CAL FIRE DINS data collected by damage inspectors included the fire perimeter layer (shown in light orange), as well as attribute data attached to point features as seen here, with Damage, Structure Type, and a post-fire image for each affected property. © CAL FIRE, 2025.

SESSION CHAIR: Uta Pottgiesser

Since 1990 Docomomo has advanced the conversation about what constitutes significance in modern heritage — what should be preserved, and how best to preserve it. After nearly 40 years Docomomo, wants to revisit and discuss its methods and tools with regard to the advancement of new digital technologies. How do these technologies influence the theoretical and practical work of Docomomo in its International Specialist Committees (ISCs), the national working parties and in education and professional practices?

The panel addresses current state-of-the-art digital technologies and how they are applied in scientific and professional practice. The panel aims to explore their relevance for the strategic development of Docomomo International.

• Community Legacy in the Face of Wildfires: GIS Mapping as First-Response Heritage Documentation
  Morgan Quirk, USA

• Inventory of Abu Dhabi Modern Heritage (IADMH): Digital Tools and Methodological Framework
  Mohammed Almadhoun, Amel Chabbi, Yasmeen Al Rashdi, Ahmad Alzubi, UAE

• Educating for Change: Reimagining Modern Heritage in the UAE through Digital Documentation
  Lina Ahmad, Marco Sosa, UAE

• Docomomo 3D Platform: Open, Multi-Modal Models for Modern Heritage
  Yingwen Yu, Edward Verbree, Peter van Oosterom, Wido Quist, Uta Pottgiesser, NL