Document, Preserve, Share, Discover
Paleolithic rock art carvings. (view interactive image)
Cultural Heritage Imaging is dedicated to using digital imaging technology to document, discover and share the world's cultural resources.
Our mission is to develop new technologies that advance digital imaging beyond conventional photographic techniques. We work with cultural institutions around the world to deploy the best technologies to document their collections.
CHI also provides documentation services, consulting, and training in a variety of digital imaging techniques. (more ...)
FEATURED PROJECT
UNESCO Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley, Portugal
The Côa Valley is home to a treasure trove of images from humanity's past.
In Summer 2006, CHI visited world-class rock art sites in Portugal to collaborate with university scholars, preservationists, and park staff on new methods for documenting rock art. (more about the project)
Rock art interactive image gallery
NEWS
CHI and USC Awarded $600K IMLS Grant
A CHI joint project with the University of Southern California (USC) has been awarded a $600K 2006 National Leadership Grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
The project, "Developing Advanced Technologies for the Imaging of Cultural Heritage Objects," will develop technology that provides three-dimensional, multi-view representations of cultural objects that can be downloaded over the internet. This project provides enhancements to Reflection Transformation Imaging (RTI), which until now presented views of only one surface of objects.
CHI Awarded "Best Paper" at VAST 2006 Conference
CHI's paper,"New Reflection Transformation Imaging Methods for Rock Art and Multiple Viewpoint Display," won "Best Paper" at the VAST 2006 conference held October 29 - November 4, in Nicosia, Cyprus.
A very small and fine drawing from a stone used as portable rock art.
The paper describes a simple, low-cost method that CHI and collaborators used to reveal surface attributes in rock art in Portugal. The project took place in the Summer of 2006 (more ...)
VAST 2006 is an event for sharing cultural heritage and information technology techniques.
