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The Development of Geotourism with the Use of 3D Digital Cave Model. A Case Study of the Bear Cave, Slovakia

https://doi.org/10.7494/geom.2020.14.2.83
Dana Tometzová
Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7857-0263
Barbara Hlavňová
Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
Slavomír Drevko
Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
Katarína Pukanská
Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7332-7691
Karol Bartoš
Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4870-5494
Agnieszka Bieda
AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9725-5960
Ľubomír Kseňak
Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

Corresponding Author(s) : Katarína Pukanská

katarina.pukanska@tuke.sk

Geomatics and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Geomatics and Environmental Engineering

Abstract

Cave tourism (speleotourism) is very popular all over the world within the broader category of geotourism. Slovakia is also well‑known for its karst areas and caves, but most of them are not freely open to the public. This paper presents how to make a cave "œaccessible" without physically entering it. This can be facilitated through the use of digital 3D models. Visitors are then able to experience cave tours through 3D projections and 3D cinema. This would allow people with disabilities and those with claustrophobia to enjoy caving. An added advantage is that the cave environment remains untouched. This paper provides a comprehensive scan of the Bear Cave using Leica ScanStation C10 terrestrial laser scanner. During the 3D modelling of the Bear Cave, Trimble RealWorks software was used to process and analyze the large data sets recorded by the scanner. As a result, not only were visualizations and images of 3D models from the cave obtained, but also a 3D animation was made using the Bentley Pointools software. The information included in this paper has been compiled from all phases of the measuring and data processing of the Bear Cave.

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geotourism digital 3D model terrestrial laser scanning Slovak Paradise Bear Cave
Tometzová, D., Hlavňová, B., Drevko, S., Pukanská, K., Bartoš, K., Bieda, A., & Kseňak, Ľubomír. (2020). The Development of Geotourism with the Use of 3D Digital Cave Model. A Case Study of the Bear Cave, Slovakia. Geomatics and Environmental Engineering, 14(2), 83–105. https://doi.org/10.7494/geom.2020.14.2.83
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