Editing Digital preservation (section)

=== Digital Building Preservation ===
"The creation of a 3D model of a historical building needs a lot of effort."<ref>{{Cite journal|year=2012|title=Digital Preservation of Historical Buildings Using Virtual Reality Technologies|journal=Central European Journal of Computer Science |volume=2|issue=3|pages=272–82|doi=10.2478/s13537-012-0022-8|last1=Hrozek|first1=František|last2=Sobota|first2=Branislav|last3=Szabó|first3=Csaba|s2cid=12353917|doi-access=free}}</ref> Recent advances in technology have led to developments of 3-D rendered buildings in virtual space. Traditionally the buildings in video games had to be rendered via code, and many game studios have done highly detailed renderings (see [[Assassin's Creed]]). But due to most preservationist not being highly capable teams of professional coders, Universities have begun developing methods by doing 3-D laser scanning. Such work was attempted by the [[National Taiwan University of Science and Technology]] in 2009. Their goal was "to build as-built 3D computer models of a historical building, the Don Nan-Kuan House, to fulfill the need of digital preservation."<ref>{{Cite journal|year=2009|title=Digital Preservation of a Historical Building - the 3D As-built Scan of Don Nan-Kuan House|journal=Computer-Aided Design and Applications|volume=6|issue=4|pages=493–99|doi=10.3722/cadaps.2009.493-499|last1=Shih|first1=Naai-Jung|last2=Lee|first2=Chia-Yu|last3=Jhan|first3=Shih-Wei|last4=Wang|first4=Guan-Syun|last5=Jhao|first5=Yong-Fong|doi-access=free}}</ref> To rather great success, they were capable of scanning the Don Nan-Kuan House with bulky 10&nbsp;kg (22&nbsp;lbs.) cameras and with only minor touch-ups where the scanners were not detailed enough. More recently in 2018 in [[Calw]], Germany, a team conducted a scanning of the historic Church of St. Peter and Paul by collecting data via laser scanning and photogrammetry. "The current church's tower is about 64 m high, and its architectonic style is neo-gothic of the late nineteenth century. This church counts with a main nave, a chorus and two lateral naves in each side with tribunes in height. The church shows a rich history, which is visible in the different elements and architectonic styles used. Two small windows between the choir and the tower are the oldest parts preserved, which date to thirteenth century. The church was reconstructed and extended during the sixteenth (expansion of the nave) and seventeenth centuries (construction of tribunes), after the destruction caused by the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). However, the church was again burned by the French Army under General Mélac at the end of the seventeenth century. The current organ and pulpit are preserved from this time. In the late nineteenth century, the church was rebuilt and the old dome Welsch was replaced by the current neo-gothic tower. Other works from this period are the upper section of the pulpit, the choir seats and the organ case. The stained-glass windows of the choir are from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, while some of the nave's windows are from middle of the twentieth century. Second World War having ended, some neo-gothic elements were replaced by pure gothic ones, such as the altar of the church, and some drawings on the walls and ceilings."<ref>{{Cite journal|year=2018|title=Methodology for Digital Preservation of the Cultural and Patrimonial Heritage: Generation of a 3D Model of the Church St. Peter and Paul (Calw, Germany) by Using Laser Scanning and Digital Photogrammetry|journal=Sensor Review |volume=38|issue=3|pages=282–88|doi=10.1108/SR-06-2017-0106|last1=Owda|first1=Abdalmenem|last2=Balsa-Barreiro|first2=José|last3=Fritsch|first3=Dieter|s2cid=117148260}}</ref> With this much architectural variance it presented a challenge and a chance to combine different technologies in a large space with the goal of high-resolution. The results were rather good and are available to view online.