Photogrammetry in Heritage Documentation I

Suhas Muralidhar (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing) recording the Kapileshwara Temple in Manne, Karnataka.
Barandiya Kovil, 16th Century, Avissawella, Sri Lanka
Imran Khan (Factum Foundation) giving a lecture at the workshop.
Farsana KT (Central University of Karnataka) recording the Hero Stone/Veeragallu in Kalaburagi, Karnataka.
Hero Stone/Veeragallu, 11-12 century CE, Kalaburagi, Karnataka India
Amber Shahid Mumtaz (Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Pakistan) recording the Postern Gate of Lahore Fort, Lahore.

key details

7, 14, 21 September 2024
Online
9am — 6pm (CET)

the course

Curated by Imran Khan, this 24-hour course is a free online workshop on Photogrammetry in Heritage Documentation. Designed for university students from Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka passionate about cultural preservation, the workshop provides advanced training in the use of digital technologies to reconstruct heritage sites and artefacts.

Throughout the course, participants learn about image capture and post-processing to create high-resolution 3D models. Explore the3D modelselaborated by the students.

Practical skills the students acquire during the workshop:

  • Take photographs for photogrammetry
  • Learn processing of photographs to generate 3D model
  • Create drawings in CAD software using 3D model.
  • Visualize 3D model in Sketchfab

Required Hardware and Software:

  • Reality Capture (Free license)
  • Autodesk Autocad 2018 or later (education license)
  • CloudCompare (Open Source)
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Autodesk Recap (education license)
  • Geomagic Wrap (optional, not free) Hardware
  • DSLR camera (preferably fixed focal length Lense) or mobile phone
  • Computer/ Laptop with 64bit machine with at least 8GB of RAM

Lecturers

Imran Khan

Imran Khan is trained as an architect and holds a graduate degree in Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics. With over ten years of professional experience in the field of cultural heritage digital documentation, he specializes in the application of advanced technologies for the preservation of historical artifacts and sites. He is currently based in Madrid, where he works with the Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Preservation. In this role, he leads digital documentation initiatives and develops training programs in partnership with universities and museums worldwide.

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