Two short intensive courses were carried out between 14-16/4/2014 and 16-20/4/2014 in the Old City of Jerusalem. 23 participants (including engineers and workers in the field of heritage conservation) attended the courses that was given by two experts: Dr. Bjorn Van Genechten and Prof. Mario Santana. The two courses explored the concept of (Digital recording of buildings and monuments in Jerusalem) and focused on the following topics:
- Principles of documentation and recording for historic buildings and sites
- Site Documentation: techniques to prepare a site map
- Strategy building for site documentation and field work.
- Equipment and techniques for recording and documentation (Mainly Total Station.
- Dealing with photogrammetric programs.
Both courses also included practical training in the field on EU restoration projects.
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These two courses are part of the efforts to establish an applied training institute for practitioners and professionals in the preservation of architectural heritage , and offer capacity building and applied training for engineers, architects, contractors and skilled labour involved in conservation.