The Issue of Documentation of Hardly Accessible Historical Monuments by Using of Photogrammetry and Laser Scanner Techniques

Abstract

This article deals with issues of measuring hardly accessible historical monuments on the example of the Slanec castle, Slovakia. In the first phase the convergence case of close-range photogrammetry was applied using digital camera Pentax K10D. Subsequently was created its 3D model in the PhotoModeler Scanner software. Special attention was paid to shape of ground, surroundings and characteristic of object of interest about choice of the right method and technique of making digital images. Processing of images was made with the highest possible accuracy with respect to the used method and apparatus. As a result of processing, the exact spatial model was made, which was exported to different formats. Also digital photo-plan with real photo textures and vector drawings was made. In the next phase the whole object of castle was measured with the laser scanner Leica ScanStation C10 and the final point cloud was processed in the best available software. The results obtained by both methods were compared in comparable digital formats with respect to the positional accuracy of final models. In the final phase is planned to obtain images appropriate for convergence case of photogrammetry using digital camera placed on a carrier on the MikroKopter HexaKopter controlled from the ground. Then the final comparison and further analysis of all acquired models can be made.