Safeguarding cultural heritage in Rhodes

FINALIST FILM: COMMUNITY

Theme: Future Earth

Directed by: Grazia Maria Fiore

Country of Origin: France and Greece

In the Greek island of Rhodes, the Ephorate of Antiquities is particularly concerned about the impacts of geo-hazards on cultural heritage, as the island is subject to soil movements and is situated in a seismic area. In the area of Rodini, some monuments are showing signs of collapse and need to be monitored. The Ephorate is relying on Copernicus satellite data to monitor soil deformation around the monuments and to plan measures to secure and restore them.

Credits

Director - Grazia Maria Fiore

Writer - Grazia Maria Fiore

Producer - Eurisy and CNES

Shooting and Editing: Mauro Fiorito

Scientific and logistic support: Vasiliki Patsiada and Sotiris Patatoukos, Ephorate of Antiquities of the Dodecanese, and Lia Karathanassi, National Technical University of Athens

This video has been realised as part of the “Copernicus and me” initiative, implemented by Eurisy and CNES with funding from the Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement between the European Commission and Copernicus Participating States. The initiative is overseen by CNES within the context of the initiative “Connect-by-CNES”.

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