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Webinar: Preparing for the Next Disaster

The broadcast for Preparing for the Next Disaster has concluded. Once transcripts and closed captioning have been completed, we will place the videos online. Thank you for your participation. Should […] More

Go Digital and Social: the Public Face of NPS Park Cultural Landscapes Program

On October 2012, the National Park Service Park Cultural Landscapes Program launched its program website (http://www.nps.gov/cultural_landscapes/). This site is designed for broad audiences as well as preservation community members, to […] More

Training in Climate Change and Cultural Resources

Climate change (Call to Action #21, “Revisiting Leopold”) and NPS workforce collaboration and training (Call to Action #31, “Destination Innovation”) were fused in February 2013 with a workshop on cultural […] More

New Guidance for Installing Solar Panels on Historic Properties

TPS published new online guidance for Solar Panels on Historic Properties to showcase successful projects that have added solar energy systems to historic buildings, districts, and landscapes. The guidance will […] More

Web Catalog Increases Access to NPS Museum Collections

The National Park Service (NPS) Museum Management Program has re-launched its Web Catalog museum collections website. This project is an ongoing initiative that supports the Director’s Call to Action #17, “Go Digital” […] More
 
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3D Modeling of a Gravestone Exploiting Low Cost Range and Image Based Techniques

On April 18, 2013 By Jason Church
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This lecture was presented at the 3D Digital Documentation Summit held July 10-12, 2012 at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA

3D Modeling of a Gravestone Exploiting Low Cost Range and Image Based Techniques

Inside the Medieval Museum of the city of Bologna are housed a series of gravestones which originally adorned the tombs of [...]

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A Comparative Study Using LiDAR Digital Scanning and Photogrammetry

On April 18, 2013 By Jason Church
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This lecture was presented at the 3D Digital Documentation Summit held July 10-12, 2012 at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA

A Comparative Study Using LiDAR Digital Scanning and Photogrammetry

Through a National Park Service grant, the Center of Preservation Research (CoPR) at the University of Colorado Denver and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have [...]

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High Resolution Digital Photogrammetry with Object Surface Texture

On April 17, 2013 By Jason Church
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This lecture was presented at the 3D Digital Documentation Summit held July 10-12, 2012 at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA

High Resolution Digital Photogrammetry with Object Surface Texture

Digital Photogrammetry when coupled with multi-image capture can provide high resolution imagery with detailed surface texture. Surface texture can be in greater detail than traditional point cloud [...]

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NCPTT helps Girl Scouts earn Save Outdoor Sculpture patch

On April 8, 2013 By Jason Church
The Girl Scouts are still all smiles after 3 hours of scrubbing headstones.

NCPTT helps Girl Scouts earn Save Outdoor Sculpture patch

 

On Friday April 5th 24 Girl Scouts from Natchitoches’ Brownie Troop 462 and Junior Troop 1512 came to NCPTT to start their Save Outdoor Sculpture patch. The Save Outdoor Sculpture (SOS!) program is a nationwide effort to identify, document, and preserve [...]

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Application of Current 3D and Pseudo-3D Imaging for Conservation by Melvin Wachowiak, Senior Conservator E. Keats Webb, Digital Imaging Specialist, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, Washington D.C.

On April 3, 2013 By Jason Church
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This lecture was presented at the 3D Digital Documentation Summit held July 10-12, 2012 at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA

Application of Current 3D and Pseudo-3D Imaging for Conservation Melvin Wachowiak, Senior Conservator E. Keats Webb, Digital Imaging Specialist Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, Washington D.C.

Conservation professionals have been aware of modern methods of [...]

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Girl Scouts learn the chemistry of making soap

On April 2, 2013 By Carol Chin
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Local Girl Scouts visited a chemistry lab on the Northwestern State University campus to learn about the chemistry of soapmaking and to make their own soap.  Carol Chin (joint faculty at NCPTT and NSU), Christina Palomo (NSU biology major) and Debbie Smith (NCPTT Chief of Historic Landscapes) served as instructors for 10 fourth and fifth [...]

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Training in Climate Change and Cultural Resources

On April 1, 2013 By Marcy Rockman
Workshop on Climate Change Impacts for Cultural Resources by The Denver Service Center.
Climate change (Call to Action #21, “Revisiting Leopold”) and NPS workforce collaboration and training (Call to Action #31, “Destination Innovation”) were fused in February 2013 with a workshop on cultural resources, climate change, and planning coordinated by the National Park Service’s Denver Service Center, its central planning, design and construction management project office.
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NCPTT Staff Receives Lecia Training

On April 1, 2013 By Jason Church
NCPTT Staff with DM750P Microscope.

NCPTT Staff Receives Leica Training

 

On March 13, 2013 Leica trainer Walker Agnew of McBain Systems, Irving, TX presented to the NCPTT staff. Agnew presented to staff from the Materials Conservation, Architecture and Engineering, and Archeology and Collections divisions of NCPTT. Staff were trained on the use of the Leica DM750P microscope, ICC50 [...]

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Restoring the Lion’s Roar: Documenting and Replicating Limestone Structures Through Laser Scanning, 3D Computer Modeling, and CNC Machining

On April 1, 2013 By Jason Church
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This lecture was presented at the 3D Digital Documentation Summit held July 10-12, 2012 at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA

Restoring the Lion’s Roar: Documenting and Replicating Limestone Structures Through Laser Scanning, 3D Computer Modeling, and CNC Machining

In January 2011, Kreilick Conservation, LLC of Oreland, PA was engaged by Beaver Electric Co. Inc. to [...]

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