Digitization and analytical imaging of world cultural heritage using state-of-the-art high-resolution scanning technologies

by Dr Toque Jay Arre (Advanced Imaging Technology Laboratory - Kyoto University, Japan)

Friday 15 Jun 2012, 14:00 → 15:00 Europe/Rome

Rostagni (INFN-LNL)

In this talk, state-of-the-art imaging technologies used for the digitization and analytical imaging of world cultural heritage will be presented. The techniques which would be presented were already used in various on-the-site projects in different countries such as Japan, Korea, China, Egypt and the United Kingdom. The objects that were digitized cover wide varieties of artifacts from different civilizations and empires like Pharonic period, Coptic period, Islamic period, Greco-Roman period, Han dynasty, Edo era, the Renaissance, Meji era as well as the modern era. The images are used as a digital record of the objects so that future generations would be able to appreciate it. In addition, using the physics of matter and light interaction, the images are mined for analytical information for material analysis through image processing. The basic technologies used for digitization and analytical imaging are as follows: 1) Ultrahigh precision digital imaging system; 2) Hyperspectral/ multispectral imaging system; 3) Three-dimensional imaging system; 4) Material analysis and database module; 5) Secure-Ultra-Large file viewer ( 20GB and more); and 6) Petabyte class database management system. The focus of this talk would be centered on how these technologies were used for in situ material analysis of cultural heritage.