In conjunction with Dept. of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, we undertook high-resolution 3D laser scanning in collaboration with the Bradgate Trust to form part of an initiative to conserve the evolutionary information of Ediacara biota at highly vulnerable but key sites in Leicestershire, UK.

New 3D reconstructions of the type specimens of Charnia, Charniodiscus, Bradgatia and Ivesheadia raise questions about the currently mooted taxonomy, palaeobiology and ecology of these early Ediacaran fossils.

Charnia P80 Fern Fossil

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We recently undertook an exterior survey of Brodick Castle on the Isle of Arran. Two days survey were required to scan the entire structure at a resolution of 1cm allowing us to generate elevation drawings, sections and plans with high accuracy.

Brodick Castle Raw 3D Data

Detail of Brodick Castle Western Elevation

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After many positive comments at World of Geomatics 2006, we’ve decided to release our showreel animation for general download. The movie is encoded in AVI format with the DiVX4.12 codec (which can be downloaded for free for Windows and Mac). The filesize is 27.2Mb.

The animation can be downloaded from this link.

The animation shows datasets from:

1. Provan Hall, Glasgow (National Trust for Scotland, Terrestrial LiDAR scanning)
2. Avebury World Heritage Site (National Trust/English Heritage, Airborne LiDAR)
3. Knowlton Henge, Dorset (English Heritage, Terrestrial LiDAR scanning)
4. “Mephistopheles” Wedgewood Figurine (Potteries Museum and Art Gallery/Hothouse, Close-Range Scanning)
5. Rievaulx Abbey (English Heritage, Terrestrial LiDAR)

Thanks to all our clients for permission to use the datasets and to Headland Archaeology for the illustration work on Provan Hall.

Avebury: Viewing south towards Silbury Hill and West Kennet Avenue

"Mephistopheles" Wedgewood Figurine

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