Towards a three-dimensional cost-effective registration of the archaeological heritage

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Towards a three-dimensional cost-effective registration of the archaeological heritage

Jeroen De Reu¹, Gertjan Plets¹, Geert Verhoeven¹, Philippe De Smedt¹, Machteld Bats¹, Bart Cherretté, Wouter De Maeyer, Jasper Deconynck, Davy Herremans¹, Pieter Laloo, Marc Van Meirvenne¹, Wim De Clercq¹ - Show less +8 more•Institutions (1)

Ghent University¹

01 Feb 2013-Journal of Archaeological Science (Academic Press)-Vol. 40, Iss: 2, pp 1108-1121

TL;DR: The possibilities for 3D registration of archaeological features are examined in a computer vision-based approach using the PhotoScan software package (Agisoft LCC) and it proved to be a scientific and cost-effective improvement compared to traditional documentation methods.

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About: This article is published in Journal of Archaeological Science.The article was published on 2013-02-01. It has received 344 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cultural heritage management & Cultural heritage.

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Multi-View Stereo: A Tutorial

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Yasutaka Furukawa¹, Carlos Hernández²•Institutions (2)

Washington University in St. Louis¹, Google²

30 May 2015

TL;DR: This tutorial presents a hands-on view of the field of multi-view stereo with a focus on practical algorithms, describing in detail its main two ingredients: robust implementations of photometric consistency measures, and efficient optimization algorithms.

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Abstract: This tutorial presents a hands-on view of the field of multi-view stereo with a focus on practical algorithms. Multi-view stereo algorithms are able to construct highly detailed 3D models from images alone. They take a possibly very large set of images and construct a 3D plausible geometry that explains the images under some reasonable assumptions, the most important being scene rigidity. The tutorial frames the multiview stereo problem as an image/geometry consistency optimization problem. It describes in detail its main two ingredients: robust implementations of photometric consistency measures, and efficient optimization algorithms. It then presents how these main ingredients are used by some of the most successful algorithms, applied into real applications, and deployed as products in the industry. Finally it describes more advanced approaches exploiting domain-specific knowledge such as structural priors, and gives an overview of the remaining challenges and future research directions.

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Multi-image 3D reconstruction data evaluation

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Anestis Koutsoudis, Blaž Vidmar¹, George Ioannakis, Fotis Arnaoutoglou, George Pavlidis, Christodoulos Chamzas² - Show less +2 more•Institutions (2)

University of Ljubljana¹, Democritus University of Thrace²

01 Jan 2014-Journal of Cultural Heritage

TL;DR: The applicability of the SFM-DMVR method was questioned by creating a complete 3D digital replica of the Ottoman monument located in the region of Xanthi, Greece as a case study.

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On introducing an image-based 3D reconstruction method in archaeological excavation practice

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Jeroen De Reu¹, Philippe De Smedt¹, Davy Herremans¹, Marc Van Meirvenne¹, Pieter Laloo, Wim De Clercq¹ - Show less +2 more•Institutions (1)

Ghent University¹

01 Jan 2014-Journal of Archaeological Science

TL;DR: The results suggest that image-based 3D modeling can be an excellent and suitable method for the recording, documentation and visualization of the excavated archaeological heritage and can cause a(n) (r)evolution in archaeological excavation practice.

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...…(B); orthophoto with the (archaeological) researches have described the high accuracy of the 3D models obtained with this software (e.g. De Reu et al., 2013; Doneus et al., 2011; Koutsoudis et al., 2013; Verhoeven et al., 2012), demonstrating its usefulness in the documentation of the…...
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...…modeling for the recording of archaeological landscapes (e.g. Verhoeven, 2011; Verhoeven et al., 2012), excavations (e.g. Barsanti et al., 2012; De Reu et al., 2013; Dellepiane et al., 2013; Doneus et al., 2011; Forte et al., 2012; Hashash et al., 2006; Opitz et al., 2012; Pollefeys et al., 2000,…...
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...To generate a metric 3D model, only a set of high quality photographs documenting the scene and at least three ground control points (GCPs) with known x-, y- and z-coordinates are needed (AgiSoft LLC, 2012a; De Reu et al., 2013)....
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...The site was part of a series of test cases examining the recording of archaeological features by means of image-based 3D modeling conducted on multiple archaeological excavations in northwestern Belgium (see De Reu et al., 2013)....
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...This software allows the generation of a 3D model in a largely automated three-step process, i.e. (1) image alignment and sparse point cloud generation, (2) dense 3D surface generation and (3) texture mapping, with the possibility to intervene at any stage (De Reu et al., 2013; Verhoeven, 2011)....
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Multi-image photogrammetry as a practical tool for cultural heritage survey and community engagement

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John McCarthy¹•Institutions (1)

Wessex Archaeology¹

01 Mar 2014-Journal of Archaeological Science

TL;DR: It is argued that a concerted approach is required to create and disseminate simple and reliable workflows to ensure that the highly automated workflows adopted by archaeologists in contract-led contexts are robust and reliable and underpinned by guidance and knowledge exchange.

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154 citations

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...De Reu et al. (2013) recently stated that multi-image photogrammetry offers ‘better documentation of in-situ structures for future research and a higher public participation and awareness for the archaeological heritage’....
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...Recent examples of aerial multiimage photogrammetry include projects by the University of Ghent in Belgium (Verhoeven, 2011) and Italy (Verhoeven et al., 2012)....
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...Rock art recording has been undertaken by the University of Ghent in Siberia (Plets et al., 2012a,b) and the universities of Loughborough and Newcastle in Australia (Chandler et al., 2005)....
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...It has been applied to archaeological excavation in Belgium by the University of Ghent (De Reu et al., 2013; De Reu et al., 2014) and in Israel by the Tell Akko Project (Pennsylvania State University, the University of Haifa and others) (Olson et al., 2013)....
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A comparative assessment of structure from motion methods for archaeological research

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Susie Green¹, Andrew Bevan¹, Michael Shapland²•Institutions (2)

UCL Institute of Archaeology¹, East Sussex County Council²

01 Jun 2014-Journal of Archaeological Science

TL;DR: This paper addresses the use of open source, structure from motion methods for creating 3d pointclouds from photographs and compares these with alternative workflows in other software, and relative accuracy compared to other 3D modelling methods.

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A taxonomy and evaluation of dense two-frame stereo correspondence algorithms

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Daniel Scharstein¹, Richard Szeliski², Ramin Zabih³•Institutions (3)

Middlebury College¹, Microsoft², Cornell University³

09 Dec 2001-International Journal of Computer Vision

TL;DR: This paper has designed a stand-alone, flexible C++ implementation that enables the evaluation of individual components and that can easily be extended to include new algorithms.

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Abstract: Stereo matching is one of the most active research areas in computer vision. While a large number of algorithms for stereo correspondence have been developed, relatively little work has been done on characterizing their performance. In this paper, we present a taxonomy of dense, two-frame stereo methods designed to assess the different components and design decisions made in individual stereo algorithms. Using this taxonomy, we compare existing stereo methods and present experiments evaluating the performance of many different variants. In order to establish a common software platform and a collection of data sets for easy evaluation, we have designed a stand-alone, flexible C++ implementation that enables the evaluation of individual components and that can be easily extended to include new algorithms. We have also produced several new multiframe stereo data sets with ground truth, and are making both the code and data sets available on the Web.

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Richard Szeliski

30 Sep 2010

TL;DR: Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications explores the variety of techniques commonly used to analyze and interpret images and takes a scientific approach to basic vision problems, formulating physical models of the imaging process before inverting them to produce descriptions of a scene.

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Abstract: Humans perceive the three-dimensional structure of the world with apparent ease. However, despite all of the recent advances in computer vision research, the dream of having a computer interpret an image at the same level as a two-year old remains elusive. Why is computer vision such a challenging problem and what is the current state of the art? Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications explores the variety of techniques commonly used to analyze and interpret images. It also describes challenging real-world applications where vision is being successfully used, both for specialized applications such as medical imaging, and for fun, consumer-level tasks such as image editing and stitching, which students can apply to their own personal photos and videos. More than just a source of recipes, this exceptionally authoritative and comprehensive textbook/reference also takes a scientific approach to basic vision problems, formulating physical models of the imaging process before inverting them to produce descriptions of a scene. These problems are also analyzed using statistical models and solved using rigorous engineering techniques Topics and features: structured to support active curricula and project-oriented courses, with tips in the Introduction for using the book in a variety of customized courses; presents exercises at the end of each chapter with a heavy emphasis on testing algorithms and containing numerous suggestions for small mid-term projects; provides additional material and more detailed mathematical topics in the Appendices, which cover linear algebra, numerical techniques, and Bayesian estimation theory; suggests additional reading at the end of each chapter, including the latest research in each sub-field, in addition to a full Bibliography at the end of the book; supplies supplementary course material for students at the associated website, http://szeliski.org/Book/. Suitable for an upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level course in computer science or engineering, this textbook focuses on basic techniques that work under real-world conditions and encourages students to push their creative boundaries. Its design and exposition also make it eminently suitable as a unique reference to the fundamental techniques and current research literature in computer vision.

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R. Reulke, U. Knauer

01 Jan 2005

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...…GIS to obtain 3D excavation plans (e.g. Barceló et al., 2003; Barceló and Vicente, 2004; Katsianis et al., 2008; Losier et al., 2007), while other researchers have investigated laser scanning for the recording of archaeological excavations (e.g. Doneus and Neubauer, 2005; McPherron et al., 2009)....
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A Comparison and Evaluation of Multi-View Stereo Reconstruction Algorithms

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Steven M. Seitz¹, Brian Curless¹, J. Diebel², Daniel Scharstein³, Richard Szeliski⁴ - Show less +1 more•Institutions (4)

University of Washington¹, Stanford University², Middlebury College³, Microsoft⁴

17 Jun 2006

TL;DR: This paper first survey multi-view stereo algorithms and compare them qualitatively using a taxonomy that differentiates their key properties, then describes the process for acquiring and calibrating multiview image datasets with high-accuracy ground truth and introduces the evaluation methodology.

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Abstract: This paper presents a quantitative comparison of several multi-view stereo reconstruction algorithms. Until now, the lack of suitable calibrated multi-view image datasets with known ground truth (3D shape models) has prevented such direct comparisons. In this paper, we first survey multi-view stereo algorithms and compare them qualitatively using a taxonomy that differentiates their key properties. We then describe our process for acquiring and calibrating multiview image datasets with high-accuracy ground truth and introduce our evaluation methodology. Finally, we present the results of our quantitative comparison of state-of-the-art multi-view stereo reconstruction algorithms on six benchmark datasets. The datasets, evaluation details, and instructions for submitting new models are available online at http://vision.middlebury.edu/mview.

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The Interpretation of Structure from Motion

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Shimon Ullman¹•Institutions (1)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology¹

15 Jan 1979-Proceedings of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

TL;DR: It is shown that this scheme will correctly decompose scenes containing arbitrary rigid objects in motion, recovering their three dimensional structure and motion.

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Abstract: The interpretation of structure from motion is examined from a computional point of view. The question addressed is how the three dimensional structure and motion of objects can be inferred from the two dimensional transformations of their projected images when no three dimensional information is conveyed by the individual projections. The following scheme is proposed: (i) divide the image into groups of four elements each; (ii) test each group for a rigid interpretation; (iii) combine the results obtained in (ii). It is shown that this scheme will correctly decompose scenes containing arbitrary rigid objects in motion, recovering their three dimensional structure and motion. The analysis is based primarily on the 'structure from motion' theorem which states that the structure of four non-coplanar points is recoverable from three orthographic projections. The interpretation scheme is extended to cover perspective projections, and its psychological relevance is discussed.

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930 citations