Palenque
Palenque Regional Project
Palenque (Mexico)
The purpose of this project is to define a new approach to the study and preservation of Maya archaeological heritage that is able to promote digital documentation methods of heritage sites and disseminate results in under-documented areas of Southern Mexico.
To achieve these goals, we have a partnership with the Proyecto Regional Palenque (Palenque Regional Project- PREP), developed by Dr. Rodrigo Liendo Stuardo of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where also UC Berkeley is collaborating.
The project also experiments with new methodologies of online data curation and dissemination based on open access, 3D visualization, and high-speed networks. Thus, the project uses the Pacific Research Platform (PRP), the new UC big data freeway system, to share and co-locate Big Cultural Heritage Data (BCHD) over this high-speed network to be distributed in state-of-the-art 3D visualization platforms.
The project explores alternative means of dissemination for visitors and local communities in Chiapas based on augmented reality and mobile apps. Mobile technologies will make 3D models, maps, and archaeological interpretations available to the public and local communities visiting Palenque simply by downloading a custom-made mobile app. Using this mobile app, visitors and local communities will be able to locate and scan target images placed in pre-determined points of interests and access a version of the database customized for the general public.
Media: Pointcloud Palenque