Stefano Cara,  Carlo Matzuzzi “Interazione tra uomo e ambiente nella evoluzione del paesaggio costiero antico della Sardegna” (2019) – European Heritage Days 2019 – Le cave antiche di Arenaria del Sinis: primi risultati di una ricerca interdisciplinare, “Giornate Europee del Patrimonio” (#GEP2019), Cabras (OR), 21 settembre 2019. 

Stefano Cara, Carlo Matzuzzi “Realizzazione di un Rilievo Aerofotogrammetrico con l’uso di SAPR e relativi elaborati digitali 3D del Complesso Nuragico Sa Domu ‘e S’Orcu, Domusnovas (SU)” (2019). 

Stefano Cara, Sandro Fadda, Maddalena Fiori, Carlo Matzuzzi “Evaluation of Raw Materials in Abandoned Kaolin Quarry as Potential Geopolymers” ICMEG 2018: 20th International Conference on Mining and Economic Geology, London United Kingdom, May 14-15, 2018.  

Stefano Cara, Sandro Fadda, Fiori Maddalena, Carlo Matzuzzi “Unmanned aerial vehicle system-based remote sensing for monitoring landscape degradation” SGEM 2017: 17th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference, Albena Complex, Varna, Bulgaria, 27 June – 6 July, 2017. 

The CNR-IGAG, with particular reference to its headquarters in Cagliari, is involved in researches and development of methodologies focused on RPAS proximal sensing for photogrammetry. These researches find particular application on the environmental survey, for documentation of Cultural Heritage and landscape visualisation, for mine and industrial sites assessment, for inspection of infrastructures in urban and extra-urban areas.

Our photogrammetry survey team can also be involved to support intervention strategies in emergency situations to document scenarios resulting from exceptional events and natural disasters. During the last years our research performed the application of several photogrammetric elaboration methods, using different commercial software. Among these, RealityCapture software has proved to be an excellent tool for our purposes. This software is developed by Capturing Reality s.r.o. based in Bratislava, Slovakia (https://www.capturingreality.com/), with which we are pursuing a fruitful collaboration relationship. Reality Capture has, among its peculiarities, the possibility to obtain photogrammetric models of high quality and precision with very short processing times (compared to other commercial software) using large datasets containing heterogeneous images, also acquired with different types of optical sensors. RealityCapture is an all-in-one photogrammetry software solution which automatically extracts accurate 3D models from a set of ordinary images and/or laser scans. It is a unique piece of software which pushes the envelope of what can be done with photogrammetric methods. Moreover, it is the only software which is able to mix lasers and photos in one step easily without seams and limitations. RealityCapture is known and recognized for its incredible speed and superior quality and accuracy. 

The research in the 3D reconstruction field developed by CNR-IGAG researchers of Cagliari headquarters , with the support of the Capturing Reality Company, has allowed to define a fast and effective method, applicable in various contexts in which a precision 3D mapping and modelling is required.