Acquisition of high resolution three-dimensional models using free, open-source, photogrammetric software

Palaeontologia Electronica

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Falkingham, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archive; Digital; Fossil; Laser scanning; Model; Photogrammetry

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; LASER METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEONTOLOGY; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; RECONSTRUCTION; SOFTWARE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84865415743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10948074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26879/264     Document Type: Article

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