CRISTAL Objectives:

The primary objective of this portion of the research effort was
to use contemporary videographic and computer processing
technologies to develop a digital environment for integrating,
manipulating, and retrieving graphic information relating to the
management of cultural resources.  Techniques for manipulating
images were investigated in an attempt to supplement the
preservation decision process with powerful graphics tools.  By
applying these emerging technologies to the "preservation
process", it was hoped that a multifaceted computer based
document that comprehensively describes the cultural environment
could be created.  An additional objective was to demonstrate
that the data acquisition process can be facilitated by the
ability to extract single frame digital images of structures and
artifacts from real time video recordings. 

<dfile37>   CRISTAL: Introduction
<dfile41>   CRISTAL: Description
<dfile62>   CRISTAL: Summary
<dfile67>   CRISTAL: Integrated Information Environment