Surveying masonry structures by semantically enriched 2.5D textures: A new approach

Abstract

The present paper describes a methodology based on the development of a new semantic tool for the graphical representation and interpretation of archaeological data: semantically enriched 2.5D textures. This is a custom-designed solution that supports stratigraphic analysis obtained from the combination of depth map and orthophoto, drawn from 3D photogrammetric surveying and modelling. The aim of this research is to create a tool that solves the existing 3D data interpretation problems and to introduce a new cognitive model. © 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.