The CIPA HD Symposium in Florence awarded outstanding contributions to authors of top papers, showcasing innovation and advancement in heritage documentation, furthering our understanding and preservation of cultural heritage for future generations.

A new award, the Fangi Award, was introduced to honor the memory of Prof. Gabriele Fangi, a former Geomatics Professor and esteemed CIPA Executive Board member. This prestigious award, accompanied by a monetary prize, pays tribute to Prof. Fangi’s remarkable dedication and enduring impact on the cultural heritage documentation community.

The symposium celebrated excellence across various categories, and the following rewards were presented:

Best Paper GeoRes

SCIENTIFIC REFERENCE MODEL – DEFINING STANDARDS, METHODOLOGY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SERIOUS 3D MODELS IN ARCHAEOLOGY, ART AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY

P. Kuroczyński, F. I. Apollonio, I. P. Bajena, and I. Cazzaro

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-M-2-2023, 895–902, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-M-2-2023-895-2023, 2023

Best Paper Arqueologica 2.0
BRIDGING THE GAP: AN OPEN-SOURCE GIS+BIM SYSTEM FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA. THE CASE STUDY OF ALTINUM, ITALY
E. Delpozzo and C. Balletti
Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-M-2-2023, 491–498, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-M-2-2023-491-2023, 2023

Best Paper Gabriele Fangi

METHODOLOGY AND MEANING OF THE 3D MODELLING OF THE LOST BAALSHAMIN TEMPLE IN PALMYRA

P. M. Michel

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-M-2-2023, 1067–1072, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-M-2-2023-1067-2023, 2023

Best Paper

PROVINCIAL SUPERVISION EXPLORATION OF HISTORIC CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN CHINA BASED ON DEEP LEARNING AND GIS – TAKE ZHEJIANG PROVINCE AS AN EXAMPLE

Video Contest Winner

A JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF SUMER

G. Patrucco, F. Giulio Tonolo, A. Spanò, C. Lippolis, E. Quirico, and V. Pelissero