1. Using 3D Spatial Visualisation to Interpret the Coverage of Anti-Aircraft Batteries on a World War II Battlefield
- Author
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Craig Poynter and Dirk H.R. Spennemann
- Subjects
Archeology ,Architectural engineering ,spatial modelling ,Battle ,Computer science ,Materials Science (miscellaneous) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Terrain ,battlefield studies ,Conservation ,01 natural sciences ,Aerial warfare ,Documentation ,Cultural heritage management ,0601 history and archaeology ,lcsh:CC1-960 ,heritage management ,3D visualization ,media_common ,060102 archaeology ,Cultural landscape ,010401 analytical chemistry ,06 humanities and the arts ,0104 chemical sciences ,Visualization ,Information model ,lcsh:Archaeology - Abstract
Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) focuses on the documentation and visualization of heritage properties which are confined in their permanent terrestrial space. This paper extended the concept of Heritage Building Information Modeling to the airspace above the sites. It presented a methodology for the 3D spatial visualisation of the aerial space controlled by anti-aircraft (AA) guns, taking into account the masking effects of the underlying terrain and the technological capabilities of the guns (rate of fire, projectile weight, etc.). The tool permits a nuanced analysis of the interplay between attacking aircraft and the siting of anti-aircraft guns and thus, allows for the analysis of the cultural landscape of World War II-era battle fields, which has to take into account the influence of aerial warfare. The applicability was illustrated by the case example of the Japanese WWII base on Kiska (Aleutian Islands).
- Published
- 2019