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Articles | Volume XL-5/W2
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-W2-489-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-W2-489-2013
22 Jul 2013
 | 22 Jul 2013

CLOUD GIS AND 3D MODELLING TO ENHANCE SARDINIAN LATE GOTHIC ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

C. Pisu and P. Casu

Keywords: Cloud Computing, 3D Modelling, Photo-Modelling, Web GIS, Late Gothic Architecture, Sardinia

Abstract. This work proposes the documentation, virtual reconstruction and spreading of architectural heritage through the use of software packages that operate in cloud computing. Cloud computing makes available a variety of applications and tools which can be effective both for the preparation and for the publication of different kinds of data. We tested the versatil ity and ease of use of such documentation tools in order to study a particular architectural phenomenon. The ultimate aim is to develop a multi-scale and multi-layer information system, oriented to the divulgation of Sardinian late gothic architecture. We tested the applications on portals of late Gothic architecture in Sardinia.

The actions of conservation, protection and enhancement of cultural heritage are all founded on the social function that can be reached only through the widest possible fruition by the community. The applications of digital technologies on cultural heritage can contribute to the construction of effective communication models that, relying on sensory and emotional involvement of the viewer, can attract a wider audience to cultural content.