From Digital Photography to Photogrammetry for Cultural Heritage Documentation and Dissemination

José Luis Lerma; Miriam Cabrelles; Santiago Navarro; Santiago Fabado

doi:10.6092/issn.1828-5961/3850

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José Luis Lerma Universitat Politècnica de València

Dr. Lerma is an Engineer and Associate Professor in Photogrammetry at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). He is the Head of the Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning Research Group (GIFLE) at the UPV. He is member of several international scientific boards such as CIPA and VSMM. Author of seven books regarding photogrammetry and LiDAR.
Miriam Cabrelles Universitat Politècnica de València

Engineer in Geodesy and Cartography from the UPV. Member of GIFLE since 2007. Her current fields of research are: rectification of images and calibration of cameras; thermographic analysis in building and restoration: integration of thermography and photogrammetry, and terrestrial laser scanning for the generation of textured 3D models.
Santiago Navarro Universitat Politècnica de València

Engineer in Geodesy and Cartography from the UPV, and is currently a PhD student. Member of GIFLE since 2006. His research focuses on developing photogrammetric software and implementation of algorithms for architectural photogrammetry, 3D models, computer vision and inertial navigation systems.
Santiago Fabado Universitat Politècnica de València

Engineer in Geodesy and Cartography from the UPV. He joins GIFLE in 2010 with a research and a specialization scholarship. The lines of interest he follows are 3D computer graphics, 3D visualization, and point cloud and mesh management. He is mainly developing applications in .Net Framework, as well as for mobile devices and Web environments.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1828-5961/3850

Keywords:

Cultural heritage, Documentation, Photogrammetry, Laser scanning, Photorealistic 3D models

Abstract

Digital photography is considered a valuable tool for cultural heritage documentation. Surveying and photogrammetry are required to achieve metric and accurate results in drawings, 2D/3D modelling and texturing. This paper presents the photogrammetric workflow from data acquisition to photorealistic 3D modelling and four heritage documentation case studies in different sites. High resolution and high accuracy photorealistic 3D models allow experts to recreate and interact virtually with cultural heritage either before, during of after intervention. Managers and information experts of cultural heritage monuments and sites should consider photogrammetric by-products not only to enrich knowledge, improve understanding and provide scientific records but to ease dissemination of heritage resources.

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