Information Warehouse

Organizations

Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER)
English Heritage
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), records and interprets the sites, monuments and buildings of Scotland's past, promotes a greater appreciation of their value through the maintenance of the National Monuments Record of Scotland (NMRS) and presents them by means of publications and exhibitions.
The Australian Rock Art Research Association (AURA)
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
The International Committee for Architectural Photogrammetry (CIPA)
Virtual Heritage, repository of documents, news and information relating to heritage and technology.

Standards and Guidelines

HABS/HAER Publications, includes standards, guides, reference and books.
English Heritage Publications, publications can be found by performing a search using “metric survey” as keywords.
The IFRAO Standard Scale (The International Federation of Rock Art Organizations), on the Australian Rock Art Research Association Website.
Canadian Conservation Institute Preservation of Electronic Records: New Knowledge and Decision-making, 2003 Symposium publication
Documenting the Cultural Heritage, information on archiving heritage recording data.

Glossary

The IFRAO Rock Art Glossary, on the Australian Rock Art Research Association Website.

Policies

The Venice Charter: International Charter For The Conservation And Restoration Of Monuments And Sites, ICOMOS, Second International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic Buildings. See Article 16 which outlines the importance of Publication and related Documentation activities.
ICOMOS Principles for the Recording of Monuments, Groups of Buildings and Sites, text ratified by the 11th ICOMOS General Assembly, held in Sofia, Bulgaria, 5-9 October, 1996.
Charter on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage, adopted by the ICOMOS General Assembly. See Article 8 which outlines the importance of Documentation.
ICOMOS Principles for the Preservation and Conservation/Restoration of Wall Paintings, Ratified by the ICOMOS 14th General Assembly, in Vicoria Falls, Zimbabwe, October 2003. See Article 3 which outlines the importance of Documentation.
Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Heritage Value, ICOMOS New Zealand. See Part 12 which outlines the importance of Records.
Recommendation on International Principles Applicable to Archaeological Excavations, UNESCO. See Part 25 which outlines the importance of Documentation.
Principles for the Preservation of Historic Timber Buildings Charter, ICOMOS International Wood Committee. See Parts 1 and 2 pertaining to the importance of Recording and Documentation.

Monitoring

Methods for monitoring the condition of historic places, Tony Walton, 2003 (40pp., PDF format, 232k) Department of Conservation Technical Series 27, New Zealand Department of Conservation.

Research and Development

Carleton Immersive Media Studio, Carleton University; site provides project examples as well as some useful links.
DigiCULT, consortium providing a list of capturing tools.
i3mainz Web site on 3D scanning, evaluation of various scanners and software provided by the Institute for Spatial Information and Surveying Technology.

Software

Carleton Immersive Media Studio, Carleton University; site provides project examples as well as some useful links.
Cultural Heritage Imaging, Web resources.