Professional Services
LODA: CAVAL's Large Object Digitising Apparatus
CAVAL’s Digitising Service team has completed the design and construction of CAVAL’s Large Object Digitising Apparatus. The technology is now available for use by Australian Libraries, Archives, Museums and Galleries.
The device is capable of digitising A0 sized items, using high end Canon Cameras. This removes the need for large format material to pass through rollers found in traditional large format scanning devices. The device is capable of digitising large format items such as newspapers, posters and paintings without the need for disbinding / dismantling.
Items are digitised in A0 sections, and then stitched together to form one seamless, high resolution image. This allows items larger than A0 to be digitised, as long as they can be digitised in A0 sections.
CAVAL has digitised over 40 maps for the Victorian Department of Transport, producing high resolution copies of the maps, allowing users to zoom in and uncover a wealth of detail.
Both Samples are about 14MB in size, allow time for download.