Nicodemo Abate

Nicodemo Abate

Technologist

+39 3333366056
Milan
nicodemo.abate@cnr.it

Professional profile

Archaeologist | Remote Sensing Specialist | GIS expert | Software developer

Archaeologist and technologist at CNR ISPC, he conducts research with advanced expertise in remote sensing, geospatial analytics, and non-invasive methods for cultural heritage research, protection, and management.

His work focuses on integrating multi-sensor datasets including satellite EO (e.g., Sentinel/Landsat), SAR, climate/environmental products, LiDAR (ALS and UAV), drone photogrammetry, thermal/multispectral imagery, and near-surface geophysics to support archaeological prospection, mapping, and especially multi-temporal monitoring of archaeological sites and historical landscapes.

He designs reproducible, automated workflows in Python, Google Earth Engine, and GIS environments (e.g., QGIS), with strong emphasis on point-cloud quality control and georeferencing assessment, multi-date co-registration, extraction of structural/morphometric metrics, change detection, scenario modelling, and the development of risk indices addressing erosion, coastal dynamics, wildfire exposure, vegetation stress, and anthropogenic pressure.

He routinely applies machine learning and quantitative statistics (classification, 3D segmentation, time-series analysis, robust validation) to convert complex observations into actionable indicators for heritage management and preventive conservation.

CNR Disciplinary Fields and Research Management Sectors

  • SH6_1 Archaeological methods and theory, history of archaeology
  • IR - Management of research infrastructures, laboratories and facilities, digital technologies for research
  • PE10_14 Earth observations from space/remote sensing

Groups & Labs CNR ISPC

Remote Sensing e Spatial Data Science Lab →

Publications

CNR IRIS platform →
ORCID →

Highlight

Abate, N., Roubis, D., Aggeli, A. et al., An Open-Source Machine Learning–Based Methodological Approach for Processing High-Resolution UAS LiDAR Data in Archaeological Contexts: A Case Study from Epirus, Greece. J Archaeol Method Theory 32, 38 (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-025-09706-8

Abate, N., Frisetti, A., Marazzi, F., Masini, N., Lasaponara, R., Multitemporal–Multispectral UAS Surveys for Archaeological Research: The Case Study of San Vincenzo Al Volturno (Molise, Italy). Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 2719. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13142719

Abate, N., Elfadaly, A., Masini, N.; Lasaponara, R., Multitemporal 2016-2018 Sentinel-2 Data Enhancement for Landscape Archaeology: The Case Study of the Foggia Province, Southern Italy. Remote Sens. 2020, 12, 1309. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12081309

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