Lectures and Publications

Indicative Publications

Journals – Books – Book chapters

2015

  • Agapiou A. (2015). “A window for the hidden past: revealing architecture remains based on ground spectroscopy data analysis”, N. Masini and F. Soldovieri (Eds), Sensing the Past, Geoscience and Sensing Technologies for cultural heritage, Springer (submitted).
  • Agapiou A., Lysandrou V., Themistocleous K., Hadjimitsis D. G. (2015). “The Cyprus coastal heritage landscapes within Marine Spatial Planning process”, Journal of Cultural Heritage (under review).
  • Agapiou A. and Lysandrou V. (2015). “Remote sensing archaeology: Tracking and mapping evolution in European scientific literature from 1999 to 2015”, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 4 (2015), 192-200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.09.010
  • Lysandrou V. and Agapiou A. (2015). “Cities of the dead: Approaching the landscape of Hellenistic and Roman necropoleis of Cyprus”, Journal of Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. DOI 10.1007/s12520-015-0267-y
  • Agapiou A., Alexakis D. D., Sarris A., Hadjimitsis D. G. (2015). “On the use of Satellite Remote Sensing in Archaeology”, A. Sarris (Ed.), Best Practices of GeoInformatic Technologies for the Mapping of Archaeolandscapes, Archaeopress Archaeology, ISBN 978 1 7849.
  • Agapiou A., Lysandrou V., Alexakis D. D., Themistocleous K., Cuca B., Argyrou N., Sarris A., Hadjimitsis D. G. (2015). “Cultural heritage management and monitoring using remote sensing data and GIS: the case study of Paphos area, Cyprus”, Computers Environment and Urban Systems 54 (2015), 230-239.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2015.09.003
  • Agapiou A., Alexakis D.D., Lysandrou V., Sarris A., Cuca B., Themistocleous K., Hadjimitsis D.G. (2015). “Impact of Urban Sprawl to cultural heritage monuments: The case study of Paphos area in Cyprus”, Journal of Cultural Heritage vol. 16, issue 5, 671-680. doi:10.1016/j.culher.2014.12.006
  • Agapiou A., Alexakis D. D., Sarris A., Hadjimitsis D. G. (2015). “Linear 3-D transformations of Landsat 5 TM satellite images for the enhancement of archaeological signatures during the phenological of crops”, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 36(1), 20-35.
  • Themistocleous K., Lysandrou V., Cuca B., Agapiou A., Hadjimitsis D. G., (2015). “Exploring the ancient Kourion City site from the air using unmanned aerial vehicles, Cyprus”, International Journal Heritage in the Digital Era, (accepted).

2014

  • Agapiou A., Alexakis D. D., Sarris A., Hadjimitsis D. G. (2014). “Evaluating the potentials of Sentinel-2 for archaeological Perspective”, Remote Sensing 6 (3), 2176-2194.
  • Agapiou A., Alexakis D., Hadjimitsis D. G. (2014). “Evaluation of spectral sensitivity of ALOS, ASTER, IKONOS, LANDSAT and SPOT satellite sensors intended for the detection of archaeological crop marks”, International Journal of Digital Earth, 7(5). DOI:10.1080/17538947.2012.674159.

2013

  • Agapiou A., Alexakis D. D., Sarris A., Hadjimitsis D. G. (2013). “Orthogonal re-projection of spectral bands using medium and high resolution satellite images for the detection of archaeological crop marks”, Remote Sensing 5(12), 6560-6586. doi:10.3390/rs5126560
  • Sarris A., Papadopoulos N., Agapiou A., Salvia M.C., Hadjimitsis D.G., Parkinson A.W., Yerkes W.R., Gyucha A., Duffy R.P. (2013). “Integration of geophysical surveys, ground hyperspectral measurements, aerial and satellite imagery for archaeological prospection of prehistoric sites: the case study of Vésztő-Mágor Tell, Hungary”, Journal of Archaeological Science 40 (13), 1454-1470.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.11.001
  • Agapiou A., Hadjimitsis D. G., Alexakis D. (2013). “Development of an image-based method for the detection of archaeological buried relics using multi-temporal satellite imagery”, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34:16, 5979-5996. DOI:10.1080/01431161.2013.803630
  • Hadjimitsis D.G., Sarris A, Georgopoulos A., Alexakis D. (2013). “Optimum Temporal and Spectral Window for Monitoring Crop Marks over Archaeological Remains in the Mediterranean region”, Journal of Archaeological Science vol. 40 (3), 1479-1492. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.10.036
  • Agapiou A., Hadjimitsis D. G., Sarris A., Georgopoulos A., Alexakis D. D. (2013). “Optimum Temporal and Spectral Window for Monitoring Crop Marks over Archaeological Remains in the Mediterranean region”, Journal of Archaeological Science, 40 (3), 1479–1492. DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.10.036.
  • Hadjimitsis D. G., Agapiou A., Alexakis D., Sarris, A. (2013). “Exploring Natural and Anthropogenic Hazard Risk for Cultural Heritage in Cyprus Using Remote Sensing and GIS”, International Journal of Digital Earth, 6(2), 115-142. DOI:10.1080/17538947.2011.602119 (Editor Choice 2012– Free access).

2012

  • Agapiou A., Hadjimitsis D. G., Alexakis D., Papadavid G. (2012), “Examining the Phenological Cycle of Barley Crops for the detection of buried archaeological remains”, GIScience & Remote Sensing 49 (6). http://dx.doi.org/10.2747/1548-1603.49.6.854
  • Themistocleous K., Nisanzti A., Agapiou A., Alexakis D.D., Hadjimitsis D.G., Lysandrou V., Perdikou S., Retalis A., Chrysoulakis N. (2012). “Long term monitoring of air pollution on monuments and cultural heritage sites in Cyprus using satellite remote sensing”, International Journal Heritage in the Digital Era 1(1), 145-167.
  • Alexakis D., Agapiou A., Hadjimitsis D., Sarris A. (2012). “Remote Sensing Applications in Archaeological Research”, in Remote Sensing – Applications, B. Escalante (Ed.). ISBN: 978-953-51-0651-7, DOI: 10.5772/37668.
  • Hadjimitsis D. G., Agapiou A., Themistocleous K., Alexakis D., Sarris A. (2012). “Remote Sensing for Archaeological Applications: Management, Documentation and Monitoring”, Remote Sensing of Environment: Integrated Approaches, D. G. Hadjimitsis (Ed.), InTech, 57 -96. ISBN: 978-953-51-1152-8. DOI: 10.5772/39313.

Conferences

  • Lysandrou V., Agapiou A., Hadjimitsis D. G. (2015). “Impact of modern evolution of Paphos town to its ancient necropoleis. A multi-temporal GIS and Earth Observation analysis”, Third International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2015), Proc. SPIE. 9535. DOI: 10.1117/12.2192514
  • Themistocleous K., Agapiou A., Lysandrou V., Hadjimitsis D. G. (2015). “The use of UAV for remote sensing applications: case studies in Cyprus”, SPIE conference, 21 – 24 September 2015, Toulouse, France.
  • Hadjimitsis D. G., Agapiou A., Themistocleous K., Mettas C., Evagorou E., Papoutsa C., Nisantzi A., Mammouri R., Tzouvaras M., Lysandrou V., Cuca B., Christofe A., Aliouris K., Ioannou N. (2015). “Resolving sea and land conflicts in Cyprus using marine spatial planning”, 14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, (CEST2015), 3-5 September 2015, Rhodes, Greece.
  • Agapiou A., Lysandrou V., Cuca B., Themistocleous K., Hadjimitsis D. G. (2015). “Overview of Remote Sensing applications for Cultural Heritage in Cyprus in the ‘Pre-ESA’ era”, Advances in Remote Sensing for Cultural Heritage: from site detection, to documentation and risk monitoring, 12 – 13 November 2015, ESA – ESRIN, Frascati (Rome), Italy.
  • Argyriou N., Sarris A., Alexakis D. D., Agapiou A., Themistocleous K., Lysandrou V., Hadjimitsis D.G. (2014). “Hazard analysis of active tectonics through geomorphometric parameters to cultural heritage sites conservation. the case of Paphos in Cyprus”, Second International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of Environment [7-10 April, 2014, Pafos – Cyprus].
  • Agapiou A., Nisantzi A., Lysandrou V., Mammouri R., Alexakis D. D., Themistocleous K., Sarris A., Hadjimitsis D.G. (2013). “Mapping air pollution using Earth Observation techniques for cultural heritage”, Proc. SPIE 8795, First International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2013), 87950K (August 5, 2013). DOI: 10.1117/12.2028234
  • Alexakis D. D., Agapiou A., Themistocleous K. , Lysandrou V., Sarris A., Hadjimitsis D. G., “Natural and human risk assessment of the archaeological sites of Paphos area (Cyprus) with the use of Remote Sensing and GIS”, 13th International Congress of the Geological Society of Greece.
  • Chrysostomou C. Z., Hadjimitsis D.G, Agapiou A., Lysandrou V., Themistocleous K., Demetriadou Chr. (2010). “Application of non-destructive techniques in assessing the quality of stone building materials in cultural heritage structures in Cyprus: use of ultrasonic and 3d laser scanning integrated approach for diagnostic tests”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Euro-Mediterranean Conference (EuroMed2010), [8-13 November 2010, Limassol, Cyprus], Archaeolingua: Budapest. ISBN 978-963-9911-16-1.
  • Lysandrou V. and Agapiou A. (2010). “Comparison of documentation techniques for the restoration and rehabilitation of cultural heritage monuments: the example of Pyrgos ‘Troulli’ medieval tower in Cyprus”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Digital Heritage (EuroMed2010), [8-13 November 2010, Limassol, Cyprus], Archaeolingua: Budapest 2010. ISBN 978-963-9911-16-1.
  • Lysandrou V. and Agapiou A. (2010). “Documentation of ancient tombs in Tilliria area (Cyprus) using Geographic Information Systems”, Proceedings of the 38th International Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA), [6-9 April 2010, Granada, Spain], Spain.

Lectures/Presentations

  • Agapiou A., Alexakis D.D., Lysandrou V., Themistocleous K., Hadjimitsis D.G., “Monitoring urban sprawl in the vicinity of Cultural Heritage Sites using Geoinformatics: the case study of the Paphos district, SW Cyprus”, 2nd Cyprus Safety Platform Symposium in Man-Made Catastrophes, 30 January 2013, Nicosia.
  • Lysandrou V. and Agapiou A., “The archaeological activity in Tilliria region. Mapping the results” («Το αρχαιολογικό έργο στην περιοχή Τηλλυρίας και η χαρτογράφηση των αποτελεσμάτων»), Second Conference Tilliria: Memories, History and Archaeology [Kato Pyrgos, 28-29 April 2012].
  • Agapiou A., Lysandrou V., Hadjimitsis D. G., Alexakis D.D., Themistocleous K., Michaelides S., “Long term monitoring of open-air monuments under threat: the case study of the ‘Tombs of the Kings’, Nea Pafos, Cyprus”, European Geosciences Union – EGU, General Assembly 2012, Vienna , Austria, 22 – 27/04/ 2012.