The NERITES project was invited to participate in the ChemiNova Summer School 2026, held from 9 to 12 June 2026 in hybrid format, with online sessions and on-site training at the ImViA Lab, Université Bourgogne Europe, Dijon, France. The Summer School focused on heritage conservation, digital innovation, and climate resilience, bringing together experts, students, and professionals working in the field of cultural heritage protection.
NERITES was presented on 11 June 2026 by Elena Tilegrafou, Atlantis Consulting. The presentation introduced the NERITES vision and its contribution to the systematic, autonomous remote surveying and monitoring of Underwater Cultural Heritage sites and artefacts. It highlighted the project’s focus on advanced, non-destructive technologies for detecting chemical, environmental, and geophysical indicators, while reducing the costs and risks of underwater monitoring campaigns.
Special emphasis was placed on NERITES’ core technologies, including autonomous navigation and data collection, renewable-energy-supported docking and charging systems, sensor technologies such as LIBS and QCL, advanced image processing, and multi-temporal 4D analysis of photogrammetric 3D models. The presentation also referred to the project’s current integration phase and its upcoming pilot demonstrations at Fournoi Island, Greece, and Baia, Italy.
The participation of NERITES in the ChemiNova Summer School represents a valuable synergetic activity between two projects that are both members of the Green Heritage Cluster. This exchange strengthened collaboration around shared challenges related to cultural heritage monitoring, digital tools, environmental pressures, and policy needs.
Through this activity, NERITES contributed to the Summer School’s broader objective of supporting knowledge transfer, collaboration, and the use of innovative monitoring tools and methodologies for cultural heritage protection.
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