Low Cost Heritage Imaging Techniques Compared

This paper challenges the notion that cultural heritage imaging technologies can only be the domain of advanced heritage institutions and must necessarily involve expensive equipment. Three main technologies are examined and compared: Reflectance Transformation Imaging, photogrammetry and low-end 3D scanning techniques. These are compared in regard of their ease of use in real-life situations, accuracy, reliability and flexibility in covering a multitude of heritage documentation cases. A variety of cases studies are presented where tangible heritage objects were imaged using two or more techniques and results were compared. The paper proposes that there is no clear winner and that there is not a single solution for all cases. Each technology has its place, its relative advantages and disadvantages. It suggests that heritage institutions can and should embrace all three, while empirically gauging their effectiveness in their local environment and specific needs. Finally, it is suggested that considering the rapid and continual advancement in technology, quality will continue to rise and prices may well drop. However, training and expertise will not replace the promise of automated solutions.

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Moshe Caine

Michael Magen

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Publication date: July 2017

Publication date (Print): July 2017

Pages: 430-437

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[0001]Hadassah Academic College Jerusalem

37 Hanevi'im Street, Jerusalem, Israel

[0002]Israel Museum Jerusalem

Derech Ruppin, Jerusalem, Israel

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2017.85

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Conference name: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2017)

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 11 – 13 July 2017

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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[1] Agisoft Photoscan http://www.agisoft.com 4 February 2017

[2] Autodesk ReCap 360 ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="www.autodesk.com/products/recap/overview">www.autodesk.com/products/recap/overview 4 February 2017

[3] Autodesk Remake https://remake.autodesk.com 4 February 2017

[4] D. Akca 2012 3d Modeling of Cultural Heritage Objects with a Structured Light System. Mediterranean archaeology and Archaeometry 12 1 139 152

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[6] W. BoehlerA. Marbs 2004 3d Scanning and Photogrammetry for Heritage Recording: A Comparison. Proc. 12th Int. Conf. on Geoinformatics - Geospatial Information Research: Bridging the Pacific and Atlantic University of Gävle Sweden

[7] P. Bourke 2016 Report: Comparing Laser Scanning to 3D Reconstruction. http://paulbourke.net/miscellaneous/laservs3d/

[8] Cultural Heritage Imaging. http://culturalheritageimaging.org/Technologies/RTI 14 February 2017

[9] P. GrussenmeyerT. LandesT. VoegtleK. Ringle 2008 Comparison Methods of Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Photogrammetry and Tacheometry Data for Recording of Cultural Heritage Buildings. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences xxxvii part b5 Beijing, China

[10] F. Hassani 2015 Documentation of cultural Heritage Techniques, Potentials and Constraints. the international archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences xl-5 w7 25th International Cipa Symposium Taipei, Taiwan

[11] HP. 3D Scan. http://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaign/3Dscanner/overview.html 2 March 2017

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[13] L. W. Macdonald 2011 Visualising an Egyptian Artefact in 3D: Comparing RTI with Laser Scanning J. P. BowenS. DunnK. Ng EVA London 2011: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts. BCS, Electronic Workshops in Computing 155 162

[14] T. MalzbenderD. GelbH. Wolters 2001 Polynomial Texture Maps, Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH, 28 519 528

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[17] E. M. Payne 2013 Imaging Techniques in Conservation Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies 10 2 17 29 ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="DOI:10.5334/jcms.1021201">DOI:10.5334/jcms.1021201

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[19] RTI viewer. http://culturalheritageimaging.org/WhatWeOffer/Downloads/index.html 8 January 2017

[20] R. ScopignoM. CallieriP. CignoniM. CorsiniM. DellepianeF. PonchioG. Ranzuglia 2011 3d Models for Cultural Heritage: Beyond Plain Visualization IEEE Computer Society.

[21] D. SkarlatosS. Kiparissi 2012 Comparison of Laser Scanning, Photogrammetry and SfM-MVS Pipeline Applied in Structures and Artificial Surfaces Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences i-3

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