3D palaeontological and petrological specimen scan data

Description

The BGS 3D scans store holds digital 3-dimensional scans of BGS palaeontological and petrological specimens. The data include 3-dimensional meshes and 2-dimensional images exported by the scanning hardware and software. Data are stored in software-independent 3D modelling formats such as .OBJ and .PLY. These scans are useful for research purposes, for example allowing members of the broader geoscience community to interactively view a particular specimen, and for publicising BGS specimen holdings.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 http://www.bgs.ac.uk/collections/jiscGB3DTypeFossils.html

Tags

  • digital-data
  • data.gov.uk-(non-inspire)
  • nerc_ddc
  • palaeontology
  • petrology

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