Laser Scanning
A Guide to Good Practice#

By Angie Payne#

Edited by Kieron Niven#

• Acknowledgements

Section 1. Introduction to the Laser Scanning Guide#

• 1.1 Scope of this Guide
• 1.2 What is Laser Scanning?
• 1.3 Applications of Laser Scanning/ How is Laser Scanning used in archaeology
• 1.4 Current Issues or Concerns

Section 2. Acquiring and Processing Laser Scan Data#

• 2.1 Project Planning and Requirements
• 2.2 File Naming Conventions
• 2.3 Scan Data Acquisition
• 2.4 Scan Data Deliverables

Section 3. Archiving Laser Scan Data#

• 3.1 File Formats for Archiving Datasets
• 3.2 Acquisitional Metadata
• 3.3 Scan Registration Metadata
• 3.4 Metadata for Additional Products

Section 4. Case Study: Virtual Hampson Museum#

• 4.1 Project Background
• 4.2 Description of Final Deliverables and Archival Preparation
• 4.3 Archival Metadata Example

Bibliography and Further Reading#

• Bibliography