XpeCAM X02 is developing beyond the state-of-the-art in the documentation of Cultural Heritage objects both through hardware and software. It will result in an innovative spectral imaging solution with novel features as: (a) portability; (b) unique design; (c) user friendliness; (d) automation; (e) measurement quality, and (f) intelligent analytics. By the end of the project, the XpeCAM X02 platform is expected to be the state of the art on technological innovation used in the Cultural Heritage conservation market, redefining the standards of object documentation. It is anticipated that the XpeCAM platform will be constantly used in the everyday work of conservation scientists, art historians, museum curators, and collectors. Through its social capabilities, multiple new applications will be developed enabling the communication and discussions between professionals from different disciplines.
Culture is the reference of our past, of where we have come from. Its protection, preservation, and promotion are critical to guarantee our present and future identity as a person, city or nation. Further, Cultural Heritage has proven to hold an important role in today’s tourism industry. This fact is bringing more preservation challenges to that same Cultural Heritage, since today’s mass tourism is endangering even more our unique artefacts all over the world.
Novel diagnostic solutions, like XpeCAM X02 platform, are considered potentially critical to this present challenge to assure efficient preservation of Cultural Heritage, and are seen today as the key factor to guarantee the future preservation of our European identity and also to help understand it better.
During XpeCAM X02 dissemination activities the expressed interest from the specialized public attending the several events and workshops related to Spectral Imaging in Art Conservation has increased. Technicians as Art conservators are demanding more and more solutions as they start to understand the technology behind it and how it can help them to understand better their object of work and to control their conservation intervention.
