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| Formation | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ben Kacyra |
| Purpose | Digital documentation of cultural heritage sites and architecture |
| Headquarters | Oakland, California |
| Products | CyArk 3D Heritage Archive |
| Methods | Laser scanning, digital modeling |
| Website | cyark |
CyArk (from "cyber archive"[1]) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Oakland, California, United States founded in 2003. CyArk's mission is to "digitally record, archive and share the world's most significant cultural heritage and ensure that these places continue to inspire wonder and curiosity for decades to come."[2]
CyArk's founder, Ben Kacyra, stated during his speech at the 2011 TED Conference that the organization was created in response to increasing human and natural threats to heritage sites, and to ensure the "collective human memory" is not lost while making it available through modern dissemination tools like the internet and mobile platforms.[3]
The organization is known for its work with a number of partners in producing high-quality digital scanning of World Heritage Sites, such as Angkor Wat, Pompeii, Chichen Itza, the Eastern Qing tombs, Nineveh, the Antonine Wall, Mount Rushmore, and many others.[4][5][6][7]
- ^ "Ben Kacyra: Ancient wonders captured in 3D". YouTube. November 9, 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ CyArk's website
- ^ "Video of Ben Kacyra's speech at the TED 2011 conference". Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- ^ Brown, John; Elizabeth Lee (2008). "Ancient History Meets New Technology". Professional Surveyor Magazine. No. March. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ Lee, Elizabeth (October 2010). "Scanning Rushmore – Digitizing the Legacy". The American Surveyor. Vol. 7, no. 7. pp. 10–19. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ Luccio, Matteo (2013). "Surveying Cultural Heritage". Professional Surveyor Magazine. No. July. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ "CyArk Projects". CyArk. Retrieved 2014-10-11.