ACCESS AND WEB-SHARING OF 3D DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

Abstract. The techniques and methods to capture and represent in a three-dimensional digital space the shape of objects belonging to Cultural Heritage have become more widespread, regarding both the economic and practical accessibility of technologies and equipment. At the same time, systems and tools have developed to integrate different 3D survey techniques that allow to achievement a complete acquisition of the tangible assets, considering the purposes of the survey, the required accuracy and the representation scale.The product of an integrated (image-based and range-base acquisition) and multi-scale (architectural and landscape scale) digital survey is a metric 3D reconstruction, potentially suitable for a broader ‘use’ and ‘user’ and not only for visualisation and documentation. According to this vision, the 3D model becomes a container of information, which include different type of data depending on the users and the aim of the work. The final result of this process can be the valorisation of the Cultural Heritage and its environment, through the access from experts and non-experts users. The aim of the article is showing the entire pipeline for 3D measurement, survey data acquisition, modelling, and representation of tangible assets and the related layers of information, as “best practice” to improve the Cultural Heritage knowledge, fruition, and sharing.

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DIGITAL SURVEY TECHNIQUES FOR THE DOCUMENTATION OF WOODEN SHIPWRECKS

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprsarchives-xli-b5-237-2016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol XLI-B5 ◽

pp. 237-242 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

E. Costa ◽

C. Balletti ◽

C. Beltrame ◽

F. Guerra ◽

P. Vernier

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Laser Scanner ◽

Point Clouds ◽

Point Of View ◽

Principal Type ◽

Recording Technique ◽

Survey Techniques ◽

Roman Age ◽

Digital Survey

Nowadays, researchers widely employ the acquisition of point clouds as one of the principal type of documentation for cultural heritage. In this paper, different digital survey techniques are employed to document a wooden ancient shipwreck, a particular and difficult kind of archaeological finding due to its material characteristics. The instability of wood and the high costs of restoration do not always offer the opportunity of recovering and showing the hull to researchers and public and three-dimensional surveys are fundamental to document the original conditions of the wood. The precarious conditions of this material in contact with air could modify the structure and the size of the boat, requiring a fast and accurate recording technique. The collaboration between Ca' Foscari University and the Laboratory of Photogrammetry of Iuav University of Venice has given the possibility to demonstrate the utility of these technology. We have surveyed a sewn boat of Roman age through multi-image photogrammetry and laser scanner. Point clouds were compared and a residual analysis was done, to verify the characteristics and the opportunity of the two techniques, both of them have allowed obtaining a very precise documentation from a metrical point of view.

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DIGITAL SURVEY TECHNIQUES FOR THE DOCUMENTATION OF WOODEN SHIPWRECKS

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xli-b5-237-2016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol XLI-B5 ◽

pp. 237-242 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

E. Costa ◽

C. Balletti ◽

C. Beltrame ◽

F. Guerra ◽

P. Vernier

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Laser Scanner ◽

Point Clouds ◽

Point Of View ◽

Principal Type ◽

Recording Technique ◽

Survey Techniques ◽

Roman Age ◽

Digital Survey

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An emotions-informed approach for digital documentation of rural heritage landscapes: Baojiatun, a traditional tunpu village in Guizhou, China

Built Heritage ◽

10.1186/s43238-021-00029-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jane-Heloise Nancarrow ◽

Chen Yang ◽

Jing Yang

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Local Community ◽

Heritage Management ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

Digital Documentation ◽

Multi Level ◽

Emotional Value ◽

Digital Survey

AbstractThe application of digital technologies has greatly improved the efficiency of cultural heritage documentation and the diversity of heritage information. Yet the adequate incorporation of cultural, intangible, sensory or experimental elements of local heritage in the process of digital documentation, and the deepening of local community engagement, remain important issues in cultural heritage research. This paper examines the heritage landscape of tunpu people within the context of digital conservation efforts in China and the emergence of emotions studies as an evaluative tool. Using a range of data from the Ming-era village of Baojiatun in Guizhou Province, this paper tests an exploratory emotions-based approach and methodology, revealing shifting interpersonal relationships, experiential and praxiological engagement with the landscape, and emotional registers within tunpu culture and heritage management. The analysis articulates distinctive asset of emotional value at various scales and suggests that such approaches, applied within digital documentation contexts, can help researchers to identify multi-level heritage landscape values and their carriers. This methodology can provide more complete and dynamic inventories to guide digital survey and representation; and the emotions-based approach also supports the integration of disparate heritage aspects in a holistic understanding of the living landscape. Finally, the incorporation of community participation in the process of digital survey breaks down boundaries between experts and communities and leads to more culturally appropriate heritage records and representations.

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Three-Dimensional Digital Documentation of Cultural Heritage Site Based on the Convergence of Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photogrammetry

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information ◽

10.3390/ijgi8020053 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 53 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Young Jo ◽

Seonghyuk Hong

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽

Laser Scanning ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Terrestrial Laser Scanning ◽

Three Dimensional Model ◽

Positional Accuracy ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Aerial Vehicle ◽

Digital Documentation

Three-dimensional digital technology is important in the maintenance and monitoring of cultural heritage sites. This study focuses on using a combination of terrestrial laser scanning and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry to establish a three-dimensional model and the associated digital documentation of the Magoksa Temple, Republic of Korea. Herein, terrestrial laser scanning and UAV photogrammetry was used to acquire the perpendicular geometry of the buildings and sites, where UAV photogrammetry yielded higher planar data acquisition rate in upper zones, such as the roof of a building, than terrestrial laser scanning. On comparing the two technologies’ accuracy based on their ground control points, laser scanning was observed to provide higher positional accuracy than photogrammetry. The overall discrepancy between the two technologies was found to be sufficient for the generation of convergent data. Thus, the terrestrial laser scanning and UAV photogrammetry data were aligned and merged post conversion into compatible extensions. A three-dimensional (3D) model, with planar and perpendicular geometries, based on the hybrid data-point cloud was developed. This study demonstrates the potential for using the integration of terrestrial laser scanning and UAV photogrammetry in 3D digital documentation and spatial analysis of cultural heritage sites.

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Dissemination Strategies for Cultural Heritage: The Case of the Tomb of Zechariah in Jerusalem, Israel

Heritage ◽

10.3390/heritage2010020 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 306-314

Author(s):

Monica Bercigli

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Scientific Information ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

3D Models ◽

Digital Products ◽

Survey Techniques ◽

Survey Technique ◽

Three Dimensional Models ◽

Visualization Techniques ◽

Historical References

This paper reports the research carried out using Structure from Motion survey techniques, which were developed on the basis of previous surveys and their subsequent representation through two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) drawings of the tomb, comparing them with drawings and watercolors by several painters of the past. This survey technique enables the reconstruction of three-dimensional models through photographs. The aim of this work is to define a procedural process which allows accurate and reliable three-dimensional reconstructions to be performed for the acquisition of knowledge and the dissemination of cultural heritage, taking advantage of representation and visualization techniques that have been developed in the last decade and that are based on historical references. The variety of digital products which can be produced (video games, 3D models, prints, websites, and augmented reality applications) allows a different approach to the representation to be taken, thereby re-evaluating limits, aims, and expressive potential. The virtual representative systems, enriched with cultural content, scientific information, and data, enhance the participation and awareness of knowledge of the final users of the products and are able to increase the interaction between the user and the information.

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Técnicas digitales para el estudio del Patrimonio Defensivo: “Puerta de Almenara” y lienzos sur del Palacio del Gobernador y Plaza de Armas del Castillo de Sagunto (Valencia)

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10.4995/fortmed2020.2020.11387 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Álvaro Sánchez Corrochano ◽

Enrique Martínez Sierra ◽

Alessandro Greco ◽

Daniela Besana

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

High Fidelity ◽

Combined Method ◽

Eastern Side ◽

Three Dimensional Modeling ◽

Dimensional Modeling ◽

Geometric Precision ◽

Digital Documentation ◽

Different Cultures

Digital technicals for the study of the Defensive Heritage: “Puerta de Almenara” and south walls of “Palacio del Gobernador” and “Plaza de Armas” of the Castle of Sagunto (Valencia)The use of digital documentation and registration techniques in Cultural Heritage is becoming more common every day, thanks to its ability to capture a large amount of data in a fast and efficient process. Its high geometric precision, thoroughness, performance retrieved and especially the generation of high fidelity and precision of architectural good assets make these tools optimal for the planimetric surveys. The work of intervention or conservation of cultural heritage requires a previous graphic registration using different techniques available. This article presents a combined method of implementation of various digital techniques that allow to achieve the most accurate graphic documentation possible. The different results obtained from the use of photogrammetry by drone or by manual camera are discussed. It is intended to seek the standardization and optimization of the process of documentation and value of the Cultural Heritage by combining these techniques. These techniques have been used in a real case: the three-dimensional modeling of various parts of the defensive set of the Castle of Sagunto (Valencia), called the “Puerta de Almenara”, which gives access to the square of the same name, on the eastern side and some walls of the fortification. The Castle of Sagunto is a mosaic of the different cultures who occupied it (Iberians, Romans, Goths, Arabs...). The fortification is located on top of a hill of the Sierra Calderona, controlling even the Mediterranean coastal road and the communication route with Aragon. During the last years, the castle has been immersed, for almost 20 years, in various works of consolidation and restoration to initiatives of the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain.

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THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION OF HERITAGE SITES USING TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE PHOTOGRAMMETRY

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-2-w5-395-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol XLII-2/W5 ◽

pp. 395-398 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Y. H. Jo ◽

J.Y. Kim

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽

Laser Scanning ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Terrestrial Laser Scanning ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Ground Control Points ◽

Aerial Vehicle ◽

Digital Documentation ◽

Absolute Coordinate System

Three-dimensional digital documentation is an important technique for the maintenance and monitoring of cultural heritage sites. This study focuses on the three-dimensional digital documentation of the Magoksa Temple, Republic of Korea, using a combination of terrestrial laser scanning and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry. Terrestrial laser scanning mostly acquired the vertical geometry of the buildings. In addition, the digital orthoimage produced by UAV photogrammetry had higher horizontal data acquisition rate than that produced by terrestrial laser scanning. Thus, the scanning and UAV photogrammetry were merged by matching 20 corresponding points and an absolute coordinate system was established using seven ground control points. The final, complete threedimensional shape had perfect horizontal and vertical geometries. This study demonstrates the potential of integrating terrestrial laser scanning and UAV photogrammetry for three-dimensional digital documentation. This new technique is expected to contribute to the three-dimensional digital documentation and spatial analysis of cultural heritage sites.

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Fusion of multimodal three-dimensional data for comprehensive digital documentation of cultural heritage sites

2015 Digital Heritage ◽

10.1109/digitalheritage.2015.7419578 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Michael Hess ◽

Vid Petrovic ◽

Dominique Meyer ◽

Dominique Rissolo ◽

Falko Kuester

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Digital Documentation

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MATERIAL/HISTORIC REALITY: CATCHING THE TRANSFORMATION. FROM A CASE OF APPLIED RESEARCH TO THE TRANS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PRESERVE ARCHITECTURE

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-5-w1-543-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol XLII-5/W1 ◽

pp. 543-549

Author(s):

A. Aveta ◽

B. G. Marino ◽

R. Amore

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Applied Research ◽

Historic Buildings ◽

Architectural Heritage ◽

Hermeneutic Circle ◽

Knowledge Process ◽

Survey Techniques ◽

The Past ◽

Critical Interpretation

The present paper aims at dealing with some issues of knowledge of the architectural heritage. Given the increasing use of the innovative technologies in the field of the cultural heritage it is important to focus on their usefulness and potentialities in order to the conservation project management. The role of the new survey techniques and the accurate representations of the dimensional, structural and material consistency of the historic buildings and their context is mandatory and can influence the restoration choices. Starting from a recent applied research concerning a significant and symbolic monument of Naples, Castel Nuovo, the paper intends to highlight not only the importance of the integration of the specialist surveys, but also the role of the critical interpretation. The results of the different disciplines involved in the knowledge process have to be evaluated critically in view of the conservation of the tangible and intangible values. Furthermore, catching the complexity of architecture of the past depends on the capacity to maintain a close and constant contactwith the building physicality and also on a complex methodology which is inclusive of new interpretative instruments which could increase a virtuous hermeneutic circle.

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HBIM IN A SEMANTIC 3D GIS DATABASE

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-2-w11-857-2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol XLII-2/W11 ◽

pp. 857-865 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

F. Matrone ◽

E. Colucci ◽

V. De Ruvo ◽

A. Lingua ◽

A. Spanò

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

3D Model ◽

Recent Past ◽

Architectural Heritage ◽

Risk Zone ◽

Architectural Elements ◽

Digital Documentation ◽

Santa Maria ◽

The Church

Abstract. This work describes the different attempts and the consequent results derived from the integration of an HBIM model into an already structured spatial database (DB) and its 3D visualisation in a GIS project.This study is connected to the European ResCult (Increasing Resilience of Cultural Heritage) project where a DB for multiscale analyses was defined. To test the methodology proposed, the case study of Santa Maria dei Miracoli church in Venice was chosen since it represents a complex architectural heritage piece in a risk zone, it has been subject to a vast restoration intervention in the recent past but a digital documentation and model concerning it was missing.The 3D model of the church was structured in Revit as a HBIM, with the association of different kind of information and data related to the architectural elements by means of ‘shared parameters’ and ‘system families’. This procedure allows to reach an even higher Level of Detail (LOD4), but lead to some issues related to the semantic and software interoperability. To solve these problems the existing DB for the resilience of cultural heritage was extended adding a new entity representing the architectural elements designed in the BIM project.The aim of the test is to understand how the data and attributes inserted in the HBIM are converted and handled when dealing with a GIS DB, stepping from the IFC to the CityGML standard, through the FME software.

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