Fort Laramie National Historic Site

In 2009, Wyoming's Fort Laramie was the subject of a digital preservation pilot project between the National Park Service, CyArk, and the University of Colorado, Denver. The documentation of Fort Laramie focused on the four remaining buildings of Officer's Row (Old Bedlam, Post Trader's Complex, Post Surgeon's Quarters, Lt. Colonel's Quarters), the adjacent Parade Ground, and the ruins of the Post Hospital. The team used laser scanners and photography to capture the interior and exterior of the buildings as well as the surrounding grounds for context. The project produced highly accurate 3D data to aid in the ongoing conservation and restoration work of the fort. Additional 3D reconstructions, animations, and other multimedia were generated to supplement existing educational and interpretive media. Although small, measuring 100 by 80 feet, the construction of the site's first building in 1834 marked the beginning of a major transformation in the American west. What would later become Fort Laramie, began as a trading post where it's owners primarily traded buffalo robes with local American Indian communities, particularly the Lakota or Sioux. Throughout the mid to late 1800s, the site changed alongside the decline of the buffalo population, the intensive westward movement of emigrant populations, and the US government's militaristic takeover of American Indian lands. Fort Laramie became one of the most consequential military posts on the northern plains, playing a significant and controversial role in American Indian relations. As the 19th century came to a close along with Western expansion, the role of the fort diminished. The buildings on the site today reflect a significant turning point in shaping the American landscape today. External Project Link: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/tAIC3hDt90-0Ig Additional Info Link: https://cyark.org/projects/fort-laramie

2009年，怀俄明州的拉勒米堡（Fort Laramie）成为美国国家公园管理局（National Park Service）、赛阿克（CyArk）与科罗拉多大学丹佛分校（University of Colorado, Denver）联合开展数字保护试点项目的核心对象。本次拉勒米堡的数字化建档工作聚焦于军官排区（Officer's Row）现存的四座建筑——旧疯人院（Old Bedlam）、驿商综合楼（Post Trader's Complex）、驻地军医宿舍（Post Surgeon's Quarters）与中校宿舍（Lt. Colonel's Quarters）、毗邻的阅兵场，以及驻地医院遗址。项目团队采用激光扫描仪与摄影技术，采集了建筑内外及周边场地的实景数据以还原场景语境。该项目生成了高精度三维数据，用于辅助该堡垒当前的保护与修复工作。此外，团队还制作了额外的三维重建模型、动画及其他多媒体素材，以补充现有的教育与解说媒介。尽管该遗址首座建筑于1834年建成时仅占地100×80英尺，但其建造标志着美国西部大规模转型的开端。日后发展为拉勒米堡的这片区域最初是一处贸易驿站，其所有者主要与当地美洲原住民社群——尤其是拉科塔族（Lakota）或苏族（Sioux）——交易野牛皮。在19世纪中后期，随着野牛种群锐减、移民群体大规模西进，以及美国政府以武力夺取美洲原住民土地，该遗址的功能也随之变迁。拉勒米堡后来成为北部平原上举足轻重的军事要塞之一，在美洲原住民关系事务中扮演了极具争议性的关键角色。随着19世纪末西部拓殖运动落幕，该堡垒的功能逐渐弱化。如今遗址内的建筑见证了塑造当代美国风貌的重大历史转折点。外部项目链接：https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/tAIC3hDt90-0Ig 附加信息链接：https://cyark.org/projects/fort-laramie