3D Documentation of Grave Markers for the National Cemetery Administration

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Application of Geophysical Techniques to Military Archaeology" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The United States Army Corp of Engineers, Engineer Research Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) is home to one of the largest cultural resources research teams in the DoD. In recent years our team has assisted the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration (NCA) with their duty to provide perpetual care to the graves of U.S. service personnel and veterans. Using high-definition terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and photogrammetry, 3D documentation of grave markers facilitates the repair, restoration and/or replacement of military grave markers in cemeteries formerly under private or municipal management that have fallen into disrepair or are threatened by a changing environment. This presentation will discuss how leveraging 3D data collection and visualization is enabling cultural resource managers to build resiliency against the ravages of time and climate change in maintaining historic properties.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Application of Geophysical Techniques to Military Archaeology   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 40199.0