Arc-Team and the OpArc Project
summary
Arc Team applies open source software and hardware to archaeology, providing concrete results: a migration from closed tools to a software list on GitHub, an archaeological field manager for mobile recording, and four prototypes of an open quadcopter between 2006–2014 that enable aerial 3D surveys. Built devices include ROVs/USVs, a sonar-cleaning tool, a Fala3D 3D printer that prints skulls and CT-extracted artifacts, and SLAM rigs. Cost examples: a commercial drone at €50–60k vs an €1,500 drone, and an open Raman spectrometer target ~€3k. Open data work includes the Tahung facial reconstruction and museum webGIS deployments.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to Arc-Team
- 2:49Open source software in archaeology
- 5:39Open hardware and robotics
- 7:28Sharing knowledge and open research
- 8:54Open data and web applications
- 9:36Impact on other scientific fields
- 11:20Q&A session
