LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS AND ITS ROLE IN DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE UPPER KAMA REGION ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
The article considers the need to structure and catalogue knowledge on the landscapes and environmental objects adjoining architectural heritage. Digital architectural heritage surveying and conservation technologies expand the potentialities of environment and landscape analysis and documentation. The article describes the process of landscape analysis for developing a database. Some results of the landscape analysis conducted for the cities of Cherdyn and Usolye (Perm Krai) and the initial principles of data cataloging are presented. This experience allows us to estimate the amount of data collected. Together with digital 3D models obtained by laser scanning and photogrammetry, these data can make up a complete digital model of the city’s historical parts.