Cultural properties, even if carefully preserved, can suffer damage and deterioration requiring restoration. Sometimes even locked away out of view, they have not been scientifically analyzed or had basic data recorded. We need to make records of on their present condition to ensure the accuracy of future restorations, and so Professor Emeritus Ide of Kyoto University developed a ultra-high resolution scanner. Its resolution, 900 times greater than high-end digital cameras, records extremely accurate images. With weight reduced from 500 to 100kg, and modular construction for easy carrying, the new scanner quickly found other applications – for example, disaster planners are now using it to scan data from old maps in order to mitigate future damage. The technology of the world’s first ultra-high resolution scanner is introduced.

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