Dear Norman, I read your interesting response to the question of Ming regarding a 3D scanner. Could you recommend an illustrative paper, which shows how to deal with 3D landmarks in terms of geometric morphometry? I know that, in prnciple, the calculatiuns are not different from those for 2D landmarks. Which software package would you recommend to use for that purpose?
Sincerely yours, Oliver Betz >We have a K-M VIVID 910 Color Laser 3D scanner in the NHM Palaeontology >Dept. and have been experimenting with an ALICONA Infinite Focus Microscope >which we've had on loan for the last few months. For insects I'd think the >Alicona would be the better bet, though the K-M could handle specimens down >to a cm or so in length. This technology is 'moderately priced' right now, >at least as far as serious scientific instruments go, especially macroscopic >scanners (e.g., ï¿¡10K-ï¿¡60K). That having been said, the price drop over the >last few years has been impressive. Systems that were no better than the K-M >came with a price tag of over $1 million 5-7 years ago. > > >Norm MacLeod > > >___________________________________________________________________ > >Prof. Norman MacLeod >Keeper of Palaeontology >The Natural History Museum >Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD > > >(0)207 942-5204 (Office) >(0)207 942-5546 (Fax) >http://www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/a&ss/nm/nm.html (Web Page) > >___________________________________________________________________ > > >On 18/8/05 15:06, "morphmet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > Does anyone know about the application of 3d scanner in digitalization > > of insect specimens? How? How much? > > > > yours sincerely, > > > > Ming BAI > > > > > > ---------- > > Dr. Ming BAI > > Box 36, Institute of Zoology > > Chinese Academy of Sciences > > 25 Beisihuanxi Road, Haidian District > > Beijing, 100080 > > PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA > > > > TEL: 86-10-62528635; 86-10-62552338 > > FAX: 86-10-62565689 > > QQ:21074161 > > ICQ:347-152-001 > > MSN:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MAILBOX:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/workers/MBai.htm > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > DO YOU YAHOO!? > > é èå è´¹Gé®ç®±ï¼ä¸å½ç¬¬ä¸ç»æ åå¾é®ä»¶éªæ°è¶ 大é®ç®± > > >-- >Replies will be sent to the list. >For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org Prof. Dr. Oliver Betz Zoologisches Institut Abt. Evolutionsbiologie der Invertebraten Auf der Morgenstelle 28E D-72076 Tübingen Germany phone: 0049-(0)7071-2972995 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:/www.uni-tuebingen.de/agbetz -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
