Focussing on leveraging remote sensing and geospatial for Cultural Heritage the workshop has a number of aims to including understanding how to use Earth Observation, to support better detection and characterization of changes and threats to natural and cultural heritage, enhance awareness of the latest developments in geospatial technologies and open-source intelligence in the context of heritage conservation and outline a way forward to implement new solutions for a wider uptake of EO in heritage monitoring and conservation activities within the ESA research activities.

Themes include:

Monitoring Heritage: innovative techniques and technologies for real-time and comprehensive monitoring)

Preserving Heritage: novel approaches and strategies for the conservation and preservation of heritage sites.

Access to Heritage Data: improve accessibility to heritage data and sites including use of open source and community engagement.

The workshop is expected to result in a greater understanding of the use, best practices, and potential of Earth Observation in the monitoring, protecting and access natural and cultural heritage. It is expected to generate a set of prioritized recommendations for technological developments to further the development and uptake of EO in the domain.