14th January 2015, 02:20 PM
Heritage Together: The Crowd-Sourcing of Digital Photographic Data for 3D Modelling
Ben Edwards and Seren Griffiths-
This paper will explore the results and methodology of the AHRC Connected Communities funded ‘Heritage Together’ project, a collaboration between Bangor, Aberystwyth and Manchester Metropolitan universities. The project, which is currently entering its final phase, is a crowd-sourced photogrammetric recording project focused on the megalithic monuments of north-west Wales and Anglesey. Members of the public join the project through the web portal, upload photographs of standing stones, burial monuments and other features, and the 3D models are automatically produced. The resulting textured models and the raw data are available open-access to members of the public and academics for their own unlimited use. Whilst the results of the photogrammetry are interesting in their own right, especially to prehistorians and surveyors, this paper will focus on the design and maintenance of the public element of the project, and the challenges and successes experienced in engaging people with digital archaeology.
[video=youtube_share;4h-up-eHGwY]http://youtu.be/4h-up-eHGwY[/video]
Ben Edwards and Seren Griffiths-
This paper will explore the results and methodology of the AHRC Connected Communities funded ‘Heritage Together’ project, a collaboration between Bangor, Aberystwyth and Manchester Metropolitan universities. The project, which is currently entering its final phase, is a crowd-sourced photogrammetric recording project focused on the megalithic monuments of north-west Wales and Anglesey. Members of the public join the project through the web portal, upload photographs of standing stones, burial monuments and other features, and the 3D models are automatically produced. The resulting textured models and the raw data are available open-access to members of the public and academics for their own unlimited use. Whilst the results of the photogrammetry are interesting in their own right, especially to prehistorians and surveyors, this paper will focus on the design and maintenance of the public element of the project, and the challenges and successes experienced in engaging people with digital archaeology.
[video=youtube_share;4h-up-eHGwY]http://youtu.be/4h-up-eHGwY[/video]