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Heritage
In Heritage, LiDAR allows experts to document intricate architectural details, detect structural weaknesses, and digitally preserve monuments before they deteriorate. For example, LiDAR can capture carvings, walls, and underground features invisible to the naked eye, helping conservationists design precise restoration plans. LiDAR brings an added layer of protection by enabling digital archiving creating virtual replicas of heritage assets that can be studied, shared, or even used for virtual tourism. This technology ensures that the Philippines’ tangible heritage is not only preserved physically but also digitally safeguarded for future generations.
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For heritage surveying of highly intricate structures, three dimensional laser scanning is capable of capturing and scanning the irregular surfaces or features of structures in very accurate detail. 3D models of buildings, monuments, and other sites allow historians and preservationists to capture the intricate details and subtle features of the structure. The application of LiDAR technology and its ability to rapidly and accurately collect data over large sites for heritage surveying provides the best and most efficient solution to conservation of cultural heritage and archaeological documentation for the future generations.
AIRBORNE LiDAR SURVEY
Airborne LiDAR scanning is being used for heritage surveying all over the world. Not only does this technology produce a more accurate measurement of building remnants, but it is also safer and faster to use. Conventional surveying of heritage sites such as ruins left by wars, historical buildings reclaimed by the forest, and old churches deeply covered by ashfall could impose danger on individuals conducting the survey. It also endangers the site itself, as human activities within a delicate historical structure may disturb parts of the site. Airborne LiDAR heritage surveying reduces the risk of endangering human life and disturbing historical properties of the site. Moreover, airborne surveying has been a great help in the field of archaeology across the globe.
Documentation and conservation of heritage structures are important for cultural preservation. This is better achieved when there is heritage surveying which displays fundamental spatial information needed for the work.
