Low-cost mobile 3D scanning of heritage objects to facilitate long-distance research collaboration - a technical note

While three-dimensional visualization has become a common tool in various cultural heritage applications, the emphasis has been on high fidelity representation, essentially the generation of digital twins or digital reconstructions. Overlooked appears to be the utility of 3D in research collaboratio...

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Main Authors: Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Sharnie Hurford
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Language:English
Published: DigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction Research Center 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/jdmi/article/view/39123
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description While three-dimensional visualization has become a common tool in various cultural heritage applications, the emphasis has been on high fidelity representation, essentially the generation of digital twins or digital reconstructions. Overlooked appears to be the utility of 3D in research collaboration where one of the researchers has access to the original, potentially fragile object while the others are based in remote locations. This paper describes the application of a low-cost, mobile and swiftly executable 3D scanning process and discusses the benefits of this for remote collaboration of three-dimensional objects of material culture.  
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spelling doaj-art-bc3277f40f0143e9aa14cd0778afd1112025-08-20T02:48:09ZengDigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction Research CenterJournal of Digital Media & Interaction2184-31202025-07-0181810.34624/jdmi.v8i18.39123Low-cost mobile 3D scanning of heritage objects to facilitate long-distance research collaboration - a technical noteDirk H.R. Spennemann0Sharnie Hurford1Charles Sturt UniversitySchool of Indigenous Australian Studies; Charles Sturt University; Bathurst AustraliaWhile three-dimensional visualization has become a common tool in various cultural heritage applications, the emphasis has been on high fidelity representation, essentially the generation of digital twins or digital reconstructions. Overlooked appears to be the utility of 3D in research collaboration where one of the researchers has access to the original, potentially fragile object while the others are based in remote locations. This paper describes the application of a low-cost, mobile and swiftly executable 3D scanning process and discusses the benefits of this for remote collaboration of three-dimensional objects of material culture.   https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/jdmi/article/view/391233D modelslow-cost solutionscollaborative researchmaterial culture
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Low-cost mobile 3D scanning of heritage objects to facilitate long-distance research collaboration - a technical note
Journal of Digital Media & Interaction
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low-cost solutions
collaborative research
material culture
title Low-cost mobile 3D scanning of heritage objects to facilitate long-distance research collaboration - a technical note
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title_short Low-cost mobile 3D scanning of heritage objects to facilitate long-distance research collaboration - a technical note
title_sort low cost mobile 3d scanning of heritage objects to facilitate long distance research collaboration a technical note
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low-cost solutions
collaborative research
material culture
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