I recently had the pleasure of leading a team of highly skilled and motivated individuals to conduct the ‘The 3D Scanning of Archaeological Sites in Sri Lanka’ pilot project. This was a project conceived by myself (CSIRO – Australia) and later developed by a team from University of Moratuwa and RCS2 Technologies.
The aim of this pilot project was to investigate the feasibility of using CSIRO’s Hovermap 3D scanning technology to create 3D maps of archaeological sites in Sri Lanka. The local team comprised of academics and researcher assistants from University of Moratuwa and a R&D team from RCS2 Technologies. The team from RCS2 made a huge contribution to the successful outcome of the project, not only in terms of providing logistical support, coordination and media coverage but also in providing advanced technology solutions to convert 3D point cloud data in to 3D meshes and then 3D prints under extreme time pressure. The R&D team from RCS2 worked long hours tirelessly, even over weekends, to achieve the desired outcomes and meet hard deadlines.
Their Thrimana 3D printing technology was successfully used create a physical 3D model of the Jethavanaramaya stupa which was scanned and converted to a 3D point cloud with CSIRO’s Hovermap technology. I am looking forward to working closely with RCS2 Technologies and their dedicated team for Phase 2 of this project where we intend to do this at a much larger scale. I have no doubt that their technology and team will rise to the challenge and deliver exceptional results