Abstract
Abstract. The ICOMOS-ISPRS Scientific Committee, CIPA-Heritage Documentation is proud to present this publication in the occasion of its 50th birthday.Our intention with this publication is to look backwards at the achievements of CIPA while at the same time to look ahead the future of cultural heritage documentation.The publication begins with the introductory messages from the Presidents of CIPA, ISPRS and ICOMOS respectively. The first contribution concerns the future of cultural heritage documentation, with respect to the editor’s perspective. Andreas Georgopoulos, current CIPA President (2015–2019) discusses the CIPA slides on architectural photogrammetry and the application of contemporary technologies from its early years. Peter Waldhäusl, past and honorary President of CIPA, writes on the foundation and fundamentals of CIPA in memory of Maurice Carbonnell (1923–2015) and Hans Foramitti (1923–1982), the so-called “fathers of CIPA”. Ross Dallas, an honorary committee member of CIPA, is looking backwards to the late 80s to share some personal thoughts. Bill Blake also is looking towards the history of CIPA and the English Heritage Metric Survey Publication Programme 2000–2009. The publication concludes with the contribution of Fulvio Rinaudo, concerning two CIPA initiatives, the "O. Wagner Pavillon Test" and the "RecorDIM Initiative".
Highlights
In 1968, immediately after the international colloquium on the «Applications of Photogrammetry to Architecture», promoted by Maurice Carbonnell (1923-2015) in order to improve the links between photogrammetric experts and architects, the Comité International de Photogrammétrie Architecturale (CIPA) was created
Resolving problems in the procurement of heritage appropriate work from the geomatics sector resulted in the 'Metric Survey Specifications for English Heritage' (2000) which established a mix of performance and method based approaches to data acquisition and presentation
'..When, in 1968, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) took the initiative of convening the first international symposium on the application of photogrammetry to historical monuments, a number, of eminent experts were able to show how the current requirements of the scientific study of historic buildings, and conservation and restoration were creating an imperative need for surveys that were accurate and reliable
Summary
Cultural heritage is an integral component of a complex and multidimensional environment that is both natural and human-made. It is created by people and societies, constituting a priceless treasure for the current and future generations. Cultural heritage as a whole enriches people's lives. It is often devastated by natural causes or human acts. Everybody is aware that people are mortal; not everyone has the same perception about and attitude towards tangible structures or intangible cultural heritage. The destruction of a monument touches our emotional mechanisms. Such exceptional structures are built to celebrate humanity.
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