A framework to increase the video-mapping accuracy of an architectural heritage mock-up

This paper aims to describe a method to improve the mapping accuracy of a spatial-projection-based augmented mock-up in order to illustrate different surveys conducted of the church of Santa Maria Inter Vineas in Ascoli Piceno (Italy). These surveys are compared to the church's complex building history in order to better understand the changes that have occurred over the centuries and investigate different approaches to its restoration. A content-aware mesh-correction projection technique is illustrated, which can then project information concerning the cultural object of study onto a scaled mock-up, either for educational purposes and analytical knowledge, or to draft a restoration plan.