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A METHOD FOR DETERMINING DAMAGE WITHIN HISTORIC CEMETERIES: A FIRST STEP FOR DIGITAL HERITAGE

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Date Issued:
2018
Abstract/Description:
While it is true that historic cemeteries are places that contain a wealth of knowledge about the history of a community they are sometimes not well maintained. The information within can be lost as grave-markers are damaged either by natural causes or human interaction. In larger cemeteries preserving these significant places can sometimes be difficult due to a number of different factors. Therefore focusing preservation efforts on specific locations where damage is more likely to occur is crucial to ensure that the monuments that are the most at risk are preserved. One possible way of accomplishing this is through the utilization of a geographic information system (GIS) to determine the shortest distance path an individual may take to reach a specific grave-marker. This can be accomplished by conducting a near analysis between an origin point and every grave-marker. These paths would also show each grave-marker that an individual passes indicating the potential for purposeful or accidental interaction. With this information efforts such as photogrammetry can be applied effectively for digital heritage preservation. Such methods would permit individuals to manipulate three-dimensional representations of grave-markers in order to preserve a large portion of the information it contains.
Title: A METHOD FOR DETERMINING DAMAGE WITHIN HISTORIC CEMETERIES: A FIRST STEP FOR DIGITAL HERITAGE.
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Name(s): Malcolm, Justin E, Author
Branting, Scott, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2018
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: While it is true that historic cemeteries are places that contain a wealth of knowledge about the history of a community they are sometimes not well maintained. The information within can be lost as grave-markers are damaged either by natural causes or human interaction. In larger cemeteries preserving these significant places can sometimes be difficult due to a number of different factors. Therefore focusing preservation efforts on specific locations where damage is more likely to occur is crucial to ensure that the monuments that are the most at risk are preserved. One possible way of accomplishing this is through the utilization of a geographic information system (GIS) to determine the shortest distance path an individual may take to reach a specific grave-marker. This can be accomplished by conducting a near analysis between an origin point and every grave-marker. These paths would also show each grave-marker that an individual passes indicating the potential for purposeful or accidental interaction. With this information efforts such as photogrammetry can be applied effectively for digital heritage preservation. Such methods would permit individuals to manipulate three-dimensional representations of grave-markers in order to preserve a large portion of the information it contains.
Identifier: CFH2000428 (IID), ucf:45784 (fedora)
Note(s): 2018-12-01
B.A.
College of Sciences, Antropology
Bachelors
This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s): Historic Cemeteries
Digital Heritage
Digital Preservation
Geographic Information Systems
Photogrammetry
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000428
Restrictions on Access: public
Host Institution: UCF

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