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Figure 6: Digital orthophoto of a small section of the facade of the Schonbrunn Castle, with vector data overlaid.
On initiative from Dr. Kippes (Castle Schonbrunn, Man
agement) a Building Management System will be created,
and all data and information stemming from photogram-
metric compilation stored in it. In this process, relational
data is specified, linking with other relevant information
as stored - such as restoration conditions, origin of the
geometric data source, etc. Most of the commonly used
systems provide the capability to handle 2 ‘/2 D vector
data only. Moreover, the integration of raster data for
modeling purposes is not supported (it can only be inte
grated as surface texture, to serve purposes of visualiza
tion). For proper and convenient heritage documentation,
a geometric 3D building management system with the 4 th
dimension - the time scale - is needed.
Technical Statement: 4-dimensional information sys
tems have to be developed, to allow, on the one hand, for
relationally connecting geometric models with other
special information, and on the other hand, to represent
monument and site changes in time.
Financial Statement: Including information as needed
by tourism management into the general spatial informa
tion system may provide some financial contribution for
purposes of heritage preservation.
9. PRESERVING THE „HISTORIC CENTRE OF
VIENNA“, DECLARED TO WORLD HERI
TAGE
Including a monument or site in the World Heritage List
(WHL) by the UNESCO is a highly valuable predicate.
The list contains currently 754 items; the Buddha sculp
tures of Bamiyan (Section 5), the Cultural Landscape of
Fertô/Neusiedler See (Section 6) and the Palace and
Gardens of Schonbrunn (Section 8) belong to it. Year for
year there are considerable additions to the WHL; some
critics speak of inflationary trends in this respect (e.g.
Bartetzko, 2003).
The predicate „World Heritage“ attracts many more
tourists; alone for this reason, this status, ones achieved,
will be kept as far as possible. This is also true, e.g., for
the „Historic Centre of Vienna“ - a status granted in
2001; it resulted in much activity in photogrammetry,
laser scanning, and in spatial information science. Apply
ing the data thus acquired allowed the corresponding
department of the municipality of Vienna (MA 41) to
derive of them a 3D urban model of the city (Figure 7).
