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3D Heritage - 3D viewer

The 3D viewer of 3D Heritage portal enables visualisation of 3D models, stored and hosted at Arctur\'s storage capacities in Slovenia.

Repox

An integrated platform for enriching, preserving, and disseminating cultural heritage data, with built-in interoperability and AI support.

Share3D

Metadata capture and submission platform enabling cultural heritage institutions to capture and enrich the metadata for their  3D models. 

Aton

ATON is an open-source framework based on Node.js and Three.js designed, developed to create Web3D/WebXR apps (presenters, applied games, tools, etc…) interacting with CH objects and 3D scenes on the Web. 

Aioli

Aioli is a reality-based 3D annotation platform for the collaborative documentation of cultural heritage artefacts. 

3D Survey Collection

3D Survey Collection is an open-source Blender add-on for converting 3D survey data into reusable assets for virtual museums and interactive use.

Heriverse

Heriverse is a web application that semantically enriches 3D scenes by linking digital twins with knowledge graphs, enabling integrated interpretation, provenance tracking, and collaborative cultural heritage research. 

Extended Matrix

Extended Matrix is a formal framework for structuring, documenting, and interpreting archaeological and architectural knowledge by linking evidence, interpretations, and 3D data into transparent, interoperable research workflows.

ANAMNESIS

ANAMNESIS is an open-source platform for collaboratively creating and managing dynamic metadata and paradata for Cultural Heritage instrumentation-based documentation workflow.

Metashape

SfM photogrammetry software for end-to-end 3D reconstruction from images.

3DF Zephyr

Image-based SfM software for full photogrammetric 3D reconstruction workflows.

RealityScan

High-performance SfM photogrammetry software for fast and accurate 3D reconstruction.

KNOWLEDGE BASE

Essential guide to 3D digitised heritage part 1: Introduction to 3D

Webinar delivered by Catherine Anne Cassidy, CARARE's digital skills officer, providing an introduction to 3D.

Essential guide to 3D digitised heritage part 2: Capturing and processing 3D data

Webinar given by Catherine Anne Cassidy as part 2 in a series on 3D digitised heritage produced by CARARE for the 5DCulture project.

Essential guide to 3D digitised heritage part 3: Archiving, Sharing and re-using 3D

Part three of the essential guide to 3D digitised heritage webinar series provides an introduction to archiving, sharing and re-using 3D data for cultural heritage professionals, researchers, volunteers and others.

Unlocking Fashion Heritage. A manual for digitising collections

This manual provides cultural institutions with a step-by-step approach to the digital documentation of fashion objects, from technical planning to final output.

Alveus XR: Historical 3D Models Repository

Online repository of historically rigorous 3D assets for dissemination and professional use in 3D design and virtual reconstructions

3D Digitisation (2nd Edition)

Digitisation can be defined as the means of preserving information relating to history, tradition, language, art, religion, and culture in general, including even the sciences.

Using Vocabularies and Linked data

This webinar explored some of the ways that cultural heritage institutions can use controlled vocabularies and Linked Data to improve the discoverability of their content in Europeana.

Creating Meaningful Interactions with Cultural Heritage in Immersive Environments

Practical guidance on using eXtended Reality (XR) to create immersive, meaningful experiences with cultural heritage.

3D Fragments dataset from Iberian vessels

A complete 3D fragments from vessels in different formats (point cloud, meshes and voxels), useful to be used in training tasks for deep learning.

Demonstration of the Share3D dashboard: a user friendly metadata capture tool for 3D heritage

This demonstration was prepared by Catherine Anne Cassidy (CARARE, digital skills officer) for Heritage Horizons: Europeana Project Week, which took place in November 2024.

Virtual 3D UGR: Didactic Collections of Archaeology in 3D

3D models of archaeological artifacts and sites from the University of Granada's didactic collection, created for educational and outreach purposes

Global Digital Heritage Open Access 3D Data Collection and Resources

Non-profit organization providing open-access digital data, 3D models, and documentation of global cultural and natural heritage sites and artifacts.

Kore Formación

Online training specializing in graphic documentation and technology applied to cultural heritage, focusing on 3D reconstruction and virtualization.

CULTURE3D: Cultural Landmarks and Terrain Dataset for 3D Applications

The CULTURE3D repository contains a collection of large-scale, fine-grained 3D datasets using high-resolution images captured from various locations worldwide.

Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture webinar series_Webinar 1: The Overall 3D Digitisation Process

Introductory webinar covering the main steps, workflows, and challenges of 3D digitisation for cultural heritage.

Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture webinar series_Webinar 2: Capturing Techniques – On-field Operations

Overview of on-field 3D capturing methods, including laser scanning and photogrammetry.