Hongo, Kenji 
  
  
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Figure 10. Mosaic of detailed ortho-images of a mural painting of Shomyoji 
4 CONCLUSION 
We have developed an image-based information management system for restoration of cultural heritages. The system is 
an amateur system for recording current status of the object by digital still cameras, assisting a restoration researcher to 
make appropriate restoration plans, and then managing restoration history. It is possible for a restoration scientist 
without photogrammetric or image processing know-how to operate the system with short-period training. Hardware of 
the system is compact and not expensive because all hardware components of the system are for all purposes and 
available on the market. 
We hope that the system will be of much help to restoration researchers in grasping the current status of cultural 
heritages, making a restoration plan, and furthermore managing restoration records. 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
The authors are grateful to Mr. Chisho Sugata, the head priest of Shomyoji for his help at the experiment of the system. 
  
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