Analysis of a site’s integrity by 3D models and integrated database, Case Study: the Pic-du-Midi high-mountain observatory (France)

Cotte, Michel, Laroche, Florent, Quantin, Matthieu, Jeanson, Loïc and Bourgeois, Nicolas (2018) Analysis of a site’s integrity by 3D models and integrated database, Case Study: the Pic-du-Midi high-mountain observatory (France). In: ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy", 13-14th December 2017, New Delhi, India. [Conference or Workshop Item]

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Abstract (in English)

The concept of “integrity”, as currently used in the analysis of World Heritage sites or cultural landscapes mainly consists of 1) the composition of a given site, regarding its origins and its current state of conservation; 2) the visual and functional relationships between its components (attributes). One of the major questions is “what defines the origin period?”. The integrity analysis has to clearly understand and evaluate which tangible components exist, in order to correctly identify their origin period, estimate how much of the original structure and function remain. An additional difficulty rises in case of scientific and/or technical heritage assessment: the very historical necessity of updating and implementing technical/scientific innovations. These follow advances in science and/or technique(s), and lead to frequent successive changes, impacting the site’s structure. Hence, for living sites, one cannot see the origin of the project as the only reference state, as it could be for classical heritage; it is instead requisite to enlighten a chronological series of major reference states. The Pic-du-Midi Observatory (France) is a remarkable example as high-mountain scientific station (2860 m). Its various and successive scientific uses led to a series of reshaping and structural evolutions over around 150 years, till nowadays. We have there a series of reference states very conform to an active scientific station and observatory. The project aims to combine historical data and measurements on the current site’s state, to build a succession of 3D models for a series of 5 or 6 ‘reference state’ of the observatory within associated database, and to document the integrity analysis more accurately than usual. The final uses of the digital achievement will also serve for the management of the site and for further development of pedagogical historical movies for visitors (Pic-du-Midi houses a museum of astronomy and physical sciences).

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Authors:	Authors Email Cotte, Michel cotte.michel@orange.fr Laroche, Florent florent.laroche@irccyn.ec-nantes.fr Quantin, Matthieu UNSPECIFIED Jeanson, Loïc UNSPECIFIED Bourgeois, Nicolas UNSPECIFIED
Languages:	English
Keywords:	integrity; digital models; database; observatory; World Heritage sites; tangible heritage; innovations; scientific station; 3D
Subjects:	F.SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES OF CONSERVATION > 07. Archaeological dating L.PRESENTATION AND TRANSMISSION OF HERITAGE > 03. Presentation M.WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION > 05. Criteria P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 05. Europe
National Committee:	ICOMOS International
ICOMOS Special Collection:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
ICOMOS Special Collection Volume:	19th General Assembly, New Delhi, 2017
Depositing User:	intern icomos
Date Deposited:	11 Jan 2019 14:14
Last Modified:	26 Jul 2023 13:33
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/2010

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