Case Study of the 3D digitisation of the Tomb of King David Hall, presented by K. Yiakoupi during the 3D ICONS workshop at Digital Heritage 2013

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FRONT COVER page
‘Israel Case Studies:
The room of Last Supper and The Tomb of
King David Hall’
Kyriaki Yiakoupi

2. Overview
• The CYI-STARC – who we are
• The Cenacle (Room of the Last Supper) and the Tomb of King
David Hall
• The acquisition procedure
• The post processing procedure
• Digital outcomes
• Conclusions
28th October – 1st November 2013, Marseille

3. Overview
• The CYI-STARC – who we are
• The Cenacle (Room of the Last Supper) and the Tomb of King
David Hall
• The acquisition procedure
• The post processing procedure
• Digital outcomes
• Conclusions
28th October – 1st November 2013, Marseille

4. STARC
Science and Technology for Archaeological Research Center
Image
Processing
Field
Documentation
Features
extraction
Heterogeneous
sources
Classification
Data
harmonization
Pattern
recognition
3D spatial
semantic
platform
28th October – 1st November 2013, Marseille

5. Past experience in STARC

6. Overview
• The CYI-STARC – who we are
• The Cenacle (Room of the Last Supper) and the Tomb of King
David Hall
• The acquisition procedure
• The post processing procedure
• Digital outcomes
• Conclusions
28th October – 1st November 2013, Marseille

7. The Cenacle (Room of the Last Supper)
The Cenacle is located on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel.
Cenacle = “dinner” in Latin
Important place, especially to pilgrims:
- Last Supper is said to have been held
- Apostles are believed to have performed
several activities as recorded in the New
Testament

8. Tomb of King David Hall
Ground floor, former Hagia Zion
– Byzantine church.

9. The Cenacle (Room of the Last Supper)Tomb of King David Hall
The Cenacle (plan)
Tomb of King David Hall (plan)
Cross section showing the two rooms

10. Overview
• The CYI-STARC – who we are
• The Cenacle (Room of the Last Supper) and the Tomb of King
David Hall
• The acquisition procedure
• The post processing procedure
• Digital outcomes
• Conclusions
28th October – 1st November 2013, Marseille

11. The 3D documentation process
Data Acquisition
1. Laser scanner Surphaser
2. ZSCAN
3. Total Station TS11
4. Base + Rover GS10 GS15 Leica
Viva
5. Structure-from-Motion digital camera

12. The acquisition procedure – The Cenacle
First results: Uncleaned / Unprocessed
Ceiling with arches
Crusader columns

13. The acquisition procedure – Tomb of David
(First results: Uncleaned /Unprocessed)
Room
Height = 5.02 m / Width = 5.92 m
Entrance (m)
Detail of wall – 3D model zooming
1.02 width / 2.06 height / 0.39 depth
Entrance to the tomb – view from inside
Horizontal cross – sections ((blue at 1 m
and pink at 2 m above floor level)

14. Limitations during the acquisition
1. Complex building
2. Roman – byzantine – crusader and ottoman
structure
3. Difficult working conditions
4. Modern interference
5. Limited time access
6. Tourists

15. Overview
• The CYI-STARC – who we are
• The Cenacle (Room of the Last Supper) and the Tomb of King
David Hall
• The acquisition procedure
• The post processing procedure
• Digital outcomes
• Conclusions
28th October – 1st November 2013, Marseille

16. The 3D documentation process
Data Processing and Analysis
Meshlab
JRC Reconstructor
AutoCad

17. The acquisition and post processing procedure
Set parameters
for
documentation
Operators
Targets
Detailed points
Data acquisition
The Cenacle
(Room of Last
Supper)
2
7
212.000.000
6 (Scans)
King’s David
tomb (Hall)
2
25
314.000.000
12 (Scans)
Distance from
monument
3 meters
4 meters
Maximum range of
acquisition
15 meters
15 meters
Minimum range of
acquisition
40 Cm
40 Cm
C3D
3.26 GB
5mm
2mm
C3D
6.65 GB
7mm
4mm
Points
Alignment error
Equipment price
655 MB
11.100.000
4 mm
Eur: 60.000
653 MB
10.500.000
2 mm
Eur: 60.000
Acquisition time
estimation
60 minutes
115 minutes
Data post process
span
3h
5h
Format of row
data
Weight of raw data
Resolution
Density
Weight of process
data

18. Overview
• The CYI-STARC – who we are
• The Cenacle (Room of the Last Supper) and the Tomb of King
David Hall
• The acquisition procedure
• The post processing procedure
• Digital outcomes
• Conclusions
28th October – 1st November 2013, Marseille

19. Digital outcomes – The Cenacle
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20. Digital outcomes – King’s David Tomb
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21. Digital outcomes
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22. Overview
• The CYI-STARC – who we are
• The Cenacle (Room of the Last Supper) and the Tomb of King
David Hall
• The acquisition procedure
• The post processing procedure
• Digital outcomes
• Conclusions
28th October – 1st November 2013, Marseille

23. Conclusions
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FRONT COVER
The Cyprus Institute – STARC
www.cyi.ac.cy
http://www.cyi.ac.cy/starc.html
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