Researcher Wonho Lee of the Cultural Heritage Research Institute Awarded the Geunjeong Medal

Iwonho, Curator at the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (left), and Jeongsusuk, Administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jong-gil] On the 29th, Lee Won-ho, a research curator at the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, received the Korean Government Official Award, the Geunjeong Medal. Since 2007, Lee has been responsible for the preservation and management of natural heritage scenic sites and natural protected areas, as well as research on traditional landscaping. He also led the registration of Dokdo Natural Protected Area in the World Protected Areas Database and the joint research on traditional gardens of Korea, China, and Japan. Last year, for the first time in cultural heritage preservation management, he deployed a drone equipped with advanced LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) technology over Dokdo. He meticulously surveyed the terrain and vegetation of the natural protected area, which spans approximately 187,000 square meters, creating detailed three-dimensional data.

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