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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Archaeoptics are pleased to announce the re-release of our popular Online UK Map Batch Coordinate Converter from our old website. This converter enables you to upload datafiles containing coordinates for batch conversion.The converter can be accessed here.

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Archaeoptics are pleased to announce the re-release of our popular Online UK Map Coordinate Converter from our old website.The converter can be accessed here.

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The following sample results are all generated directly from the 3D laser scans which were acquired with a Minolta VI-900 laser scanner. All images and movie clips are Copyright ©Archaeoptics and English Heritage and may not be reproduced elsewhere without prior written permission.

• Seahenge Timber 031 (320×240, Quicktime, 11Mb)
• Seahenge Timber 031 (640×480, Quicktime, 35Mb)
• Seahenge Timber 031 (640×480, RealPlayer, 960Kb)

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Green men, otherwise known as foliate heads, are Mediaeval in origin and have a complex history and interpretation.

This file contains an ASCII file is GarTrip format. GarTrip is required to load this file onto your Garmin GPS. The waypoints were created from a variety of sources. The file contains 99 waypoints.

Download the Green Man / Foliate Head Waypoint Data

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This file contains an ASCII file is GarTrip format. GarTrip is required to load this file onto your Garmin GPS. The waypoints were created from a variety of sources. The file contains 423 waypoints.

Download the Pictish Symbol Stones and Cross Slabs Waypoint Data

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Maquette created for Archaeoptics Ltd. by Dave Vickers.

Conditions of Use

The 3D models downloadable from this page are:

1. not permitted for commercial use
2. non-redistributable
3. not for sale in any form
4. not publishable in any form without express written permission from Archaeoptics Ltd.

If you do not agree to be bound by these restrictions, please do not download these datasets.

All of the ZIP files contain a single Wavefront (.OBJ) format file. This format is supported by most 3D packages. Users of 3D Studio MAX should download the OBJ2MAX plugin by Habware.

1. 1:1 Processed Orc Maquette (6.8Mb)
   This file constitutes 1:1 processing of the orc maquette, i.e., no subsampling, volumetric resampling or decimation has been used
   294,972 vertices : 589,936 triangles

2. 250,000 Triangle Processed Orc Maquette (2.9Mb)
   This file constitutes the 1:1 processed maquette with a final decimation stage applied dropping the triangle count to 250,000
   125,002 vertices : 250,000 triangles

3. 100,000 Triangle Processed Orc Maquette (1.2Mb)
   This file constitutes the 1:1 processed maquette with a final decimation stage applied dropping the triangle count to 100,000
   50,002 vertices : 100,000 triangles

4. 30,000 Triangle Processed Orc Maquette (407Kb)
   This file constitutes the 1:1 processed maquette with a final decimation stage applied dropping the triangle count to 30,000
   15,000 vertices : 29,996 triangles

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This file contains an ASCII file is GarTrip format. GarTrip is required to load this file onto your Garmin GPS. The waypoints were created from the Historic Scotland Properties Guide 2002. The file contains 292 waypoints.

This product is not affiliated in any way with Historic Scotland.

Download the Historic Scotland Properties in Care Waypoint Data

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