Improving Access and Exploitation of 3D Cultural Heritage Data

Anthony Corns (Technology Manager)

Our Cultural Heritage is Finite

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Environment

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Environment

Why? - ThreatsPalmyra, Syria

IrelandIndependant.ie

rte.ie

Why? – Remote Access

3D-ICONS

3 Years16 Partners€5 million

4000 objects

Irish Sites

Pipeline Development

CaptureLandscape

Accuracy 5cmResolution 12cm

StructuresAccuracy 2mm

Resolution 10mm

DetailAccuracy 0.1mmResolution 0.5mm

CaptureLandscape

Accuracy 5cmResolution 12cm

StructuresAccuracy 2mm

Resolution 10mm

DetailAccuracy 0.1mmResolution 0.5mm

Irish Sites

Skellig Michael

Derry’s Walls

Clonmacnoise

Dún Aonghasa

Challenges

POWER COMPLEXITYSIZE

Online Access ChallengesServe a wide variety of needs and usersMaximise the 3D user experienceFocus on accessibility - easy and intuitiveMaximise the availability of the 3D content on as many browser platforms as possible (desktop and mobile)Focus on single release of models - efficient & sustainable productionAvoid users having to install additional software or plug-insSupport the concept of resource exploration (e.g. integrated URLs)

Retopologisation

Normal Maps

Texture creation - panoramic image capture

Solution: Gaming

Download Times

2.1 Gb 0.5Mb 3Mb2½ hrs 2 sec 12 sec

sizetime

Online 3D Models

Online 3D Models

Online 3D Models

Online 3D Models

Online 3D Models

Online 3D Models

Online Videos

Gary Devlin Gary Devlin Patrick Griffin

Metadata - CARAREConnecting ARchaeology and ARchitecture in Europeana

3dicons.ie

3dicons.ie

3dicons.ie

3dicons.ie

7,800 faces8,000 verticesStone 52, Newgrange

7,800 faces8,000 verticesStone 52, Newgrange

7,800 faces8,000 verticesStone 52, Newgrange

Royal offering stela to Anubis

246,000 faces123,700 vertices

https://sketchfab.com/franziska.naether

Royal offering stela to Anubis

246,000 faces123,700 vertices

https://sketchfab.com/franziska.naether

Royal offering stela to Anubis

246,000 faces123,700 vertices

https://sketchfab.com/franziska.naether

Structure from Motion (SfM)

Drone imagery: Kilcrea Friary

Drone imagery: Kilcrea Friary

Skellig Michael steps

Skellig Michael steps

OGHAM in 3D

www.discoveryprogramme.ie

REUSE

Market Cross, Kells, from original

Original Poured Concrete Replica

www.discoveryprogramme.ie

Slumping ceiling seen in cross section

Non- symmetric profile?

Reuse: Monitoring

Identification of ‘bulging’ on outer wall

Reuse: Monitoring

Reuse: Reconstruction

Object Scan3D Print

3D Printing

Four Courts (Dublin)

Kuka Robotics Canada

Leinster House, Dublin

BIM (Building Information Model)

HBIM (Historic Building Information Model)

(Maurice Murphy, DIT)

HBIM Challengesmodelling methodologies and approaches which will document deformities whilst retaining BIM functionality

HBIM Challenges

Improvement of the attribution of HBIM to ensure additional full and descriptive documentation of historical buildings is enabled

HBIM ChallengesDevelopment of shared interoperable historical buildings object libraries enabling efficient future HBIM construction

http://aecconnect.blogspot.ie/

http://joycestick.bc.edu/

Building a Game Ready ModelGeomagic

Blank Low Poly Count Model

Normal map applied

Normal map and Ambient Occlusion map applied

Additional models added to the scene

Texturing

Basic lighting added

Lighting

Irish Film Board• Met with film commissioner of Irish Film Board

• Use 3D content as an enticement to production companies looking to film in Ireland:

- Pre-production planning - Post production VFX

• Could money raised go towards scanning more heritage sites which the film board could market?

Roisin Fitzpatrick

Acknowledgements

Surveyors: Gary Devlin & Robert Shaw3D Modelling: Aaron Deevy & Patrick Griffin

AcknowledgementsSurvey Hugo Martin (DIT), Lorcan Scully (UCD), Philip Behan (DIT), Lukasz Banaszek (Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan), Charlie Yuill (West Virginia University), Paul Bryan (English Heritage), David Andrews (English Heritage) Office of Public Works (OPW) - Frank Shalvey, John Cahill, Grellan Rourke, Ana Dolan, John O’Brien, Ken Curley, Breda McWalter, George McClafferty, Peter Boyle, Sharon Downie, Padraig O'Tuairisc, Marian O'Brien, Brónagh McGuinness, Niall Bergin and all additional staff at OPW manned sitesNational Monuments Service (DAHG) - Ann Lynch, Tom Condit, Con Manning, Edward BourkeNorthern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), Built Heritage - Claire Foley, John O’KeefeUCD - Graeme WarrenNational Parks & Wildlife Service - Damian ClarkeMeath County Council - Loreto Guinan, Fiona Beers, Jill ChadwickHollywell Trust - Mark Lusby, Shawn WhoriskeyFabLab, Derry - John Peto, Paul McCay, Eamon Durey KOREC - Mark Poveda

www.3dicons.ieThis project has been funded with support from the European

Commission‘s CIP ICT PSP programme

www.discoveryprogramme.ie@DiscProg