InfraRed Thermography and 3D-Data Fusion for Architectural Heritage: A Scoping Review

Abstract

Comprehensive documentation is the foundation of effective conservation, repair and maintenance (CRM) practices for architectural heritage. In order to diagnose historic buildings and inform decision making, a combination of multi-disciplinary surveys is fundamental to understanding a building’s heritage and performance. Infrared thermography (IRT), a non-contact, non-invasive and non-destructive imaging technique, allows both qualitative and quantitative assessments of temperature to be undertaken. However, the inherent ow spatial resolution of thermal imaging has ed recent work to fuse thermographic and geometric data for the accurate 3D documentation of architectural heritage. This paper maps the scope of this emerging field to understand the application of IRT and 3D-data fusion (IRT-3DDF) for architectural heritage. A scoping review is undertaken to systematically map the current iterature and determine research gaps and future trends. Results indicate that the increasing availability of thermal cameras and advances in photogrammetric software are enabling thermal models to be generated successfully for the diagnosis and holistic management of architectural heritage. In addition, it is evident that IRT-3DDF provides several opportunities for additional data integration, historic building information modelling (H-BIM) and temporal analysis of historic buildings. Future developments are needed to transform IRT-3DDF findings into actionable insights and to apply IRT-3DDF to pressing climate-related challenges, such as energy efficiency, retrofitting and thermal comfort assessments.

3D printing for the reinterpretation of architectural heritage: Proposal of a model

“…The development of the possibilities of renewal and modeling of historical information will, in this context, point to new horizons in terms of adaptability to future challenges. In line with these gains, the overlap value of the results of infrared thermography in energy efficiency is different from each other [26]. In addition to the criteria mentioned above, it is known that a textured modeling is one of the most fundamental deficiencies in basic three-dimensional modeling techniques.…”

Condition Assessment of Heritage Buildings via Photogrammetry: A Scoping Review from the Perspective of Decision Makers

“…Adamopoulos and Rinaudo [25,26] discussed the integration of close-range sensing data from different techniques, including photogrammetry, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), infrared thermography (IRT), multispectral imaging, ground penetrating radar (GPR) and ultrasonic testing (UST) for inspection and monitoring. Sutherland et al [27] released a scoping review on the application of IRT and 3D-data fusion (IRT-3DDF) for architectural heritage in RGB, TLS and parametric models, while Vileikis et al [28] released a review of digital documentation tools potentially supporting a systematic assessment of the condition and changes of historic structures as future perspective. Rossi et al [29] recently proposed a comprehensive review of both conventional and innovative techniques for monitoring cultural heritage structures, including the image-and computer-vision-based approach by photogrammetry and TLS, while Sanchez-Aparicio et al [30] released a systematic review about the role of 3D point cloud data in relation to heritage buildings, structuring their dissertation mainly on the kind of sensors used for the data acquisition (both range-based and image-based) and the method employed for the data analysis.…”