Digital Archiving of Historical Water Utilization Structures Using an Interdisciplinary Method

Abstract

Human effortsto regulate watercourses and the use of water energy in theirfavour goes backinto the past.Although historical water managementand utilizationstructures are the proof of that, only a small number of such structures have been preserved.The article deals with the appliedresearch of the use of modern geodetic laser scanning stations in combination with photogrammetric digital technologies forcreating technical documentation and digital visualization of historical structures and national cultural monuments.Specifically, in this case, we will focus on the water utilizationbuildings –the water mill and water sawmill in the National Open-Air Museum, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic.Digital twins created using modern technologiesmay well servenot only for geo-tourismpurposes but also as basis for potential futurereconstruction or redevelopment projects.