The mine of Naica, in Chihuahua, Mexico became world famous at the beginning of the last century when gypsum crystals found there proved to be the largest in the world at that time. In 2001, three new caves were discovered in the same mine containing truly gigantic gypsum crystals. In 2005 an international program was launched to study all the scientific aspects related to the gypsum crystals. Particularly important was verification by the Italian company Virtualgeo, as to the possibility of surveying the caves with laser scanning technology, with the intention of generating a three-dimensional digital model of the Cueva de los Cristales with the proprietary software CloudCUBE.
Canevese E.P., Tedeschi R., Forti P. (2008). Laser scanner technology in extreme environments. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOINFORMATICS, 8(11), 6-11.
Laser scanner technology in extreme environments
FORTI, PAOLO
2008
Abstract
The mine of Naica, in Chihuahua, Mexico became world famous at the beginning of the last century when gypsum crystals found there proved to be the largest in the world at that time. In 2001, three new caves were discovered in the same mine containing truly gigantic gypsum crystals. In 2005 an international program was launched to study all the scientific aspects related to the gypsum crystals. Particularly important was verification by the Italian company Virtualgeo, as to the possibility of surveying the caves with laser scanning technology, with the intention of generating a three-dimensional digital model of the Cueva de los Cristales with the proprietary software CloudCUBE.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
