3D Scanning for Historic and Cultural Studies : sfComplex Blender 632 Agua Fria, Santa Fe, NM, September 24, 6-8 PM

[Steve Smith]

3D Scanning for Historic and Cultural Studies
Stereo-Computational Photography III
sfComplex Blender
http://sfcomplex.org
632 Agua Fria, Santa Fe, NM
September 24, 6-8 PM

 

We continue our series on Stereo-Computational Photography with 3D Laser Scanning demonstrations and discussions focused on application to Historic and Cultural Preservation.

 Ralph Chapman (formerly of the Smithsonian and the  Idaho Virtualization Laboratory )will  introduce the speakers and will outline the general field of 3D Scanning.

• Paul Oberle of FARO technologies <http://www.faro.com/> who will demonstrate the use of their Photon scanner including a presentation of  a scan he will be taking at the Palace of the Governors earlier in the day.
• Tom Pederson, a local GIS expert  will describe his use of laser scanning technology for historical preservation.
• Tim Thomas (UNM/HPC) and Catherine Baudoin (Maxwell Museum) will speak briefly about their work in distributed digital archives for virtualized cultural artifacts.
• Patrick French will discuss the creation of 3D models of objects from photographs using readily available software.

Followup events on Thursday include:

• Fuller Lodge,  Los Alamos. 10am-Noon  Demonstrate technology for Los Alamos Historic Preservation Society, LANL museum, archivists, and preservationists.
• ARTS Lab, Albuquerque.  Demonstration for staff and discussion with Kevin Cain, director of  InsightDigital, who are collaborating with UNM and others on the  Maya Skies project.

For more information, please contact Steve Smith ( [hidden email] ) 505- 920-0252.

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