Remote Sensing for Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Sites at Risk
Natural hazards and anthropogenic land-use pressures are causing destructive events to occur with increasing frequency, causing severe damage to Archaeological and Cultural Heritage (ACH) sites. As part of the project KulturGutRetter, the Remote Sensing and Monitoring
IT infrastructure for cultural heritage response missions
The Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) is implementing a digital documentation system to document both the objects themselves and the measures carried out during response missions to protect cultural heritage. The unit is equipped with its
Looking back on 2024
As we look ahead to 2025 and plan for a new year of intensive project development – with the aim of reaching operational readiness and deployability – it is worth taking stock of what has been
CHRU takes part in a major european exercise in Venice
From 17 to 20 October 2024, Venice hosted an EU MODEX, which for the first time in its history, thanks to the consortium partners of PROCULTHER-NET2 and to the mobilization of the Cultural Heritage Response Unit
First full-scale exercise of KulturGutRetter’s Cultural Heritage Response Unit
From 25 to 28 September 2024, the first full-scale exercise of the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) took place at Demerthin Castle (Brandenburg). In a fictitious earthquake scenario, experts from Germany were trained in the international
Securing ruins after a disaster | Hot lime mortar – an old technique put to new uses
The aim of the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) of the KulturGutRetter project is to secure monuments and other cultural assets quickly and professionally in the event of a disaster. Experts such as Dr Wanja Wedekind
80 KulturGutRetter volunteers begin their practical training
At the end of June, 80 volunteers from the KulturGutRetter project and the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) started their training in Hilden. In a two-day practical course, the cultural heritage experts were trained to
THW logistics team prepares KulturGutRetter-equipment for future deployment
On 10 and 11 June, THW forces checked and stored for the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) of the KulturGutRetter project at the logistics centre in Hilden. When cultural heritage is threatened by a disaster, it
KulturGutRetter start pilot phase: over 100 volunteers begin their training
In 2024 KulturGutRetter volunteers will be trained the first time to assist in disaster situations worldwide with the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU). These days the training of the cultural heritage experts begins. More than 100
Interview with Pouria Marzban | Remote sensing analyses of threatened cultural heritage after disasters
Geodatascientist Pouria Marzban (German Archaeological Institute, DAI) works in the field of remote sensing in the KulturGutRetter project. Before the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) flies out to the disaster area, remote sensing data, maps, and other data are gathered.