Open AccessO laser scanner e a paleontologia em 3D
Author(s) -
Marco André Malmann Medeiros,
Jorge Carlos Della Fávera,
Márcia Aparecida Fernandes dos Reis,
Tito Lyvio Vieira e Silva,
Eduardo Barreto Oliveira,
Rafael Aguiar Biassusi,
Renan Garcia da Silveira
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
anuário do instituto de geociências
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.202
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1982-3908
pISSN - 0101-9759
DOI - 10.11137/2007_1_94-100
Subject(s) - laser scanning , software , outcrop , geology , rendering (computer graphics) , scanner , computer graphics (images) , laser , computer science , artificial intelligence , paleontology , optics , physics , programming language
The introduction of laser scanning for imaging let paleontologists determinate, with higher detail level, the taphonomic positions of fossils in a rock outcrop. It also registers, with millimeters precision, the shape and position of some ichnofossil, like tracks and footprints. With all that, entire digital rock outcrops can be created and preserved for future studies. The initial data acquired by the software Cyclone is editable in any CAD software, allowing their rendering as well as the possibility of a future reconstruction using prototypes.