Inna BARTCHAN
(EcoGeoProject Group of Companies, Abkhazia/Georgia)
Keywords: Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Digital preservation
Abstract:
Abkhazia is one of the ancient historical places in the world where more than 3000 unique heritage objects of different epochs are concentrated. Christianity came to Abkhazia in the first century AD with the two disciples of Jesus Christ, the Apostle Andrew and Simon the Zealot. As the vital task today in the country is considered as digital preservation and protection of heritage. The pilot research performed served the purpose of initiating the process of digitization of heritage documentation in the country. Nowadays, Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) technology is considered as a well established resource for heritage documentation and protection. Using highly precise laser measurement systems laser scanning of three big and the most famous Christian monuments of Abkhazia was performed: the St. Apostol Simon the Canaanite New Athos Monastery, the St. Apostol Simon temple in New Athos and The Patriarch Pitsunda St. Andrew the First Called Cathedral.
Field works were performed during two days. A 3D model of these temples has become the result of mapping and the following treatment.
We captured a number of points cloud data with high density and high accuracy, mapped the texture data into the digital model and a 3-D model with high accuracy was achieved. The research result will be useful for the digitization of the documentation and temples restoration, reconstruction and protection.