Somme American Cemetery, France
| General Attributes |
DOI| 10.26301/dh5p-q964 | |
| Project Name | Somme American Cemetery |
| Country | France |
| Status | Published |
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| Spatial Data | Download (Links to all available data types will be emailed) |
| Data Bounds (approx.) |
Data Types |
| Data Type |
Size |
Device Name |
Device Type |
| Photogrammetry - Terrestrial | 8.33 GB | Canon EOS 6D | DSLR |
| Photogrammetry - Aerial | 3.31 GB | DJI Phantom 4 Pro | Drone |
| LiDAR - Terrestrial | 9.65 GB | Faro Focus X330 | Phase Based Laser Scanner |
| Background |
| Site Description | The World War I Somme American Cemetery and Memorial in France is sited on a gentle slope typical of the open, rolling Picardie countryside. The 14.3-acre cemetery contains the graves of 1,844 of our military dead. Most lost their lives while serving in American units attached to British armies, or in operations near Cantigny. The headstones, set in regular rows, are separated into four plots by paths that intersect at the flagpole near the top of the slope. The longer axis leads to the chapel at the eastern end of the cemetery.
A massive bronze door surmounted by an American eagle leads into the chapel, whose outer walls contain sculptured pieces of military equipment. Once inside, light from a cross-shaped crystal window above the marble altar bathes the subdued interior with light. The walls bear the names of 333 of the missing. A rosette marks the name of the soldier listed on the Walls of the Missing that has since been recovered and identified. |
| Project Description | To honor the centennial anniversary of the First World War, CyArk partnered with the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) to document eight military cemetery chapels dedicated to the American armed forces throughout Europe. The Somme American Cemetery chapel was documented in August 2016 using LiDAR laser scanning and aerial and terrestrial photogrammetry. CyArk’s digital documentation allows people who are unable to physically visit the site to experience the monument and remember those who gave their lives for their country. |
| Additional Information | Learn more |
| Collection Date | 2016-08-06 to 2016-08-07 |
| Publication Date | 2020-06-22 |
| License Type | CC BY-NC-SA |
| Citation |
| 2020: Somme American Cemetery - Photogrammetry - Terrestrial , Photogrammetry - Aerial , LiDAR - Terrestrial . Collected by CyArk . Distributed by Open Heritage 3D. https://doi.org/10.26301/dh5p-q964 |
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