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Laser scanning at Clonmacnoise
The Discovery Programme was asked by the National Monuments Service of the OPW to undertake the 3D recording of selected architectural detail of two sites at Clonmacnoise, Co Offaly. The locations were...
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Laser Scanning Megalithic Art, Knowth
The Discovery Programme has a remit to research new techniques and technologies which may have potential applications to archaeological research in Ireland. High resolution laser scanning based on...
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Laser scanning medieval fishweirs on the Fergus Estuary
The Discovery Programme collaborated with UCD School of Archaeology on a Heritage Council funded project to conduct advanced studies on the remains of wooden fishweirs exposed on mudflats of the Fergus...
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High Resolution FliMAP LiDAR survey of Hill of Tara
The Discovery Programme has had a long standing research interest at the Hill of Tara, Co Meath, one of Ireland’s best known archaeological sites, undertaking extensive topographic and geophysical...
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Laser scanning a decorated orthostat, Knockroe
The Discovery Programme was asked by the National Monuments Service of the OPW to undertake the 3D recording of a decorated orthostat which had been removed from Knockroe chambered tomb to the depot of...
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Artefact scanning using NextEngine HD
The Dept of Spatial Information Sciences at Dublin Institute of Technology runs a student placement scheme for undergraduates to gain industry experience as part of their degree studies. The Survey /...
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Clocha Breaca NextEngine Laser Scanning
The Discovery Programme worked in collaboration with the National Monuments Service of the OPW to undertake the 3D recording of a selection of the Clocha Breaca, decorated ‘cursing’ stones from early...
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LiDAR at the Discovery Programme
Why LiDAR for Archaeology? Our first involvement with LiDAR (in 2007) resulted from an increasing need to survey archaeology in its wider landscape context. GPS ground survey had been successfully...
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6 years laser scanning at the Discovery Programme
The Discovery Programme has been surveying using terrestrial laser scanners since 2006. A Trimble / Mensi GS 101 (time of flight) instrument has been used extensively with excellent results, recording...
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3D Laser Scanning for Heritage (2nd edition)
Two case studies submitted by the Discovery Programme have been published in the second edition of the English Heritage publication, 3D Laser Scanning for Heritage, which can be downloaded in pdf...
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