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

• Published in: ARCTIC
• 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
• Subjects: 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; Arctic; Canada; Ellesmere Island; Fort Conger; Lady Franklin Bay; North Pole; Peary; Arctique*; Climate change; Franklin Bay; International Polar Year; Pôle Nord; Quttinirpaaq National Park
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67333

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...