Through-Time Models for the Protection and Conservation of Port Areas: From 2D Data to 4D Analysis

Three-dimensional survey is a key technology for documenting, monitoring, and analysing artifacts, buildings, and areas. Photogrammetry from drones makes it possible to survey and monitor impervious areas and, thanks to their manoeuvrability and reduced cost compared to airplane flights, to acquire...

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Main Authors: Sara Gonizzi Barsanti, Gaetano Crispino, Silvia Bertacchi, Pasquale Contestabile, Adriana Rossi
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/4/227
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author Sara Gonizzi Barsanti
Gaetano Crispino
Silvia Bertacchi
Pasquale Contestabile
Adriana Rossi
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description Three-dimensional survey is a key technology for documenting, monitoring, and analysing artifacts, buildings, and areas. Photogrammetry from drones makes it possible to survey and monitor impervious areas and, thanks to their manoeuvrability and reduced cost compared to airplane flights, to acquire data over time with regular missions, allowing constant monitoring. This paper presents a project to monitor a pier in a port area of the city of Naples that has undergone changes in shape over the years due to heavy storm surges. The project aims to create an accurate 4D database that will allow intelligent and targeted management of the area. The methodology followed a well-established pipeline: satellite images were compared to identify the changes in the coastline, then drone surveys were used to increase the accuracy of the data and, integrated with close-range photogrammetry, were used to obtain 3D models of the area for the 4D database. The project aims to perform a drone flight every year, at approximately the same time, to keep the monitoring of the pier up to date.
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spelling doaj-art-c035b94a6db54ed3bed92edf4a6337c52025-08-20T03:13:44ZengMDPI AGDrones2504-446X2025-03-019422710.3390/drones9040227Through-Time Models for the Protection and Conservation of Port Areas: From 2D Data to 4D AnalysisSara Gonizzi Barsanti0Gaetano Crispino1Silvia Bertacchi2Pasquale Contestabile3Adriana Rossi4Engineering Department, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, CE, ItalyEngineering Department, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, CE, ItalyEngineering Department, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, CE, ItalyEngineering Department, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, CE, ItalyEngineering Department, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, CE, ItalyThree-dimensional survey is a key technology for documenting, monitoring, and analysing artifacts, buildings, and areas. Photogrammetry from drones makes it possible to survey and monitor impervious areas and, thanks to their manoeuvrability and reduced cost compared to airplane flights, to acquire data over time with regular missions, allowing constant monitoring. This paper presents a project to monitor a pier in a port area of the city of Naples that has undergone changes in shape over the years due to heavy storm surges. The project aims to create an accurate 4D database that will allow intelligent and targeted management of the area. The methodology followed a well-established pipeline: satellite images were compared to identify the changes in the coastline, then drone surveys were used to increase the accuracy of the data and, integrated with close-range photogrammetry, were used to obtain 3D models of the area for the 4D database. The project aims to perform a drone flight every year, at approximately the same time, to keep the monitoring of the pier up to date.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/4/2274D modelsphotogrammetrymonitoringdigital archivescoastal managementstructural health monitoring harbour damages
spellingShingle Sara Gonizzi Barsanti
Gaetano Crispino
Silvia Bertacchi
Pasquale Contestabile
Adriana Rossi
Through-Time Models for the Protection and Conservation of Port Areas: From 2D Data to 4D Analysis
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4D models
photogrammetry
monitoring
digital archives
coastal management
structural health monitoring harbour damages
title Through-Time Models for the Protection and Conservation of Port Areas: From 2D Data to 4D Analysis
title_full Through-Time Models for the Protection and Conservation of Port Areas: From 2D Data to 4D Analysis
title_fullStr Through-Time Models for the Protection and Conservation of Port Areas: From 2D Data to 4D Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Through-Time Models for the Protection and Conservation of Port Areas: From 2D Data to 4D Analysis
title_short Through-Time Models for the Protection and Conservation of Port Areas: From 2D Data to 4D Analysis
title_sort through time models for the protection and conservation of port areas from 2d data to 4d analysis
topic 4D models
photogrammetry
monitoring
digital archives
coastal management
structural health monitoring harbour damages
url https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/4/227
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