NCPTT to offer LEED Exam Preparation Workshop June 26-28, 2012

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training will host a three day LEED Exam Preparation Workshop at our office in Natchitoches, Louisiana. LEED has become an industry standard for demonstrating the “sustainability” of new construction and rehabilitation projects. While LEED is not the only rating system for buildings at this time it is the most widely [...]
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3D Digital Documentation Summit

NCPTT in conjunction with the National Park Service Intermountain Regional Office and the Presidio Trust will host a three day summit on digital documentation for the preservation of cultural heritage. The conference will be held July 10-12, 2012 at the Presidio in San Francisco, California. The program will feature two days of contributed papers and a [...]
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Call to Action – NPS Cultural Resources Programs

In preparation for its approaching 100th anniversary in 2016, the National Park Service (NPS) has published A Call to Action: Preparing for a Second Century of Stewardship and Engagement to help chart a path for our second hundred years.
As we look to establish priorities and focus our efforts on areas likely to have the most impact, we invite your suggestions and comments.
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Preservation Maintenance of Turf Using Resource Sensitive Techniques (2011-03)

Historic sites reflect a particular time period and cultural use. These landscapes are composed of historic features such as buildings, trees, fencing, and walkways that date to an historic period. Understanding and implementing appropriate maintenance practices to preserve a site’s historic character and its individual features are essential components of a maintenance worker’s job. This video addresses turf management techniques designed to preserve these sites.
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Deadline for Pre-Proposal letters for the 2008 PTT Grants program has been extended to October 15 2007

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The deadline for organizations to submit their pre-proposal letter for the PTT Grants program has been extended to Oct. 15, 2007.

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Application of Advanced Computer Simulation and Visualization to Enhance Cultural Resources Documentation (1997-06)

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In the video, the hull of the Civil War warship USS Monitor is recreated digitally. It is then put in simulated physics environments where different aspects of its operation can be studied.

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An Evaluation of Supercritical Drying and PEG/Freeze-Drying of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood

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A new preservation technique involving the use of supercritical fluids to dry waterlogged archaeological wood will be investigated and compared to current preservation treatments.

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Merging Aerial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Satellite Multispectral Data to Inventory Archaeological Sites

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This project will devise protocols for the fusion of commercially available synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data with commercially available multispectral data for the inventory of archaeological sites.

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Creating a Digital Archive for Cultural Landscapes: Recordation of Montana’s Tongue River Valley

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Montana Preservation Alliance proposes to create a digital archive of the rich cultural landscape that is the Tongue River Valley.

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3D laser used to document archeological sites

High Definition Documentation of Archaeological Structures (2008-10)

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Existing conditions documentation of archaeological structures can be cut by 60% and can improve the accuracy and fidelity of the documentation by using scanning technology. This would optimize valuable human and financial resources for archaeologist and preservation specialist working to save our ‘Vanishing Treasures’.

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Testing the Regional Reliability of Spectral Signatures of Archaeological Phenomena (2006-01)

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The research reported herein focuses on developing and testing predictive models based on the satellite remote-sensing (SRS) of prehistoric and historic archaeological phenomena. With advances in the resolution of satellite-borne imagery, such as IKONOS, and the availability of software designed to process such imagery, such as ENVI, archaeological predictive modeling is positioned to progress beyond simplistic “indirect” correlational studies involving gross ecological categories or subjective landform designations.

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The Use of Multibeam Swath Bathymetry for the Identification and Assessment of Underwater Archaeological Sites

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This project was a two-phase approach to evaluating the use of multibeam swath bathymetry as a new tool for underwater archeology.

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Merging Aerial Synthetic Aperture Radar and Satellite Multispectral Data to Inventory Archaeological Sites

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PTT Grant MT-2210-05-NC-09, Merging Aerial Synthetic Aperture Radar and Satellite Multispectral Data to Inventory Archaeological Sites.

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