Abstract
eomatics and Geoinformatics deal with spatial and geographic information, 3D surveying and modeling as well as information science infrastructures. Geomatics and Geoinformatics are thus involved in cartography, mapping, photogrammetry, remote sensing, laser scanning, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), geo-visualisation, geospatial data analysis and Cultural Heritage documentation. In particular the Cultural Heritage field can largely benefit from different Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) tools to make digital heritage information more informative for documentation and conservation issues, archaeological analyses or virtual museums. This work presents the 3D surveying and modeling of different Etruscan heritage sites with their underground frescoed tombs dating back to VII-IV century B.C.. The recorded and processed 3D data are used, beside digital conservation, preservation, transmission to future generations and studies purposes, to create digital contents for virtual visits, museum exhibitions, better access and communication of the heritage information, etc.
Highlights
Art and history are essential and recognizing elements for a country – be it a present or a past one – since they play a crucial role in a community's culture and education: heritages must be preserved and made available to the future generations
Nowadays disciplines dealing with Geomatics and Geoinformatics offer (i) great potentialities for the accurate and detailed 3D documentation and digital preservation of existing tangible heritages [1,2,3] and (ii) a large number of tools to make digital heritages more informative, easier to be visited and enjoyed even remotely
Digital contents are being progressively accepted and enjoyed besides the “classical” physical artifacts. With these points in mind, this paper presents and discusses experiences and results collected by the authors in the framework of 3D surveying and modeling of some Etruscan heritage sites in the centre of Italy: the two necropolises in Tarquinia and Cerveteri (UNESCO World Heritage site since 2004) and the necropolis in Chiusi
Summary
Art and history are essential and recognizing elements for a country (or a civilization) – be it a present or a past one – since they play a crucial role in a community's culture and education: heritages must be preserved and made available to the future generations. Digital contents are being progressively accepted and enjoyed besides the “classical” physical artifacts With these points in mind, this paper presents and discusses experiences and results collected by the authors in the framework of 3D surveying and modeling of some Etruscan heritage sites in the centre of Italy: the two necropolises in Tarquinia and Cerveteri (UNESCO World Heritage site since 2004) and the necropolis in Chiusi. Reality-based 3D models, monoscopic and anaglyph visualizations, interactive virtual tours, a geo-browser platform and some documentary materials were created They guarantee an accurate and digital documentation as well as access to otherwise hardly reachable underground tombs and locations, which may be often closed to the public for preservation reasons. The produced 3D models were used for analyses and investigations on the tomb geometries, to validate archaeological hypotheses or to make new ones
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