3D Scanning for Cultural Heritage Applications

Holly E. Rushmeier, Ph.D.
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Monday, February 17, 2003
11 a.m. - 12 noon
Higgins Labs, 116

Abstract

Over the past 5 years there has been a great deal of interest in using 3D scanning in cultural heritage projects. Applications range from documentation for subject experts to communication to the general public. We have been involved with two cultural heritage projects at IBM Research: the now completed study of Michelangelo's Florence Pietà and an on-going project with the Egyptian National Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage. I will present some new algorithms for geometric and photometric processing we developed to address problems we encountered in the Pietà project. I will also describe our efforts in developing algorithms for very inexpensive capture systems. Finally, I will show preliminary results from the Egyptian culture project and discuss issues that we are working on related to ease of use and the estimation of surface properties.

Host

Prof. Micha Hofri

Refreshments will be served in Higgins Labs, 116 beginning at 10:50 a.m.

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