The National Park Service explored the latest in digitization technologies for cultural heritage through the 3D Digital Documentation Summit held at the Presidio, San Francisco, July 10-12, 2012. The summit was jointly organized by NCPTT and the Intermountain Regional Office, and hosted by the Presidio Trust. The summit featured 25 papers, two panel discussions, and 14 posters, including contributions by HABS/HAER/HALS. Topics at the summit ranged from the classification of photographic paper texture using photographic techniques, to the integration of digitization and 3D scanning with traditional hand measuring techniques at World Heritage sites. In addition to lectures and panels, the third day of the summit featured four hands-on demonstrations. The summit concluded with an open discussion about ways to advance this technology in the preservation of cultural heritage.
All of the Summit presentations and posters were recorded for future viewing. Links to all the presentations and posters can be found in the conference schedule. (Note: This is a work in progress and new video links are added on a regular basis, so please check back often.)
| Monday, July 9, 2012 |
| Pre-registration |
| Mixer Sponsored by the Western Chapter of Association for Preservation Technology |
| Tuesday, July 10, 2012 |
| Registration |
| Introductions and Welcome |
| Keynote: Rocket Science and 3D Analyses in the Preservation of Artistic and Historic Works by John Asmus |
| Documenting National and World Heritage Sites: The Need Integrate Digital Documentation and 3D Scanning with Traditional Hand Measuring Techniques by Krupali Krusche |
| Designing the LiDAR Mission for Industrial Heritage: Cooperation Across the Fields by Mark Dice |
| Evolution in Project Workflow – Is High Definition Survey the Missing Link? by Brandon C. Friske |
| Best Practices for Digital Documentaion by Ekaterini “Kat” Vlahos |
| Monitoring Using Laser Scanning – Case Study of Watts Towers by Christopher Gray |
| 3D Scanning of Matisse, The Back I-IV: One Thing After Another by Zycherman, Abramson, Woodburn |
| 3D Digital Documentation and the Restoration of Tullio Lombardo’s Marble Sculpture of Adam by Ronald Street |
| 3D Technology and the H.L. Hunley: Beyond Documentation by Christopher Watters |
| Advances in Computational Photograph Techniques for Cultural, Historic, and Natural History Materials by Carla Schroer |
| Application of Current 3D and Pseudo-3D Imaging for Conservators by Melvin J. Wachowiak and E.Keats Webb |
| Applications of Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) in a Fine Arts Museum: Examination, Documentation, and Beyond by Philip A. Klausmeyer |
| Conservation and H-RTI at the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2012 |
| 3D Modeling of a Gravestone Exploiting Low Cost Range and Image Based Techniques by Dante Abate |
| Restoring the Lions’ Roar: Documenting and Replicating Limestone Structures through Laser Scanning, 3D Computer Modeling, and CNC Machining by Smith and Kreilick |
| The Patternmaker’s Art: Innovation within a Timeless Tradition by Howell, Manger, and Iron |
| Foamhenge: 3D Modeling and Conservation of a Monumental Sculpture by B. Story Swett |
| A Comparative Study Using LiDAR Digital Scanning and Photogrammetry by Mike Nulty |
| High Resolution Digital Photogrammetry with Object Surface Texture by Battle Brown |
| Close Range Photogrammetry vs. 3D Scanning for Archaeological Documentation by Simon and Opitz |
| Capturing, Document and Mapping the Digital Cultural Object Using Spectral Imaging By France and Toth |
| Color and Spectral Archiving Using Dual-RGB Imaging by Roy S. Berns |
| Automated Classification of Surface Texture for Photographic Paper by Richard Johnson and Paul Messier |
| Presidio Palimpsest Panel by Michael Ashley CoDA, UC Berkeley sponsored by the WCAPT |
| Poster Session |
| Color and Spectral Archiving Using Dual-rgb Imaging by Roy S. Berns and Jim Coddington |
| Integrating Aerial and Ground-based LiDar in Appalachian Heritage Planning and Visualization by Peter Butler and Paul Kinder |
| Saving the Lines: Documenting Ships and Small Craft Using Laser Scanning Technology by Todd Croteau |
| 3D Digital Documentation of Cultural Resources in Southern Arizona National Parks by Jake Degayner |
| Utilizing Digital Methods to Document and Reconstruct Old Sheldon Church by Chad Keller |
| Recording Structure and Process: HAER 3D Digital Documentation Methods by Jeremy Mauro |
| 3D Data Recordation and Immersive Visualization: Considerations for Creative Mitigation Practices by Marshall R. Millett |
| Mind the Gap: the Need to Supplement Laser Scan Data in HABS Documentation Projects by Daniel De Sousa |
| Laser Scanning America’s Cultural Landscapes by Christopher Stevens and Dana Lockett |
| Post-Processing Workflows: Identifying Hidden Costs in Converting Scan Data to Useable Information by John Wachtel |
| Cooperation Creates A Custon Crate: Conservation, Laser Scanning, 3D Milling and Crate Building Work Together by Lynda Zycherman and Steven K. O’Banion |
| Thursday, July 12, 2012 |
| Why Digital? Its only 1′s and 0′s by Robert Warden |
| Documentation to the Secretary of Interiors Standards: Asssessing the Value of Laser Scan Data by Lockett and Davidson |
| Archive of Digital Data for HABS, HAER, and HALS by Anne Mason |
| Heritage Documentation Standards Preview by HABS, HAER, and HALS |
| Panel Discussion: Digital Data Management (CyArk) |
| Rotating Demo Sessions | NPS Issue Identification Session | |
| 1:30 PM | Documentation in Situ: The Example of the Deanza Room in the Officers Club at the Presidio lead by Michael Ashley, Kelly Wong, and Hans Barnaal | lead by Kirk Cordell |
| 2:30 PM | Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI)and Algorithmic Rendering (AR) lead by Cultural Heritage Imaging | Discussion of Digital Documentation Related Issues:
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| 3:30 PM | Scanstation c10 lead by Joshua Vandiver of Leica Geosystems | |
| 4:30 PM | Digital Dissemination lead by Elizabeth Lee, Director of Operations at CyArk | |
| 5:30 PM | Event Ends | |