The EULiST BIP “Point Clouds for Society: Cultural Heritage, Infrastructure, and Environment” successfully completed

The EULiST BIP: “Point Clouds for Society: Cultural Heritage, Infrastructure, and Environment” was hosted by the School of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, NTUA, within the framework of the EULiST Alliance, under the scientific coordination of Professor Efi Dimopoulou.

For one week, more than 30 students and academics from five EULiST partner universities collaborated in a dynamic environment of learning and knowledge exchange, combining theory, fieldwork and data processing focused on the generation and applications of 3D point clouds in cultural heritage and the environment.

The program included team-based fieldwork at the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kynigos, followed by supporting lectures, hands-on activities and final presentations at the School of RSGE NTUA, offering participants meaningful international and interdisciplinary experience in innovative methods and cutting-edge tools. The BIP demonstrated in practice the strength of European collaboration in education and research, fostering connections among students and academic communities while creating fertile ground for new ideas and future collaborations.

The program concluded with a cultural guided tour on Sunday, 26 April, led by Associate Professor Eleftheria Tsakanika of the School of Architecture, NTUA, offering participants an additional opportunity to engage in the cultural wealth of Athens and to experience firsthand the connection between technological education and cultural heritage. A week of knowledge, field exploration, collaboration and international exchange has come to an end, leaving a strong footprint and opening new European horizons.

We warmly thank all participating students, the instructors from the co-organizing universities in Vienna and Bratislava, as well as the faculty of the School of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering at NTUA who organized the BIP, Assistant Professors George Piniotis and Konstantinos Nikolitas of the Geodesy Laboratory, Dr. Styliani Verykokou, Adjunct Lecturer, Regina Chliverou, Laboratory Teaching Staff of the Photogrammetry Laboratory, and the EULiST NTUA Office, especially Melina Giannakopoulou for their valuable contribution to the success of the program.

The key deliverables of this BIP go beyond enhancing students’ technical skills, including the preparation of a publication presenting the 3D geometric documentation of the catholicon of the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kynigos, which served as the fieldwork site.