SỬ DỤNG CÔNG NGHỆ LIDAR (LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING) KHẢO SÁT KHU ĐỀN THÁP MỸ SƠN.

This is the first time the new light detection and racing technology applied to survey My Son heritage. This site was built in the heart of the My Son Valley, over 1000 years of being affected by nature and people, many ruined temples are covered in jungle, and the topographic surface and flow of streams also changed. This Lidar technology is extremely essential for surface recognition and terrain change in the past and present. Now it is the scientific basis for the relic preservation and promotion of My Son heritage values.

LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensing technology that uses light in the form of laser pulses to measure the distance from the starting position to the target. After measurement, these pulses of light will be combined with the data which recorded by the airborne system, and then they analyze and produce the information in the form of three-dimensional information. This technology not only supports the survey of the entire monument area and looks for traces of archaeological ruins covered in forests but also identifies the current state of the topographic surface and changes in the My Son relic. It will open up many different research directions.

This project is a continuation of the research and conservation results between Vietnam and Poland at My Son relic 30 years ago (from 1980 to 1994). The research cooperation of My Son Cultural Heritage Management Board and The Warsaw University, Poland, and the Institute of Science, Geology and Minerals (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam) used LiDAR technology to survey the My Son relic.

Doctor of Archeology Marta Karolina Zuchowski (Head of the delegation) and Professor Jacek Kosciuk - Warsaw University, Poland, and Dr. Bartlomiej Cmielewski Jakub- Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland are members of the survey team. It is expected that the survey program will be conducted from April 4 to April 9, 2024.

Using technology in researching and preserving My Son heritage is one of the priority methods of the My Son Heritage Management Board. Coordinated survey research with LiDAR technology is the first step to re-establish connections with Polish scientists after 30 years ( from 1980 to 1994, My Son relic was saved and restored by Polish experts including the Polish architect - Kazimierz Kwiatkowski (also known as Kazik, died on March 19, 1997)). ). The restart of the cooperation program with Poland ( cooperation in research and conservation of My Son relic) is significant in the relationship between the two countries, at the same time making an important contribution to continuing the next generation of Polish and Vietnamese scientists in the work of preserving My Son heritage.