3d Model for Historic Reconstruction and Archaeological Knowledge Dissemination: the Niedermunster Abbey's Project (alsace, France)

This paper describes the efficient combination of topographical surveying techniques, photogrammetric drawings and laser scanning point cloud acquisition for constitution of a three-dimensional model of an historical site, the Abbey of Niedermunster, in its current state. This site is remarkable all over its architecture and its history, but today only ruins remain. Without works of passionate archaeologist there would not remain much more than old stones. In this background, it has been decided to digitize all existing material and knowledge of this particular monument and site. At the same time, research collaboration was launched to promote the site and notably the scientific elements gathered throughout different archaeological excavations. The paper describes different stages of site digitizing up to the constitution of a virtual three-dimensional model.