Perhaps the most serious natural hazard threatening the archeological site of Dion in Pieria is that of flooding. This is due to the fact that, from the creation of the ancient city until today, Vafyras river, a navigable river that provided access to the sea during antiquity, passes through the eastern side of the archeological…
In the context of the implementation of the XENIOS research program, KE.ME.A. is responsible for the development of the XENIOS UAV Dispersion Module. In this context, the project team of KE.ME.A. collects data and tests the developing solution in a simulated environment. One of the field tests took place on Friday, February 5, where the…
As part of the XENIOS project, the Creative People team visited the archeological park in Dion in June 2020. More specifically from June 15th to June 19th of 2020. The purpose of the visit was to study the wireless network coverage needs in the park and to identify particularities of the site that could adversely…
From the moment that the archeological site of Dion, in Pieria Greece was selected as a demonstration area for the XENIOS project, it became clear from discussions with the officials of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Pieria that the main natural risk they face, is flooding. The magnitude of the problem was documented, in addition…
The kick-off meeting of the project “XENIOS – An integrated application platform to protect and promote cultural and tourist sites” took place on September 17, 2018 and was hosted by AUTh at KEDEK, Balkan Center, Building A, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi, T.K. 57001. During the meeting, the team was introduced. It was an opportunity to get…
ΚΕ.ΜΕ.Α. team, in collaboration with the Samaria National Park Management Body, on 15 to 17 of July 2020, visited the Samaria National Park with the aim of: the data collection of sites with tourist interest in order to convert them into digital format. the collection of data and features for the configuration of tour and…
The monuments are under the responsibility of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Pieria, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports/ Archaeological Resources Fund. The rights of the depicted monuments belong to the Ministry of Culture and Sports (Law 3028/2002).
The archeological site of Dion in Pieria is one of the two pilot areas for testing and demonstrating the applications of the XENIOS system. Following discussions with the managers of the archaeological site and after studying its history and the landscape, it became evident that, in addition to the potential of threat due to wildfire…
Recording and analyzing the requirements of the Xenios’ end users has been a top priority driving the design and implementation of the system from the beginning. This analysis contributed in: determining the necessary services and the content of the final applications, as well as their specifications (spatial accuracy, timeliness, etc.); the definition of data specifications…
