scholarly journals A MULTI-PURPOSE CULTURAL HERITAGE DATA PLATFORM FOR 4D VISUALIZATION AND INTERACTIVE INFORMATION SERVICES

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIII-B4-2020 ◽  
pp. 583-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Ioannidis ◽  
S. Verykokou ◽  
S. Soile ◽  
A.-M. Boutsi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
3D Models ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Critical Knowledge ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Arduous Task ◽  
Case Study Site ◽  
Historical Resources ◽  
3D Capture

Abstract. The already arduous task of collecting, processing and managing heterogeneous cultural heritage data is getting more intense in terms of indexing, interaction and dissemination. This paper presents the creation of a 4D web-based platform as a centralized data hub, moving beyond advanced photogrammetric techniques for 3D capture and multi-dimensional documentation. Precise metric data, generated by a combination of image-based, range and surveying techniques, are spatially, logically and temporally correlated with cultural and historical resources, in order to form a critical knowledge base for multiple purposes and user types. Unlike conventional information systems, the presented platform, which adopts a relational database model, has the following front-end functionalities: (i) visualization of high-resolution 3D models based on distance dependent Level of Detail (LoD) techniques; (ii) web Augmented Reality; and (iii) interactive access and retrieval services. Information deduced from the developed services is tailored to different target audiences: scientific community, private sector, public sector and general public. The case study site is the UNESCO world heritage site of Meteora, Greece, and particularly, two inaccessible huge rocks, the rock of St. Modestos, known as Modi, and the Alyssos rock.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES IN THE PRESERVATION OF RIGA’S ARCHITECTURAL CULTURAL HERITAGE / IŠŠŪKIAI, SU KURIAIS SUSIDURIA RYGOS ARCHITEKTŪRINIO KULTŪROS PAVELDO APSAUGA

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-68
Author(s):  
Sarmite Barvika ◽  
Sandra Treija ◽  
Egons Berzins
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Visible Part ◽  
Historic Centre

Historical buildings are the most visible part of cultural heritage. They make up Latvia’s historical landscape that has been centuries in the making. In the vast majority of cases these buildings are included in the historical cultural heritage of Latvia. However, the practical mechanisms of their preservation (ownership preservation, maintenance, renewal opportunities) and, consequently, their economic potential, still have not yet been fully evaluated. Does cultural value interact with market value? What factors affect urban planning in the Historic Centre of Riga and its PZ – a UNESCO World Heritage site? Answers to these questions, as well as the main challenges in the preservation of values of Riga’s architectural heritage will be discussed in the paper. Istoriniai pastatai – matomiausia kultūrinio paveldo dalis. Jie išryškina šimtmečiais kurtą Latvijos istorinį kraštovaizdį. Dauguma tokių pastatų įrašyta į Latvijos istorinio kultūros paveldo sąrašus. Vis tik praktiniai jų apsaugos mechanizmai (nuosavybės apsauga, priežiūra, atnaujinimo galimybės), o kartu ir ekonominis potencialas dar nėra visapusiškai įvertinta. Ar yra kultūrinės vertės ir rinkos vertės tarpusavio sąveika? Kokie veiksniai turi įtakos Rygos istorinio centro urbanistiniam planavimui – ar tai, pavyzdžiui, buvimas UNESCO pasaulio paveldo sąraše? Bandoma atsakyti į šiuos klausimus, aptariami Rygos architektūrinio paveldo vertybių apsaugos srityje kylantys iššūkiai.

Using the Rock Art Stability Index to facilitate management of rock art in Wadi Rum, Jordan

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainab Gharib
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Rock Art ◽  
Stability Index ◽  
Decay Rates ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Natural Rock ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Rock Coatings

The Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA) in Jordan, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an iconic desert landscape and significant for both its natural and cultural heritage. The most notable form of cultural heritage in the Wadi are the thousands of petroglyphs on the local Umm Ishrin sandstone. Tourist activity, however, poses a threat and potentially accelerates the decay of this resource beyond natural rock decay rates. Therefore, in an effort to better manage this cultural resource, a large sample of these rock-art panels have been examined by an international team funded under the USAID/SCHEP program, and scored based on the degree of decay they have undergone using the Rock Art Stability Index (RASI). RASI has five general categories that rate geological stability, rock decay processes - past, present and impending - and rock-coatings; the variables within each category are scored on a scale of zero to three, corresponding to “Not Present”, “Present”, “Obvious,” and “Dominant”. This method of scoring is suitable for use by experts and non-experts alike, and data collection can be conveniently accomplished using ESRI’s Survey123, a form-centric and field-friendly mobile application. Through the use of a Geographic Information System (GIS) such as ArcGIS Online, these data can then easily be organized, analyzed, represented, and shared. In an effort to better direct attention to those panels that need the most immediate care, and to validate the RASI methodology, my research focuses on using statistical analyses of correlation to highlight any relationships between processes of decay.

scholarly journals CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM: DETERMINANTS OF BEHAVIORAL INTENTION TO VISIT A HISTORICAL CITY FROM EXPERIENTIAL PERSPECTIVES

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (22) ◽  
pp. 01-10
Author(s):  
Geot Fang Wee ◽  
Ahmad Azmi M. Ariffin
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Study Data ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Service Experience ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Cultural Heritage Tourism ◽  
Leisure Experience

The aim of this study is to investigate the determinants of behavioral intention to visit a historical city in the context of cultural heritage tourism from a marketing experiential perspective. Specifically, the main objective is to investigate the relative influence of the three experiential constructs identified as service experience, novelty experience, and leisure experience towards the tourist’s intention to recommend and return to the historical city of Malacca. To the best knowledge of the researcher, this study is the first to incorporate all three variables together in a single research model. A total of 300 respondents consists of both local and foreign tourists were involved in this study. Data were collected around the historical city of Malacca, a popular UNESCO World Heritage Site in Malaysia. To qualify as the respondents of this study, the so-called cultural tourists must have been visiting the historical city for at least 2 days. Multiple Regression Analysis was employed to test all hypotheses developed in this study. The results showed that two of the independent variables namely leisure experience and service experience were found to have positive relationships with behavioral intention. Interestingly, this study found no evidence to support the relationship between novelty experience and behavioral intention in the context of cultural heritage tourism. Undeniably, the novelty of the cultural heritage tourism products is not the core determinant of tourist’s revisit intention as well as favourable word-of-mouth as these products are considered as distinctive in nature and standing on their own.

scholarly journals Documentación 3D de abrigos rupestres a partir de láser escáner y de procesos fotogramétricos automatizados

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Cabrelles López ◽  
José Luis Lerma García
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Rock Art ◽  
3D Models ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Visualization Analysis ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Photorealistic Models ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

<p>Metric and graphic documentation of archaeological cultural heritage requires effective solutions for archiving, visualization, analysis, management, and monitoring of different monuments and sites. This paper presents the geomatic workflow undertaken on a singular rock art site, Coves de la Saltadora. The cave is part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in1998. The different steps are reviewed, starting from the data acquisition until the final delivery of part of the metric outputs such as 3D models, photorealistic models, orthophoto mosaics in two levels, general and detail.</p>

scholarly journals AN INTERACTIVE 3D APPLICATION OF A HOUSE FROM THE XVI CENTURY IN SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAGUNA AS A CASE STUDY FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Pérez Nava ◽  
Isabel Sánchez Berriel ◽  
Alejandro González González ◽  
Cecile Meier ◽  
Jesús Pérez Morera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
3D Modelling ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Spanish Colonial ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
Interactive 3D ◽  
The City

At the end of the XVI century, the historic centre of San Cristóbal de La Laguna was definitively configured as we know it today, as can be seen in the first preserved map of the city, drawn in 1588 by the engineer Leonardo Torriani. It is the first non-fortified Spanish colonial city and its plan has provided a model for the colonial cities of America, making it a UNESCO World Heritage site. The dissemination of this legacy is a task of great importance. A tool of increasing importance for the dissemination and preservation of history and cultural heritage are reconstructions and virtual recreations in 3D. This paper presents a case of the use of these tools for the dissemination of the city's heritage. The 3D modelling of one of the most characteristic types of housing in San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the 16th century is carried out along with the 3D modelling of human virtual characters all based on the historical documentation of that time. With these elements a WebGL application has been implemented in which a user can visit the virtually reconstructed house and receive information on the construction systems and architecture in the city on the XVI century.

scholarly journals CORRECT USE OF COLOR FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION

2019 ◽  
Vol IV-2/W6 ◽  
pp. 107-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Molada-Tebar ◽  
Á. Marqués-Mateu ◽  
J. L. Lerma
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Digital Cameras ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Rgb Values

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Accurate color recording is a fundamental feature for proper cultural heritage documentation, cataloging and preservation. However, the methodology used in most cases limits the results since it is based either on perceptual procedures or on the application of digital enhancement techniques only. The objective of this study is to apply a rigorous procedure for the characterization of cameras based on a second-order polynomial model. Trichromatic digital cameras capture color information in the well-known RGB format. Nevertheless, the signal generated by the digital camera is device dependent. By means of the characterization, we establish the relationship between device-dependent RGB values and the tristimulus coordinates defined by the CIE standard colorimetric observer. Once the camera is characterized, users obtain output images in the sRGB space that is independent of the sensor of the camera. We applied the methodology on a set of pictures targeting Levantine rock art motifs in Cova Civil (Castellón, Spain) which is considered part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We used raw image files, with different exposure conditions, with raw RGB values captured by the sensor. The outcomes obtained are satisfactory and very promising for proper color documentation in cultural heritage documentation.</p>

scholarly journals Digital Technologies for the Promotion of Cultural History Best Practices in Matera, the European Capital of Culture in 2019

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Vera Romano
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
European Capital Of Culture ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Smart Agriculture

The relationship between cultural landscape, history and technology is crucial to understand the new tendency of man to carry out actions based on sustainability and on the intertwining of tradition and innovation. Matera, thanks to the current use of technologies for cultural heritage and Smart Agriculture 5G, of which it is one of the experimental cities, is an interesting case study. European Capital of Culture 2019 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the City of Stones is characterised by a thousand-year history of archaeological evidence, but also by a material and intangible cultural heritage linked to rural culture and its agricultural landscape, now widely accessible to visitors through digital platforms.

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