and Intangible Heritage Documentation. His current project is 'Underwater Survey Diving.'
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June 2014 - present
March 2005 - September 2008
March 2005 - September 2008
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Publications (57)
The application of hi-end technologies in multimedia platforms provides the dynamic setting of the parameters for the reproduction of audiovisual stimulus from natural environments (virtualization through real-time interaction). Additionally, the integration of cartographic products that describe quantitative and qualitative spatial properties expa...
The description of the landscape is based on the visualization of geographic features and the representation of their attributes. Although sound is a major component of any environment, its cartographic representation is limited mainly on noise mapping and in urban or sub-urban areas. Soundscape is a term that describes the acoustic relation betwee...
The study of landscape structure and functions, including the underlying ecological and anthropogenic processes has traditionally
relied on visual aspects without considering information of non-visionary cues, e.g. auditory. In this work we applied a complementary
approach for the study of landscapes using qualitative information for the sonic envi...
The rich and valuable underwater cultural heritage present in the Mediterranean is often overlooked, if not completely unknown, due to the inherent difficulties in using physical approaches. The iblueCulture project was created to bridge that gap by introducing a real-time texturing and streaming system. The system captures video streams from eight...
The Mediterranean is rich in ancient and modern shipwrecks and submerged sites of great archaeological, historical, and cultural value. Most of those sites tend to be relatively unknown, even to people living in the area, mostly due to the inherent limitation in physical approach. As a result, these sites are left unknown and unprotected. The aim o...
It is about historical shipwrecks in Greece and tourist image (diving tourism)
In collaboration with colleagues from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniky, we running seminars on techniques and methodology applied in diving for scientific purposes.
The scope of this work is to present what preceded of and what is expected to follow the first Scientific Diving Training course in Greece. Additionally, through the case described here, it is provided an insight of the factors having fragmented the "landscape" of scientific diving globally.
In order to perform a preliminary investigation on the available data on the internet for the listed 91 wrecks at the Joint Ministerial Decision (No. 92225 of 3 March 2022), of the ministers of National Defense, Culture and Sports as well as Shipping and Insular Policy, a data table was prepared providing some available web links from various sourc...
The current research focuses on the question of thematic diving tourism, in the light of the Greek project on the first group of 91 historical wrecks of ships and aircrafts which have become open to divers.
The BRITANNIC, generally known as the sister boat of the TITANIC, was built as an ocean liner, but she was refitted as a hospital ship during World War I and sank in November 1916, reportedly after striking a mine. In virtue of law No. 3409 of 2005, scuba diving for recreational purposes has been liberalized in the Hellenic legal order. In Greece,...
the creation of a common framework for scientific diving in Europe. The outcomes of this endeavor will be presented focusing on the legal framework of a majority of the European countries, as well as some overseas ones, in order to define any gaps, address possible issues or limitations related to scientific diving. Research findings of this study...
The ScienceDIVER project team presents the results of a survey concerning professional acknowledgment of scientific diving (SD) across Europe and worldwide, as well as the outcomes of a workshop focused on the criteria applying for identification of the required skills in becoming professionally acknowledged scientific diver. The report reveals the...
This study aims to highlight Scientific Diving (SD) training, legal and professional, state-of-the-art, aspects in combination with Greek stakeholder perspectives on scuba diving performed for scientific purposes. A questionnaire based survey was carried out online, in order to collect data from various scuba divers concerning four thematic areas:...
Within the framework of the ScienceDIVER project an online workshop was organized in December, 2020 concerning Scientific Diving Training Framework. The main objective of this endeavor was to bring various stake-holders together and discuss the current situation, as well as the opportunities for the creation of a common framework, that will bring t...
Conducting scientific work underwater is a challenging endeavor. From collecting samples to protecting underwater cultural heritage sites scientific divers need to address issues concerning scientific methodology, diving safety, professional acknowledgement, training, legal implications etc. All of these matters are handled in different ways depend...
Με αφορμή την ημερίδα με τίτλο “Αυτόνομη Κατάδυση και Επιστήμη των Πολιτών”, η οποία πραγματοποιήθηκε στον Πειραιά το Σάββατο 7 Μαρτίου 2020, η ομάδα του Εργαστηρίου Τοπογραφίας που συντονίζει το έργο ScienceDIVER, ξεκίνησε μια έρευνα για την καταγραφή της υφιστάμενης κατάστασης σε σχέση με την επιστημονική κατάδυση στη χώρα μας. Η συγκεκριμένη κατ...
Η ημερίδα με θέμα “Αυτόνομη Κατάδυση και Επιστήμη των Πολιτών” διοργανώθηκε με αφορμή την συμπλήρωση δύο χρόνων δραστηριοτήτων της Ομάδας Εναλίων Αποτυπώσεων του Εργαστηρίου Τοπογραφίας, Τμήματος Αγρονόμων και Τοπογράφων Μηχανικών, Πολυτεχνικής Σχολής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης. Η εκδήλωση αυτή, τόσο μέσω των ομιλιών που πραγματοπ...
Πρακτικά ημερίδας «Αυτόνομη Κατάδυση και Επιστήμη των Πολιτών».
Πειραιάς, 7 Μαρτίου 2020
The information here presented thus represents far more than just an assemblage of data;
it is a collection of evidence which reinforces much larger historical, political, cultural and
environmental narratives that are in some cases still ongoing. As a preliminary report, this
paper invites further inquiry: both into the wrecks, and into their rela...
This study aims at the protection of sunken ships from the Great War or their remainings in the Greek seas as material assets, but also at the preservation of the intangible cultural heritage, associated with the related wreck sites. This is achieved by the cartographic documentation of those wreck sites and the definition of a preliminary set of c...
This study aims at the protection of sunken ships from the Great War or their remainings in the Greek seas as material assets, but also at the preservation of the intangible cultural heritage, associated with the related wreck sites. This is achieved by the cartographic documentation of those wreck sites and the definition of a preliminary set of c...
This paper attempts to locate the sites of shipwrecks that were caused during World War II (WWII). The research focuses on Pagasitikos-Pelion area (Magnesia) and is based on the georeference of descriptive data from various sources through place-names. The on-map located shipwreck sites combined with the basic characteristics of vessels and details...
Facing the lack of an established dive training path for the scientists of the marine sector, a new course has been developed for the training on the applied methods and procedures for underwater surveying. This is considered an initial step, both in terms of training and research work, as data capturing is the base of most scientific projects unde...
This table displays selected properties of the ships wrecked during the 2nd World War at the Greek Seas. The table includes seven sheets, one for each year, from 1939 to 1945. Each sheet has the following fields: ΟΝΟΜΑΣΙΑ (Name), ΣΕΛ. (ΝσΕΘ) ( Page), ΣΗΜΑΙΑ (Flag), ΤΥΠΟΣ ΠΛΟΙΟΥ (Type), ΠΡΟΩΘΗΣΗ (Propulsion), ΧΩΡΗΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ (Volume), ΕΤΟΣ ΝΑΥΠΗΓΗΣΗΣ (...
This study investigates the potential exploitation of modern wreck sites at the area of southern Pelion and northern Evia. The idea behind this investigation is that each site is characterized by a set of properties which could be used as customized criteria for planning and performing thematic underwater tours. The present effort is part of an ong...
This study investigates the potential exploitation of modern wreck sites at the area of southern Pelion and northern Evia. The idea behind this investigation is that each site is characterized by a set of properties which could be used as customized criteria for planning and performing thematic underwater tours. The main objectives of this paper ar...
The purpose of the Underwater Survey Diver - Student's Manual is to provide
the basic knowledge and the skills for those divers and researchers with a special interest in natural
and cultural features of the marine environment, so they can be able to participate in the preparation
and the carrying out an underwater survey campaign.
The "exploration" of the sonic environment may reveal rare sounds or highlight special acoustic conditions. Geophysical phenomena, biological functions, human activities and machinery operation are becoming the key (f)actors in a sonic scenery. A field survey, which includes listenings, interviews or conversations with the locals and visitors or by...
This paper presents the results from an underwater recording of the stern part of a contemporary cargo-ship wreck. The aim of this survey was to create 3D representations of this wreck mainly for recreational diving purposes. The key points of this paper are: a) the implementation of the underwater recording at a diving site; b) the reconstruction...
This paper examines the results of image enhancement and point cloud filtering on the visual and geometric quality of 3D models for the representation of underwater features. Specifically it evaluates the combination of effects from the manual editing of images’ radiometry (captured at shallow depths) and the selection of parameters for point cloud...
This paper examines the results of image enhancement and point cloud filtering on the visual and geometric quality of 3D models for the representation of underwater features. Specifically it evaluates the combination of effects from the manual editing of images’ radiometry (captured at shallow depths) and the selection of parameters for point cloud...
This is a draft version of the student's manual, which provides the outlines for the PADI Underwater Survey Diver training course. The purpose of this book is to introduce the basic knowledge and the skills for those divers or researchers with a special interest in natural and cultural features of the marine environment. It is expected that by the...
In the field of underwater survey, there is a variety of methods which differ from each other in terms of the operating environment and the purpose that each method is used. Hence, some of the state-of-the-art methods, that have many applications in the various scientific fields nowadays, are introduced in this paper. Additionally, the application...
Papadiamantis is a famous author providing detailed descriptions of his homeland in order to "carry" the reader to the landscapes of his short stories. Both the literary expressions that are based on the local dialect of Skiathos and the place names (toponyms) which refer to evident landmarks reflect the cultural identity of this small, yet signifi...
The purpose of this paper is to outline a course for the training of divers with a special interest in underwater surveying (e.g.
surveyors, archaeologists, biologists, geologists, photographers/videographers). This outline presents: i) the Courses' Standards ii) the
Learning Objectives for the related Knowledge Development, iii) the Skills that ha...
The study presented here sought to explore the role of auditory cues in the spatial knowledge of blind individuals by examining the relation between the perceived auditory cues and the landscape of a given area and by investigating how blind individuals use auditory cues to create cognitive maps. The findings reveal that several auditory cues chara...
So far landscape analysis meant analysis of the spatial pattern of land cover or land use. However, biological organisms do
not perceive the landscape only as land cover or land use, but they use all their senses, in order to become familiar with
and react to their surroundings. We analyzed the acoustic environment as an additional layer of spatial...
The effort of describing space is based on mapping its attributes and analysing them. During this procedure are used both qualitative and quantitative attributes combined with spatial information. Although acoustic spectrum is considered as a dominant component of space, it is reported only as a qualitative attribute. Soundscape is a key-word of ac...
Θέμα συνεδρίου: "Ακουστική Οικολογία στην Ελλάδα σήμερα"
Η εργασία δημοσιεύτηκε σε αυτόνομο τεύχος από τον εκδοτικό οίκο του ΑΠΘ
Typical geographic analysis employs data that represent mainly the visual part of a given landscape in combination with spatially referenced data for selected attributes, depending on the aims of an application. Although sound is considered a dominant component of the environment it is commonly taken into account only as a quantitative attribute (e...
This paper is based on telegeoprocessing techniques (for the recording and simulation of the physical environment phenomena from distance). Especially a methodology of simulation of sound pressure level (SPL) rates in real-time is developed in a graphical environment (CAD or GIS) in relation with the geographical characteristics which describe the...
Nowadays, science specialization imposes the need of configuring a collective way for the study of space, in such way that any individual could express his views and be understood.
This work refers to a global approach in the processes of "production of space", taking into account different interpretations of landscape, as they formed by different...
This paper describes a procedure that feeds remotely a modelling system with geographical coordinates and the relative measurements taken in place in order to model dynamically new entities in real-time. The operation of this system is based on methodologies that are commonly used in telegeoprocessing ? telegeomonitoring systems and its purpose is...
This paper describes a procedure that feeds remotely a modelling system with geographical coordinates and the relative measurements taken in place in order to model dynamically new entities in real-time. The operation of this system is based on methodologies that are commonly used in telegeoprocessing – telegeomonitoring
systems and its purpose is...
Τα τεχνολογικά μέσα που αξιοποιούνται από το σύστημα για τον προσδιορισμό των θέσεων (γεωγραφικές συντεταγμένες) που αφορούν τα δεδομένα που καταγράφονται καθώς και την διασύνδεση του πεδίου με το περιβάλλον της μοντελοποίησης είναι συσκευές συγκριτικά χαμηλού κόστους αγοράς και μηδενικού λειτουργικού κόστους (διάταξη συσκευών GPS και ασυρμάτων VHF...
Typical modeling systems for spatial analysis employ data that represent the visual part of a landscape (e.g. relief and morphology), combined with other data about specific attributes (depending on the aims of an application). Thus, in a modeling environment, each place is described by a variety of properties that are not always visible. More of t...
Typical modeling systems for spatial analysis employ data that represent the visual part of a landscape (e.g. relief and morphology), combined with other data about specific attributes (depending on the aims of an application). Thus, in a modeling environment, each place is described by a variety of properties that are not always visible. More of t...
This study presents the development of an interface for the management of diachronic spatial data that describe the evolution of an area.
Subsequent data that represent specific spatial characteristics for various time periods are organized and processed in a customized GIS environment.
Vector and raster data (old scanned maps, air photos and satel...