SatScan-Art is a revolutionary new technology, developed by SmartDrive, which glides over works of art surveying and gathering digital data; creating stunning ultra-high resolution images with extraordinary detail and clarity.

In minutes huge areas are scanned and preserved in visible spectra, Infra-Red and UV often revealing fascinating never seen before features from the original masterpiece.

Ideal for:

• Research institutes
• Restoration studios
• Galleries
• Museums
• Private collectors
• Auction houses

A unique combination of automation equipment with state of the art software to provide automated capture and assembly of multiple fields of view to generate extremely high resolution images. The multiple fields are achieved by moving a head carrying lighting and cameras across a subject painting and taking digital images at precisely monitored positions. This information is then passed over to the SatScan software, which proceeds to automatically stitch adjacent fields to produce a high resolution output. The intelligent stitching algorithm is able to stitch adjacent fields accurately, even with very little visible data present within the images to produce the best images possible.

Flexibility
The flexible nature of the system hardware and software allows for multi-spectral imaging of the subject matter, from infra-red through to ultraviolet
to allow hidden aspects of the subject to be made visible. Furthermore, a laser measuring instrument can be implemented to provide accurate profile data for assessing canvas and paint condition.

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Ultra- High Resolution
The unique blend of technologies utilised in SatScan Art allows large items to be imaged at resolutions far higher than any current standard digital camera is capable of achieving and without the many forms of associated artifacts and lens distortions that would otherwise be present.

The example to left is zoomed in from the larger image and clearly shows the canvas detailing that would be missing in a conventional digital camera image due to lack of resolution. Also note the lack of joint lines where multiple fields have been stitched.

The image bottom left was taken using the infra-red illumination and camera
and clearly shows a series of otherwise invisible marks.

Knowing about the presence of these “hidden” attributes allows conservators to approach such areas with the appropriate level of care to prevent unnecessary damage; these features can also be used to verify the authenticity of pieces of artwork as copies are unlikely to contain these otherwise invisible attributes.