3D Modeling of Historic Sites Using Range and Image Data

— Preserving cultural heritage and historic sites is an important problem. These sites are subject to erosion, vandalism, and as long-lived artifacts, they have gone through many phases of construction, damage and repair. It is important to keep an accurate record of these sites using 3-D model building technology as they currently are, so preservationists can track changes, foresee structural problems, and allow a wider audience to ”virtually” see and tour these sites Due to the complexity of these sites, building 3-D models is time consuming and difficult, usually involving much manual effort. This paper discusses new methods that can reduce the time to build a model using automatic methods. Examples of these methods are shown in reconstructing a model of the Cathedral of Ste. Pierre in Beauvais, France.1

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: ICRA
• Authors: Peter K. Allen, Ioannis Stamos, Alejandro Troccoli, Benjamin Smith, Marius Leordeanu, Y. C. Hsu
• Keywords: 3-D Model Building, 3-D Models, Historic Sites, ICRA 2003, Robotics