Abstract
Abstract. The Scottish Ten project is a five-year initiative of the Scottish Government to digitally document significant heritage sites around the world for future generations both in Scotland and overseas. The project is fundamentally grounded in collaboration and is delivered by Historic Scotland and the Digital Design Studio at Glasgow School of Art, in partnership with CyArk. In addition, the Scottish Ten team collaborate with local partners at each site to deliver products which will be of use to site managers in the ongoing conservation, management and interpretation of their sites. The project utilises diverse 3D data capture methods, as appropriate for each site, but the foundation of the documentation lies in terrestrial laser scanning. This paper explores the collaborations, methodologies and gives brief case studies from one Scottish and one international site.
Highlights
1.1 The Scottish Ten ProjectThe Scottish Ten is an ambitious five-year project using cutting edge technology to create accurate digital models of Scotland’s five UNESCO designated World Heritage Sites (WHS) and five international heritage sites in order to better conserve and manage them.The primary aims of the Scottish Ten project are to: Digitally document and preserve important historical sites for the benefit of future generations in Scotland and overseas.Share and promote Scottish technical expertise in conservation and digital visualisation.Foster international collaboration and build lasting partnerships that capitalise on cultural connections with Scotland.Provide 3D digital models and data to site staff to better care for the heritage asset.Create digital documentation and accurate 3D surveys of the sites for future development of world class and innovative research, education and management
CyArk’s aim would be to encourage the use of this data for conservation and maintenance and to ensure that should any of these sites become damaged there would be a lasting record of them and what they meant to the cultures that created them: in effect, creating a digital preservation record or a CYber ARKive
CyArk and its recently established sister organization CyArk Europe, are non profit organisations with the mission of digitally preserving cultural heritage sites through collecting, archiving and providing open access to data created by laser scanning, digital modeling, and other state-of-the-art technologies
Summary
The Scottish Ten is an ambitious five-year project using cutting edge technology to create accurate digital models of Scotland’s five UNESCO designated World Heritage Sites (WHS) and five international heritage sites in order to better conserve and manage them. CyArk’s aim would be to encourage the use of this data for conservation and maintenance and to ensure that should any of these sites become damaged there would be a lasting record of them and what they meant to the cultures that created them: in effect, creating a digital preservation record or a CYber ARKive At this time, Ben Kacyra met with the Scottish Government’s Minister for Culture Michael Russell and representatives from Historic Scotland and the Digital Design Studio at Glasgow School of Art. Mr Russell committed the Scottish Government to digitally preserving Scotland’s five UNESCO recognised World Heritage Sites plus five international heritage sites to contribute to the CyArk vision – the Scottish Ten Project
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