Terrestrial laser scanning for heritage conservation: the Cologne Cathedral documentation project.

Pritchard, D.; Sperner, J.; Hoepner, S.; Tenschert, R.

Abstract

Contemporary terrestrial laser scanners and photogrammetric imaging systems are an invaluable tool in providing objectively precise, as-built records of existing architectural, engineering and industrial sites. The comprehensive three-dimensional (3D) recording of culturally important sites such as heritage buildings, monuments, and sites can serve a variety of invaluable purposes; the data can assist in the conservation, management, and repair of a structure, as well as provide a visually engaging educational resource for both the public and scholars. The acquired data acts as a form of digital preservation, a timeless virtual representation of the as-built structure. The technical capability of these systems is particularly suited for the documentation of a richly articulated and detailed building such as the high Gothic Cologne Cathedral. The 3D documentation of the Cologne Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site is a multiphase project developed by Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh in partnership with the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, and the Metropolitankapitel der Hohen Domkirche Köln Dombauhütte. The project has also received generous support from Zoller + Fröhlich (Z+F) and the City of Cologne.

Citation

PRITCHARD, D., SPERNER, J., HOEPNER, S. and TENSCHERT, R. 2017. Terrestrial laser scanning for heritage conservation: the Cologne Cathedral documentation project. ISPRS annals of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences [online], IV-2/W2: proceedings of the 26th ICOMOS/ISPRS (International Council on Monuments and Sites/International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) International CIPA (International Committee of Architectural Photogrammetry) symposium (CIPA 2017): digital workflows for heritage conservation, 28 August - 01 September 2017, Ottawa, Canada, pages 213-220. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-2-W2-213-2017

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 26th ICOMOS/ISPRS (International Council on Monuments and Sites/International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) International CIPA (International Committee of Architectural Photogrammetry) symposium (CIPA 2017): digital workflows for heritage
• Acceptance Date: Jul 1, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Aug 16, 2017
• Publication Date: Aug 16, 2017
• Deposit Date: Dec 6, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 6, 2022
• Journal: ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
• Print ISSN: 2194-9042
• Electronic ISSN: 2194-9050
• Publisher: Copernicus Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: IV-2/W2
• Pages: 213-220
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-2-W2-213-2017
• Keywords: Terrestrial laser scanning; 3D; Heritage conservation; Gothic architecture; Cologne Cathedral
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1759872