Application of 3D Laser Scanning to the Preservation of Fort Conger, a Historic Polar Research Base on Northern Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada

Fort Conger, located in Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, is a historic landmark of national and international significance. The site is associated with many important Arctic expeditions, including the ill-fated Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of the First International Polar Year and Rober...

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Main Authors: Dawson, Peter C., Bertulli, Margaret M., Levy, Richard, Tucker, Chris, Dick, Lyle, Cousins, Panik Lynn
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2013
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/67333 2023-05-15T14:19:23+02:00 Application of 3D Laser Scanning to the Preservation of Fort Conger, a Historic Polar Research Base on Northern Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada Dawson, Peter C. Bertulli, Margaret M. Levy, Richard Tucker, Chris Dick, Lyle Cousins, Panik Lynn 2013-06-05 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67333 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67333/51242 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67333 ARCTIC; Vol. 66 No. 2 (2013): June: 139–245; 147–158 1923-1245 0004-0843 laser scanning heritage preservation Arctic exploration inorganic contamination virtual reality computer modeling scannage laser préservation du patrimoine exploration de l’Arctique contamination inorganique réalité virtuelle modélisation informatisée info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2013 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:24:02Z Fort Conger, located in Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, is a historic landmark of national and international significance. The site is associated with many important Arctic expeditions, including the ill-fated Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of the First International Polar Year and Robert Peary’s attempts to claim the North Pole. Although situated in one of the most remote locations on earth, Fort Conger is currently at risk because of the effects of climate change, weather, wildlife, and human activity. In this paper, we show how 3D laser scanning was used to record cultural features rapidly and accurately despite the harsh conditions present at the site. We discuss how the future impacts of natural processes and human activities can be managed using 3D scanning data as a baseline, how conservation and restoration work can be planned from the resulting models, and how 3D models created from laser scanning data can be used to excite public interest in cultural stewardship and Arctic history. Fort Conger, situé dans le parc national Quttinirpaaq, sur l’île d’Ellesmere, est un lieu historique d’importance nationale et internationale. Ce site est lié à de nombreuses expéditions arctiques importantes, dont l’infortunée expédition de la baie Lady Franklin relevant de la première année polaire internationale et les tentatives de revendication du pôle Nord par Robert Peary. Bien qu’il se trouve dans l’un des endroits les plus éloignés du globe, Fort Conger subit actuellement les risques découlant des effets du changement climatique, des conditions météorologiques, de la faune et de l’activité humaine. Dans cette communication, nous montrons comment un scanneur laser 3D a permis de répertorier les caractéristiques culturelles avec rapidité et précision malgré les conditions difficiles qui ont cours à ce site. Nous discutons de la manière dont les incidences futures des processus naturels et de l’activité humaine peuvent être gérées à l’aide des données 3D comme données de base, comment les travaux de conservation et de restauration peuvent être planifiés à partir des modèles qui en résultent et comment les modèles 3D créés à partir des données de scannage laser peuvent rehausser l’intérêt du grand public à l’égard de la gérance culturelle et de l’histoire de l’Arctique. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* Climate change Ellesmere Island Franklin Bay International Polar Year Lady Franklin Bay North Pole Pôle Nord Quttinirpaaq National Park University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Canada Ellesmere Island Fort Conger ENVELOPE(-64.742,-64.742,81.752,81.752) Lady Franklin Bay ENVELOPE(-64.492,-64.492,81.585,81.585) North Pole Peary ENVELOPE(-63.867,-63.867,-65.250,-65.250) ARCTIC 66 2
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topic laser scanning
heritage preservation
Arctic exploration
inorganic contamination
virtual reality
computer modeling
scannage laser
préservation du patrimoine
exploration de l’Arctique
contamination inorganique
réalité virtuelle
modélisation informatisée
spellingShingle laser scanning
heritage preservation
Arctic exploration
inorganic contamination
virtual reality
computer modeling
scannage laser
préservation du patrimoine
exploration de l’Arctique
contamination inorganique
réalité virtuelle
modélisation informatisée
Dawson, Peter C.
Bertulli, Margaret M.
Levy, Richard
Tucker, Chris
Dick, Lyle
Cousins, Panik Lynn
Application of 3D Laser Scanning to the Preservation of Fort Conger, a Historic Polar Research Base on Northern Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada
topic_facet laser scanning
heritage preservation
Arctic exploration
inorganic contamination
virtual reality
computer modeling
scannage laser
préservation du patrimoine
exploration de l’Arctique
contamination inorganique
réalité virtuelle
modélisation informatisée
description Fort Conger, located in Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, is a historic landmark of national and international significance. The site is associated with many important Arctic expeditions, including the ill-fated Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of the First International Polar Year and Robert Peary’s attempts to claim the North Pole. Although situated in one of the most remote locations on earth, Fort Conger is currently at risk because of the effects of climate change, weather, wildlife, and human activity. In this paper, we show how 3D laser scanning was used to record cultural features rapidly and accurately despite the harsh conditions present at the site. We discuss how the future impacts of natural processes and human activities can be managed using 3D scanning data as a baseline, how conservation and restoration work can be planned from the resulting models, and how 3D models created from laser scanning data can be used to excite public interest in cultural stewardship and Arctic history. Fort Conger, situé dans le parc national Quttinirpaaq, sur l’île d’Ellesmere, est un lieu historique d’importance nationale et internationale. Ce site est lié à de nombreuses expéditions arctiques importantes, dont l’infortunée expédition de la baie Lady Franklin relevant de la première année polaire internationale et les tentatives de revendication du pôle Nord par Robert Peary. Bien qu’il se trouve dans l’un des endroits les plus éloignés du globe, Fort Conger subit actuellement les risques découlant des effets du changement climatique, des conditions météorologiques, de la faune et de l’activité humaine. Dans cette communication, nous montrons comment un scanneur laser 3D a permis de répertorier les caractéristiques culturelles avec rapidité et précision malgré les conditions difficiles qui ont cours à ce site. Nous discutons de la manière dont les incidences futures des processus naturels et de l’activité humaine peuvent être gérées à l’aide des données 3D comme données de base, comment les travaux de conservation et de restauration peuvent être planifiés à partir des modèles qui en résultent et comment les modèles 3D créés à partir des données de scannage laser peuvent rehausser l’intérêt du grand public à l’égard de la gérance culturelle et de l’histoire de l’Arctique.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Dawson, Peter C.
Bertulli, Margaret M.
Levy, Richard
Tucker, Chris
Dick, Lyle
Cousins, Panik Lynn
author_facet Dawson, Peter C.
Bertulli, Margaret M.
Levy, Richard
Tucker, Chris
Dick, Lyle
Cousins, Panik Lynn
author_sort Dawson, Peter C.
title Application of 3D Laser Scanning to the Preservation of Fort Conger, a Historic Polar Research Base on Northern Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada
title_short Application of 3D Laser Scanning to the Preservation of Fort Conger, a Historic Polar Research Base on Northern Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada
title_full Application of 3D Laser Scanning to the Preservation of Fort Conger, a Historic Polar Research Base on Northern Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada
title_fullStr Application of 3D Laser Scanning to the Preservation of Fort Conger, a Historic Polar Research Base on Northern Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada
title_full_unstemmed Application of 3D Laser Scanning to the Preservation of Fort Conger, a Historic Polar Research Base on Northern Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada
title_sort application of 3d laser scanning to the preservation of fort conger, a historic polar research base on northern ellesmere island, arctic canada
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 2013
url https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67333
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