Evaluating an End-to-End Process for Herpetological Heritage Digital Preservation

Documentation of institutional biological collections are essential for scientific studies and conservation of the biodiversity of a region. In particular, preserved specimens require the development of a short- and long-term plan to prevent damage. In this context, the 3D digitisation of this type of documentation provides innovative mechanisms to safeguard the valuable information provided by the collections and at the same time prevent any possible loss of information. At the moment, the potential of laser scanning in model reconstruction is well-known, but developed works using this method for 3D construction reveal a lack of reliable, precise and flexible solutions. Furthermore, visualisation of results is often very useless and does not go beyond web-based applications. This work presents an analysis of 3D modelling using two digitisation techniques: laser scanning and photogrammetry; combined with real time VR and AR visualizations and 3D printing. Subsequently, in accordance with the processes carried out, qualitative and quantitative evaluations of the results obtained are accomplished.Fil: Jofré Pasinetti, Luis Nicolás. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Cs.fisico Matemáticas y Naturales. Departamento de Informatica. Laboratorio de Computación Grafica; ArgentinaFil: Rodriguez, Graciela. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Cs.fisico Matemáticas y Naturales. Departamento de Informatica. Laboratorio de Computación Grafica; ArgentinaFil: Alvarado Araya, Yoselie Macarena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Física Aplicada "Dr. Jorge Andrés Zgrablich". Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto de Física Aplicada "Dr. Jorge Andrés Zgrablich"; ArgentinaFil: Fernandez, Jacqueline Myriam. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Cs.fisico Matemáticas y Naturales. Departamento de Informatica. Laboratorio de Computación Grafica; ArgentinaFil: Guerrero, Roberto Ariel. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Cs.fisico Matemáticas y Naturales. Departamento de Informatica. Laboratorio de Computación Grafica; Argentin