3d documentation and architectural analysis of florida's historic sugar mills

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3D Documentation and Architectural Analysis of

Floridas Historic Sugar Mills


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Sugar was introduced to the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1493, from the Canary Islands.

Sugar production expanded dramatically in the seventeenth century, when British "sugar islands"

such as Jamaica and Barbados made inroads into a sugar trade.

Sugarcane products grew to include crystalline varieties of sugar, syrups, rum and molasses.

In Florida, sugar was first commercially manufactured in Florida near New Smyrna around 1767.

During the 1800s a number of sugar mills were

built around the State including Dummett, the first

steam-powered sugar mill in Florida around 1824,

Bulow 1831, Macrae Plantation and Dunlawton 1832,

and Yulee in 1851. Most of these mills stopped production as a result

of the Seminole Indian Wars or the Civil War.

3D Documentation and Architectural Analysis

of Floridas Historic Sugar Mills

Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins, Citrus County, Florida


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The Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies has collaborated with state and federal agencies to

document and analyze the historic Florida sugar mills for purposes of preservation and restoration.

3D Documentation and Architectural Analysis

of Floridas Historic Sugar Mills

Areas of assistance include:

Mortar, stucco, and Portland cement identification, repair, and replacement

Evaluation of structural integrity and deformation

Three-dimensional as-built documentation

Computer assisted architectural drawings (CAD)

Long-term monitoring of on-site conditions


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The Bulow Mill in Flagler CountyChallenge 1:

Structural Instability Documenting Present-day Conditions


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Challenge 2:

Provide as-built models for off-site analysis, management

and restoration planning

Laser scan image in planar view allowing virtual analysis, measurement, and modeling


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Solutions:

Terrestrial LiDAR documentation with GPS and robotic total

station providing spatial references

3D Model of the Yulee Sugar Mill, Citrus County

(shown in the inset)


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Solutions:

3D Laser Scan data used to create measurable 3D models

for engineering analysis and management planning

3D Model of the Yulee Sugar Mill, Citrus County


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Method:

Field data acquisition (per location): ~ 2 days

Post-processing data: 1 week

3D point clouds of data collected consisting of millions of x, y, and z points


9/143D point clouds of data collected consisting of millions of x, y, and z points

3D Model of the Bulow Sugar Mill, Flagler County, Florida


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Final Products:

Measured drawings, as-built models, and 3D models

can be created using the scan documentation

3D point cloud of the Bulow Mill chimney seen inside and out with the 3D modeling


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Final Products:

Detection of past repairs using incompatible materials such as Portland Cement

Scan data showing different reflectivity properties of mortars

used in historic repairs that are now being corrected

Areas of Mortar Overlay

Areas of Portland Cement


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USF students received hands-on experience in historic

preservation techniques by working along side experts from the

National Park Services Historic Preservation Training Center

from Frederick, MD.


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