Methods, techniques and standards for geometric documentation of cultural heritage

The incorporation of new technologies in the geometric documentation of cultural heritage must contribute to the application of new methods and techniques for both its investigation and its diffusion. However, the apparent rate of development of the technology, together with the social immediacy, does not allow the establishment of an entire process of technologies and procedures necessary in all types of geometric documentation projects. This report intends to establish a brief reflection of the state of the enquiry, underlining that one of the present difficulties is the representation of cultural heritage and providing for each one of them a beginning point that will contribute to the establishment of a correct development in the process of creativity, innovation, culture and education.