The research project “5D ARCHitectural AIr Documentation – 5D ARCH AID” in the framework of the HORIZON2020 European project UFO is implemented by a collaborative group of four (4) partners: Asociatia Monumentum, JGC, HERITAGE MANAGEMENT e-SOCIETY (HERMeS) and Geospatial Enabling Technologies (GET) as coordinator.
Cultural Heritage is a high-growth sector, and EU leaders invest in heritage-led regeneration of urban and rural areas, enabling and amplifying Europe’s social and economic recovery. The vast potential of heritage-led regeneration in historic cities, villages and the countryside across Europe can indeed become a real game-changer towards a greener and more sustainable Europe.
In 5D-ARCH-AID, the consortium introduces a new innovative service that combines the well-established historic building documentation HERMeS methodology and SFOs’ technology on 3D reconstruction. 5D-ARCH-AID solution allows getting accurate results on pathology issues and conservation status of small/medium or large historic settlements, using drones and 360 cameras and provides an innovative tool that local authorities, NGOs, Research Institutions and SMEs could exploit to get quickly, low-cost, accurate data and information for conservation and protection of local cultural heritage.
The 1st Milestone of the project was the creation of a rich digital representation of the historic settlement of Ano Syros, which led to the creation of a three-dimensional Digital Twin of the historic settlement, and it was achieved successfully in December 2022.
Photogrammetry is today one of the most widespread and accurate methods of geometric documentation, especially in complex objects such as settlements and cities, but also in areas where human access is impossible for the methods of classical Topography. Modern image photogrammetric products, orthophoto mosaics and 3D photorealistic surface models, combine geometric accuracy with the fidelity of visual information.
The state-of-the-art topographic 3D background for the historic settlement of Ano Syros was created through the collection of new data from UAV and terrestrial data collection media based on 3600 moving panoramic cameras and high-precision scanners.