Mezzanine workstations

The research associate workstations have been set up in the mezzanine. By this time next month, this space will be in use as the Digital Animation Unit gets to work on developing the 3D protocol we will be using for our scanned objects at the facility.

Heave-ho!

The microCT scanner from Nikon Metrology is moved into the Ancient Images Lab at Sustainable Archaeology. It took 5 men and several pieces of equipment to get it into place (it weighs almost 4 tonnes). The machine will be setup and training will commence the first week of May.

microCT arrives

Right on time, the riggers arrive to offload the microCT scanner. Two trucks, two big crates and several smaller boxes - along with a crew of five to assist. It's a major production just to get this piece of equipment into its new home in the Visualization Lab.

Collaboration & Visualization Gallery

The furniture for the Collaboration & Visualization Gallery has arrived - as have the other workstations. The facility is fit for use! Next week we anticipate the delivery of the microCT scanner and our first boxed collection.

Furniture Day

The furniture has started to arrive today - there will be less of an echo in our labs as we set up the data integration room, the collaboration and visualization station, the manager's office and the visitor workstations in the mezzanine.

3D Digitization System: Request for Proposal

The Western Sustainable Archaeology facility, a CFI funded project, is seeking bids from vendors for the supply and install of lasers/imagery equipmet for a 3D Digitization System. The Request for Proposals has been published on the WEsternBUYs website (see UWORFPSR-01205) and MERX. Please direct all comments/questions through the Senior Buyer for this proposal, Mr. Scott Roth - sroth6 @ uwo.ca. Proposals close at noon EST on 26 March 2012.

Laser scanning equipment trials

It looks like February is going to be an exciting month at Sustainable Archaeology. Things started off with a bang last Friday when we attended a 3D laser scanner demonstration. The scanners were able to fully capture the artifacts in a matter of minutes, and in incredible detail - picking out all the ridges and grooves on a projectile point, and the subtle colour variation on the surface of a ceramic pot. Every aspect of an artifact can be captured with multiple scans, including rounded edges and interior surfaces, giving a full 360 degree view of an object. Sustainable Archaeology plans to have several scanners working at once, converting archaeological artifacts into digital data that will be added to our database system, allowing researchers to remotely interact with and study archaeological collections. 3D printers will also be used to create replicas of diagnostic artifacts that can be used for testing and study purposes.