3D scanning incorporates time-of-flight, structured light, and photogrammetry to create high-fidelity 3-Dimensional images of buildings, architectural elements, and archaeological artifacts. The resolution of scanners range from a few centimeters to a few millimeters to a tenth of a millimeter. 3D scans result in a point cloud that can then be turned into a mesh and then a 3D model.
Ferns Castle, Ferns, Ireland
A Norman Castle built in the 13th century with a spectacular circular chapel in one of the towers. The remains of the keep were 3D laser scanned by taking positional readings every 5 mm.
Virtually tour Ferns Castle using a beta version of our Web-based LiDAR viewer.
Trim Castle, Trim, Ireland
Trim Castle is the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland.
Read about the project in Archaeology Ireland: Rogers, M. B., Bouricius, R., Shine, D., Mandal, S., & Stull, S. (2018). Laser-Scanning Trim Castle. Archaeology Ireland, 32(3), 34-39.
Philipse Manor Hall, Yonkers, NY
Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers, NY is one of only two historic sites in the United States with an intact original Rocco decorative papier-mâché ceiling.
Watch a short movie of the NextEngine scanner recording the bust of Newton.
Read about the project on the New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation blog.
President Lincoln's Cottage, Washington D.C.
President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument is where Lincoln and his family spent their summers and where he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.
Fort Stanwix Hearth, Rome, NY
An original brick hearth that used to be part of the officers quarters discovered during archaeological investigations in the 1970s.
3D model of the original hearth captured using an Artec Spider hand-held scanner.
Old Fort Johnson, Fort Johnson, NY
A fortified house built by William Johnson in 1749. Johnson was the British Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Northern Department.
Geophysical archaeology surveys in 2009 and 3D laser scanning in 2014 have documented the above and below ground features of this site.
You can read more about the various instruments used to document the site (site under construction).
You can also read about the project in the journal Archaeological Discovery: Stull, S., Rogers, M., & Hurley, K. (2014). Colonial Houses and Cultural Identity in New York State’s Mohawk River Valley. Archaeological Discovery, 2014.
Ulysses .S. Grant Cottage National Historic Landmark, Wilton, NY
Suffering from throat cancer, Grant moved from his New York City home to his friends cottage on Mt. McGregor near Saratoga Springs, NY where he finished his memories before passing away later in the summer.
Rose Hill Mansion, Geneva, NY
Rose Hill Mansion is a National Historic Landmark which was built in 1837 and is an example of Greek Revival architecture. During summer 2018 our team collaborated with SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry using ground-penetrating and magnetometry to map the below ground features and a Leica C10 to document the exterior of the house and grounds.
General Philip Schuyler House, Schuylerville, NY
The General Philip Schuyler House was built November 1777, burned by the British Army during the American Revolutionary War, and rebuilt after the war ended.
Seward House Museum, Auburn, NY
Home of William Henry Seward; a New York State Senator, Governor of New York, a U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State in the Lincoln and Johnson administrations. In 2015 our team collaborated with Hartgen Archeological Associates using ground-penetrating and magnetometry to map the below ground features and a Leica C10 to document the exterior of the house and grounds.
Seir Kieran Monastic Site, Co Offaly, Ireland
The early monastery is attributed to St. Kieran/St. Ciaran in c. the 5th century AD/CE.
You can read more about the project in the journal Offaly Heritage: O’ Sullivan, M., Rogers, M., Shine, D. and Mandal, S. 2018. Seir Kieran. Place, pilgrimage, and tradition in the monastic midlands. Offaly Heritage 10, 21-42.
Ireland's first Anglo-Norman stronghold, Carrick, Co. Wexford, Ireland
The site was built by Robert FitzStephen in the winter of 1169 and is the first recorded Anglo-Norman stronghold in the country
You can read more about Carrick in the book Carrick, County Wexford: Ireland's First Anglo-Norman Stronghold
Birr, Co. Offaly, Ireland
Leica C10 and P40 terrestrial laser scanners were used to document St. Brendan's Monastery, the Outer Wall of Birr Castle, and the Georgian Houses along Oxmantown Mall.