Abstract:
The development of technology has paved the way to
apply modern engineering tools in interdisciplinary perspectives.
As a country relying heavily on tourism, the ancient heritage
of Sri Lanka has its unique features, though it has not been
well presented to the world of tourism. Thus, there exists a
research gap in reaching out to the world, where the solution
lies in collaborating among the fields of Engineering, Archeology
and Tourism. The aim of the research is to reduce this gap
in visualization of archaeological sites in Sri Lanka integrating
modern engineering tools. The methodology involved site visits
for physical data collection, drone mappings and 3D scanning.
The obtained data is digitized using suitable mapping techniques.
The digitized data is used for 3D model creation and visualization
which involves steps of platform selection, texturing
and rendering with the aid of Virtual Reality and Augmented
Reality Techniques. The established framework is applied to two
case studies; Thuparamaya Circular Relic House and Jethawanaramaya
Image House. With the successful validation of the
developed framework for the two case studies, it can be concluded
that the developed framework can be used at other ancient
archeological sites to promote tourism in Sri Lanka.
Citation:
G. Kodagoda et al., "3D Modeling and Visualization of Archaeological Sites using Modern Engineering Tools to Promote Tourism in Sri Lanka," 2023 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2023, pp. 503-508, doi: 10.1109/MERCon60487.2023.10355453.