EVOLUTION OF RECORDING METHODS: THE AACHEN CATHEDRAL WORLD HERITAGE SITE DOCUMENTATION PROJECT
Douglas Pritchard|Marika Griffo|Martina Attenni|Roberto Barni|Carlo Bianchini|Carlo Inglese|Y. Ley
Abstract. Modern terrestrial laser scanners and photogrammetric imaging systems can provide highly accurate objective as-built records of existing architectural, engineering, industrial sites. This comprehensive digital recording benefits culturally significant places like heritage buildings, monuments, other vital structures. The collected data be instrumental in various ways, including aiding conservation, management, monitoring repair efforts serving as an educational resource for scholars the general public. These technical capabilities are especially well-suited architecturally complex, ornate buildings Aachen Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage site. paper describes recent at is a comparative study previous documentation work done Cologne Cathedral.The 3D Site ongoing collaborative project between Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, partnership with RWTH Dombauhütte Aachen.
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences