Low-cost mobile 3D scanning of heritage objects to facilitate long-distance research collaboration - a technical note

Dirk H.R. Spennemann; Sharnie Hurford

doi:10.34624/jdmi.v8i18.39123

Low-cost mobile 3D scanning of heritage objects to facilitate long-distance research collaboration - a technical note

Dirk H.R. Spennemann Charles Sturt University http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2639-7950
Sharnie Hurford School of Indigenous Australian Studies; Charles Sturt University; Bathurst Australia http://orcid.org/0009-0002-0917-7614

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34624/jdmi.v8i18.39123

Keywords: 3D models, low-cost solutions, collaborative research, material culture

Abstract

While three-dimensional visualization has become a common tool in various cultural heritage applications, the emphasis has been on high fidelity representation, essentially the generation of digital twins or digital reconstructions. Overlooked appears to be the utility of 3D in research collaboration where one of the researchers has access to the original, potentially fragile object while the others are based in remote locations. This paper describes the application of a low-cost, mobile and swiftly executable 3D scanning process and discusses the benefits of this for remote collaboration of three-dimensional objects of material culture.

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Author Biography

Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Charles Sturt University

Dirk H. R. Spennemann researches and teaches Cultural Heritage Management and Environmental History with an emphasis on the Indo-Pacific Region. His research foci are heritage theory, especially heritage futures and emerging forms of heritage(s) in the age of generative Artificial intelligence, as well as the physical manifestation of human responses to the Indo-Pacific environment during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Published

2025-07-23

Issue

Vol 8 No 18 (2025): Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age: Innovative Approaches to Preservation and Promotion

Section

Technical Note

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