[Archaeological Remote Sensing; Risk Monitoring and Cultural Heritage Management: Islamic Historical Cairo in Egypt (A case study)]

Paper ID : 1156-ICRSSSA

Authors

AbdelAziz Elfadaly * Researcher at NARSS

Abstract

Historical Cairo in Egypt is the most famous city with its archaeological sites belonging to the Islamic era such as Al-Fustat and El Moez Street. Most of these sites are threatened by geoenvironmental risk (e.g., the high level of groundwater) as a result of natural and anthropogenic factors over the long and short time. The recent achievements in space technology make it an easier and cheaper tool in studying the status of the archaeological site in terms of cultural heritage management. This article aims to use the remote sensing data in detecting the geo-environmental problems close to the heritage sites of Historical Cairo and creating some innovative solutions for protecting them. In this article, the historic maps of the French campaign along with the old official maps are used for showing the land cover of the study area be-tween 1816 and 1924. The optical satellite imagery Corona, Landsat, and Sentinel2 are used for detecting the changes in the land use of the study area between 1964 and 2022. Also, the Radar Senstinel1 and SRTM data are used for showing the risk threatening the heritage sites. For analysing and processing the data collected, ArcMap, ENVI, and SNAP software besides the GEE platform are used for extracting the required information of the study area. The results of this study can help the decision-maker in creating some accurate solutions for protecting the archaeological sites based on detecting the major reasons for the risk threatening these heritage sites.

Keywords

Cultural Heritage sites, Optical data, Radar satellite imagery, Geoenvironmentalal risk.

Status: Accepted (Oral Presentation)