I'm really on the fence when it comes to whether I should lump 3D data and geospatial data in the same Research Data Type.  I'm inclined to say yes.


Here's a high-level list of methods for capturing 3D data about architecture, from my friend ChatGPT:

high-level categories can help provide a structured overview of the different approaches. Here's a simplified categorization:

This category of research data comprises any kind of text file.  It does not reduce textual research materials to data, but it acknowledges that humanists can obtain valuable and rigorous research outcomes by considering their texts as data.