Whilst the number of 3D geo-spatial digital models of buildings with cultural heritage interest is burgeoning most lack semantic annotation that could be used to inform users of mobile and desktop applications about the architectural features and origins of the buildings. As part of an ongoing project this research describes methods (including template matching and SIFT) for enriching 3D models...

Redefining architectural styles during the imposed war in Iran with approach of identifying traditional buildings (Case study; body prominent buildings)

Conservation, protection and study of Architectural Heritage (AH) are based on the complete knowledge and documentation of its complex morphology, its architectonic components and all events related to the building. A key issue for a full recording of a monument is related to the cataloguing process, which is the action of registration, description and classification of Cultural Heritage (CH) a...