Modern methods of documentation for conservation—digital mapping and automated 3D object documentation in software metigo®

ABSTRACT: Several years of experience of heritage documentation have given the author a background to develop methods of cartography and digital evaluation. The outcome of which is the development of a 2D-mapping software with integrated image rectification over a period of more than 10 years. Based on true to scale mappings quantity surveys of areas and lines can be calculated automatically. Digital maps were used for the documentation of damage types, for planning of required action and for calculation of costs.