PROJECT ANQA: PRESENTING THE BUILT HERITAGE OF DAMASCUS, SYRIA THROUGH DIGITALLY-ASSISTED STORYTELLING

There is a growing interest in using new technology to create high-quality 3D recordings of heritage sites at potential risk of damage from conflict or natural disaster. Project Anqa is a multi-partner initiative to digitally document and present seven such at-risk heritage sites, all of which are l...

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Published in:ISPRS annals of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences remote sensing and spatial information sciences, 2019-08, Vol.IV-2/W6, p.31-38
Main Authors: Brzezicki, F., Ansara, R. R., Awad, R., Santana Quintero, M., Abdulac, S., Lavenir, M.-L., Tung, B., Ristevski, J., Pelletier, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Audio data
Collaboration
Cultural heritage
Data collection
Documentation
Historic sites
Knowledge management
Lasers
Museums
Natural disasters
New technology
Photogrammetry
Risk
Storytelling
Teams
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Summary:There is a growing interest in using new technology to create high-quality 3D recordings of heritage sites at potential risk of damage from conflict or natural disaster. Project Anqa is a multi-partner initiative to digitally document and present seven such at-risk heritage sites, all of which are located in Damascus, Syria. Through a training program, we enabled Syrian locals to collect a variety of data from all seven sites. With this data - a combination of photographs, laser-scan data and audio interviews - we present a web-application that provides researchers and the public a visually rich experience that showcases these at-risk sites. We term this approach “digitally-assisted storytelling.” Our goal is to raise awareness of the need to document and preserve at-risk heritage in the Middle East while providing local professionals in the region with the skills to carry out these tasks. Furthermore, Project Anqa aims to be an educational resource for both researchers and the public. By allowing all collected data to be downloaded at no charge through an open access platform, we encourage the transfer of knowledge and information while preserving the digital longevity of this endeavour.
ISSN:2194-9050
2194-9042
2194-9050
DOI:10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-2-W6-31-2019