Survey of the Main (Principal) Temple at Machu Picchu using Optech ILRIS-3D

The main (or principle) temple at the world-renowned archaeological site Machu Picchu is a rectangular structure with three standing walls. The temple is located north of the site's sacred square. The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST), University of Arkansas conducted high density surveys of the main temple as part of a UCLA field school in 2009. During the field school, students acquired the 3D survey data with the Optech ILRIS 3D while learning about different mapping and documentation standards. CAST researchers completed the additional data processing. Visit YouTube to view a fly-through of the 3D scan of the main temple at Machu Picchu: http://youtu.be/yoUbpq9kZRg世界知名的考古遗址马丘比丘（Machu Picchu）的主（核心）神庙为一座尚存三座墙体的矩形建筑，该神庙坐落于遗址神圣广场北侧。 2009年，作为加州大学洛杉矶分校（University of California, Los Angeles，UCLA）野外实习项目的组成部分，阿肯色大学高级空间技术中心（Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, CAST）对这座主神庙开展了高密度勘测。实习期间，学生们借助Optech ILRIS 3D设备采集三维勘测数据，同时学习各类测绘与文档编制标准，后续的数据补充处理工作由CAST研究人员完成。 可访问YouTube平台查看马丘比丘主神庙三维扫描的飞行浏览视频：http://youtu.be/yoUbpq9kZRg