July 4, 2019
Day 5: Ready for scanning
It took a week, but today we finished the cleaning of the NIP.

What has once been full of weeds and brush is now visible.

This weekend we will test our scanning processes. After some wall analysis on Sunday, the detailed scans will start on Monday. We look forward to the results.
July 5, 2019
Scanning easy . . . registration, no so much …
by Dr. Mark Schuler • 2019, Research Phase
Today, I did trial scanning in the field. I went up to Sussita early to avoid the harsh sunlight, but there were no protective clouds. The scanning was easy. But the iPad had trouble registering the third scan. I did a total of sixteen scans around the perimeter of the main excavation area and in major spaces.
Back at my room on the kibbutz, I loaded the scans onto the laptop and had the same problem with auto-registration. Above is the output of my first attempt at manual registration. The cloud is quite messy and not well aligned. So, I have read up more on registration and am working on a second attempt. Weekends are helpful.