Resumen de GIS and remote sensing for post-dictive analysis of archaeological features: a case study from the Etnean region (Sicily)

Andrea Gennaro, Alessio Candiano, Gabriele Fargione, Giuseppe Musumeci, Michele Mangiameli

• This article illustrates the potential of multispectral satellite data for archaeological scope in the volcanic area of Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy). In particular, by adopting a post-dictive approach, GIS and FOSS technology was used to analyse different indices derived from World-View-2 multispectral data. The selected examples (two circular buildings and a wall-structure) illustrate successes and challenges of our method. The results indicate that NIR-1 and RED-EDGE are undoubtedly the most useful, while NDVI and SRI are the best performing indices.