“Human” technology in the digital era: Freehand images and analysis of cultural heritage –the know-how and its applications

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Abstract

Rapidly developing advanced methods and techniques often displace the traditional ones. But might such “traditional” perception of the “old” as hopelessly outdated cause us to overlook its intrinsic qualities? Could a relevance for actual disadvantages be suggested, could a traditionally time-consuming technology be transformed into an effective one, with its original values preserved? This paper reconsiders the role of freehand sketching in modern conservation of cultural heritage by shifting the main focus from the result to the process. It presents a method, combined with the rapid learning methodology for achieving this traditional artistic ability, and examines its focused application to the visual analysis of cultural heritage by non-artist users. This paper demonstrates its wide accessibility to the general public and conservation experts, and examines its uses in modern multi-and interdisciplinary conservation of built heritage through recent results of the application of the method in national and international projects.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigital Heritage
Subtitle of host publicationProgress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection - 6th International Conference, EuroMed 2016, Proceedings
EditorsMarinos Ioannides, Gunnar Liestol, Antonia Moropoulou, Vlatka Rajcic, Monika Hagedorn-Saupe, Antonella Fresa, Pierre Grussenmeyer, Eleanor Fink
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages337-349
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783319484952
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event6th International Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Digital Heritage, EuroMed 2016 - Nicosia, Cyprus
Duration: 31 Oct 20165 Nov 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10058 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference6th International Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Digital Heritage, EuroMed 2016
Country/TerritoryCyprus
CityNicosia
Period31/10/165/11/16

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing AG 2016.

Keywords

  • Conservation of cultural heritage (CCH)
  • Cultural heritage (CH)
  • Documentation
  • Freehand sketching
  • Learning methodology
  • Visual analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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