Towards a Digital Architectural Heritage Knowledge Management Platform: Producing the HBIM Model of Bait al Naboodah in Sharjah, UAE

Abstract

This paper explores the methodology for the production and integration of Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) into the museum management system of the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The historic Bait Al Naboodah Museum is documented as a pilot study using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) technology. The scanning and modelling processes are explained in a seven-stage workflow: preliminary data acquisition, site surveying and terrestrial laser scanning, processing of the captured cloud point data, post-processing and modelling, quality control, final delivery of the digital model, and its validation. The architectural elements and details of Bait Al Naboodah have been reconstructed in a multilayered 3D digital model, and its accuracy has been tested. This HBIM model has been conceived as the basis of a shared inter-institutional platform for the Museum's management.

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“…The limited data poses a significant challenge for architects, historians, and preservationists who aim to accurately represent and restore these structures [1,2]. Innovative digital solutions, such as virtual and augmented reality and, more specifically, Heritage Building Information Modelling (H-BIM) [3][4][5], are often needed to help overcome this limitation by visualizing the known elements of architectural heritage to see the bigger picture digitally and thus open the opportunities to predict the missing elements by connecting the dots. In this process, it is crucial to evaluate the accuracy of the resultant models and the reliability of the data source [6].…”