Digital Heritage
Documentation for
the World
Global Digital Heritage (GDH) is a not-for-profit, private research and education organization dedicated to documenting, monitoring, and preserving our global cultural and natural heritage. We use digital visualization, 3D virtualization, geospatial informatics, and open access solutions to provide digital data and 3D models to governments, regional institutions, museums, local scholars, and the public. A key element of our mission is the democratization of science-we make all data freely available to the world in support of cultural heritage, heritage management, education, public access, scientific research, and to enhance the digital humanities.
Highlights
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Uncovering Hidden Iron-Age Towns with LidArc: A New Chapter in African Heritage
A groundbreaking collaborative initiative between University of Cape Town (UCT), South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), and Global Digital Heritage Afrika (GDHA) has revealed, with unprecedented clarity, the remnants of pre-colonial urban landscapes once inhabited by Basotho and Batswana communities in southern Africa. At the heart of this project lies the power of the LidArc […]
Overview
- 18 NUMBER OF COUNTRIES
- 300 SITES AND MUSEUMS
- 10 ARTIFACTS
- 30 SCANS
- 3 PHOTOGRAPHS
- 180 GIGABITES OF DATA
Preserving the past for the future
Global Digital Heritage is a non-profit organization committed to the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of cultural heritage worldwide through cutting-edge digital technologies.
Thanks to the generous support of the Hitz Foundation, we work with institutions and communities to make humanity’s legacy accessible to all — now and for generations to come.
Your support makes digital heritage preservation possible. Every donation helps us continue scanning, modeling, and sharing the art, history, and architecture that shape our collective identity. Help us protect who we are — pixel by pixel.
Equipment
State-of-the-art technology to three-dimensionally scan history. We use digital visualization, 3D virtualization, geospatial informatics, and open access solutions to provide digital data and 3D models to governments, regional institutions, museums, local
Team
We believe that many nations, local and regional museums, and universities have specific and spectacular places, monuments, and museum collections that are critical to the global scientific agenda. While these are often recognized for their heritage value