Exploring archaeological landscapes in virtual space
The physical act of excavating buried archaeological stratigraphy inevitably includes the destruction of the archaeological site. Non-invasive archaeological prospection transfers these physical interactions into an abstract space where researchers can virtually explore the digital data on computer, making use of advanced data visualizations and algorithms.
The main focus within Virtual Archaeology is on the development and application of virtual reality tools and respective interfaces for visualization and interacting with the integrated 3D surface and volumetric prospection datasets in a virtual data visualization space to extract archaeologically relevant facts. Through integration and fusion of different data sets as well as the adaptation of imaging algorithms from the sphere of medical imaging, considerably more information will be retrieved from the prospection data.
A key to enabling such exciting virtual digs lies in making the tools fit seamlessly into the scientific workflow developed for the integrated archaeological analysis and interpretation of prospection data and allow intuitive interaction in 3D and 4D. Within a virtual space it becomes possible to interact with the data more effectively to derive relevant archaeological facts and contexts. VR devices giving access to a group of experts are used to enhance the discussion within the interpretation team and decision makers. Such functionality in hard- and software provides the perfect environment for integrated interpretation by various experts within the LBI ArchPro partner consortium.
Kuchunguza mandhari ya kiakiolojia katika nafasi virtual kitendo cha kimwili cha kuchimba kuzikwa stratigraphy kiakiolojia bila shaka ni pamoja na uharibifu wa tovuti ya kiakiolojia. Utafiti wa kiakiolojia usio na uvamizi unahamisha mwingiliano huu wa kimwili katika nafasi isiyo ya kawaida ambapo watafiti wanaweza kuchunguza data ya dijiti kwenye kompyuta, kwa kutumia taswira za data za hali ya juu na algorithms. Utafiti wa Virtual Archaeology ni kazi ya kuunda na kutumia vifaa vya hali halisi na viunganishi vyao vya kuonekana na kuingiliana na seti za data za 3D za jengo na za volumetric katika nafasi ya kuona data ya virtual ili kupata ukweli muhimu wa akiolojia. Kupitia ushirikiano na muungano wa seti tofauti za data, pamoja na marekebisho ya algorithms ya picha kutoka kwa uwanja wa picha za matibabu, habari zaidi itapatikana kutoka kwa data ya utafutaji. "Kifungu cha kuwezesha kuchimba kwa kweli kama hiyo ni kufanya zana hizo ziwe sawa na mtiririko wa kazi ya kisayansi iliyoundwa kwa uchambuzi wa kiakiolojia na tafsiri ya data ya utafutaji na kuruhusu mwingiliano wa intuitive katika 3D na 4D. """ Ndani ya nafasi virtual inakuwa inawezekana kuingiliana na data kwa ufanisi zaidi kupata ukweli muhimu wa akiolojia na muktadha. Vifaa vya VR vinavyotoa upatikanaji wa kikundi cha wataalam hutumiwa kuboresha majadiliano ndani ya timu ya tafsiri na watendaji wa maamuzi. Utendaji kama huo katika vifaa vya vifaa na programu hutoa mazingira bora kwa tafsiri ya pamoja na wataalamu mbalimbali ndani ya LBI ArchPro ushirika wa washirika.