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Cultural Heritage Imaging -CHI, une organisation à but non lucratif américaine développe et met à disposition des outils d'imagerie pour le patrimoine. Les logiciels de construction et visualisation des images de réflectance transformées (reflectance transformation imaging RTI) sont en particulier disponibles gratuitement sur leur site, comme des méthodes de photogrammétrie ou de gestion des données.http://culturalheritageimaging.org/About_Us/Mission/[caption id="attachment_491" align="alignnone" width="300"] The Sennedjem Lintel from the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley.RTI representation showing color information (bottom portion) and “specular enhancement” mode showing surface shape and enhanced reflectance (top portion). Source : http://culturalheritageimaging.org/IMAGES/lintel_specular_split_detail.jpg[/caption]Our Mission:Cultural Heritage Imaging (CHI) drives development and adoption of practical digital imaging and preservation solutions for people passionate about saving humanity's treasures today, before they are lost.Our vision at CHI is to democratize technology, empowering people all over the world to document their own cultural heritage, helping to preserve and protect it for future generations.The technologies and principles that guide our work are leading to new and easy-to-learn imaging techniques that can be made available and accessible to people all over the world.By providing tools, technology, and training, CHI drives the adoption of new practices by a broad constituency, from major art museums to remote archaeological sites to fields in the natural sciences.