I850 – Digital 3D Documentation in Archaeology

Module
Digital 3D Documentation in Archaeology
Digital 3D Documentation in Archaeology

Please note: This module will be offered for the first time in the Winter semester 2025/26 semester.
Module number
I850
Version: 1
Faculty
Informatics/Mathematics
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Winter semester
Module supervisor

PD Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Marco Block-Berlitz
marco.block-berlitz(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer(s)

PD Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Marco Block-Berlitz
marco.block-berlitz(at)htw-dresden.de
Course language(s)

English
in "Digital 3D Documentation in Archaeology"
ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Lecture | 2.00 SCH Internship)
Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Computer project
Module examination | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
in "Digital 3D Documentation in Archaeology"
Form of teaching
keine Angabe
Media type
  • Lecture materials are available as videos and the slides as PDFs
  • In addition to the lecture questionnaire, which is available at the end of each lecture, voluntary practical and theoretical exercises are offered
Instruction content/structure
  • Motivation and introduction
  • Digital photography as basic tool
  • Fundamentals of photogrammetry and videogrammetry
  • Introduction to the use of multicopters
  • Recording strategies for aerial campaigns
  • Planning and performing automated flights
  • Georeferencing and scaling of 3D models
  • Documentation campaigns with mini-submarines
  • Automatic image enhancement of underwater photos
  • Videogrammetry in practice
  • Combination of photogrammetry and videogrammetry
  • Planning and execution of documentation campaigns with multicopters
Qualification objectives

"They" will be used to shorten students in the remainder of this document to keep the objectives more compact.

  • They are able to master the necessary mathematical and algorithmic basics
  • They are able to assess, plan and evaluate archaeological documentation with multicopters and submericles
  • They have a basic understanding of video and photogrammetry methods and know practical problems and solutions
  • They know methods for the use of augmented reality in museums and can evaluate and apply them
  • They know formats and solutions for long-term archiving of 3D models
Social and personal skills
No information
Special admission requirements
Recommended prerequisites
Continuation options
Literature
None
Current teaching resources

Script to the course und lectures notes (videos und slides as PDF)
Notes
No information
Link to course/learning resources in OPAL
https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/36857872385?4
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