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Digital Heritage Preservation

Description Example Impacts SDG Alignment
Global cultural and natural heritage faces growing Global Digital Heritage (GDH) is a not-for-
threats from conflict, disasters, increased tourism, profit organisation digitally documenting Quality Cultural
climate change, and environmental damage, and preserving cultural and natural Education heritage
endangering our shared history. Traditional heritage using advanced 3D visualisation preservation
preservation methods alone are insufficient. and geospatial technologies.
Virtual world technologies, can support education, Collaborating closely with governments,
research, heritage management, and community museums, scholars, and indigenous Improved Sustainable Target 11.4
sustainability, protecting cultural identity and communities, GDH safeguards cultural accessibility tourism
providing benefits for global scholars, institutions, identity and community heritage
Indigenous communities and future generations. addressing global threats from conflicts,
By providing open access to digital heritage data natural disasters, increased tourism, and Climate Environmental
and detailed 3D and immersive models, cultural rapid environmental change. Global Change protection
and scientific resources can be democratized as a Digital Heritage addresses this urgent Adaptation
unified world patrimony, ensuring future need through innovative 3D digital Target 17.7
generations access to their cultural identity and documentation, virtualisation, and open-
heritage information fostering public engagement access models preserving and Risk Level
worldwide and ensuring that humanity´s history is safeguarding a variety of physical
safeguarded. sources in their original format. Public safety Low Medium High

Stakeholder acceptance Low Medium High
Key Technologies
Data privacy and security Low Medium High
Digital Metaverse AR VR MR AI IoT
MR
IoT
Twin GAI Financial/operational Low Medium High

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