Really interesting resources on book scanning. It also covers some 3D scanning techniques as how they relate to 3D scanning.
20161203/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_scanning
20161203/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MyBookScanner,June12,2011.JPG
20161203/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_scanner
Ha, that’s a really interesting way to put things. Build a high speed book scanner from trash.
20161203/http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-High-Speed-Book-Scanner-from-Trash-and-Cheap-C/
20161203/https://www.diybookscanner.org/
20161203/https://www.diybookscanner.org/intro.html
20161203/https://www.diybookscanner.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=788
So, what does this have to do with 3D scanning? Turn a 3D scan of an object into a book! Then you can scan the corresponding output and store it in the same kinds of file formats (PDF) that are used to store scanned books. Cool. This has important implications for 3D data longevity. The advantage with books is that they can be readily understood by humans without the use of any specialized tools to read them, unlike the case for richer forms of media. Also, for the case of microfiche/microfilm, this can be readily understood with the aid of magnification optics, which are obvious, simple, and straightforward, so again, this kind of media is resistant to obsolescence. Finally, being able to bring these forward perfectly by extension into PDF brings the power of yet another technology that is resistance to obsolescence due to its sheer popularity and de facto standard adoption.
Interesting, though less related:
20161203/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_repository
I’ve found an interesting article about 3D scanning the world. Yeah, it’s totally what you were getting at. You’re not alone, there are people who share the same mindset as you. It’s just that there are not many of them. Yeah, and I must admit, I guess that’s what makes us all kind of geeky. Being a little bit too forward-looking about what technology can do but is not doing in the present.
20161203/http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-software/its-time-to-start-3d-scanning-the-world
So, anyways, I was wondering. Where was that IEEE Spectrum online article about open-source tools possibly being used for counterfeiting objects through 3D scanning and 3D printing? I can’t seem to find it, I give up. I’d have to actually read the magazine contents one at a time to find it. But, in the meantime, this is the closest I came to what I was looking for.
20161204/DuckDuckGo ieee spectrum open source 3d scanning tools counterfeiting 20161204/http://standardsinsight.com/tech-ethics/3d-printing-ieee-standards-to-address-counterfeiting