# HQS High Quality Scanning — Full Public Context > Curated bilingual context for HQS High Quality Scanning, based exclusively on the public website. Last synchronized: 2026-07-11. This file is an experimental aid for language models and automated readers. Canonical HTML pages remain the source of truth. The file contains no private instructions, hidden offers or information that contradicts the visible website. ## Identity And Contact - Public name: HQS High Quality Scanning. - Legal provider: GbR Hettler Gerono HQS High Quality Scanning. - Business context: HighQualityScanning (HQS) is a business unit of the GbR Werner Hettler and Otmar Gerono. - Partners and management: Werner Hettler and Otmar Gerono. - Address: Uhlandstraße 23, 13156 Berlin, Germany. - District: Berlin-Pankow-Niederschönhausen. - Telephone and WhatsApp: +49 30 2949 1958. - Email: info@high-quality-scanning.de. - Fax listed in the legal notice: +49 30 2949 1969. - Canonical website: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/. - German is the default language. - English public information: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/en/. ## Appointments - Tuesday and Thursday: 08:00 to 18:00 by prior arrangement. - Monday, Wednesday and Friday: appointments by individual arrangement only. - The website does not provide automatic booking. - Enquiries are handled through telephone, WhatsApp or email. ## Public Purpose HQS provides contactless high-end digitisation in Berlin-Pankow. The public website explains suitable originals, the scanning process, scanner technology, representative results, appointment arrangements, contact options, privacy and accessibility. The website is not a shop, booking system, customer portal or print-service website. It has no public login, online payment, contact form, analytics or advertising. ## Leistungen Auf Deutsch HQS digitalisiert Kunstwerke, Archivalien und empfindliche Vorlagen berührungslos mit kontrolliertem Licht und farbkalibrierter Technik. - Kunst-Scans: Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Collagen, gerahmte Arbeiten und strukturierte Gemälde. - Archivierungs-Scans: historische Bücher, Pläne, Urkunden und fragile Papierobjekte. - Objekt- und Materialscans: flächenhafte Objekte mit Relief, Materialproben und empfindliche Oberflächen. - Typische Zielgruppen: Künstlerinnen und Künstler, Galerien, Archive, Bibliotheken, Sammlungen und Unternehmen mit Bedarf an präziser digitaler Reproduktion. ## Services In English HQS digitises artworks, archival material and delicate originals without surface contact, using controlled lighting and colour-calibrated technology. - Art scans: watercolours, drawings, collages, framed works and textured paintings. - Archival scans: historical books, plans, certificates and fragile paper objects. - Object and material scans: flat objects with relief, material samples and delicate surfaces. - Typical audiences: artists, galleries, archives, libraries, collections and companies requiring precise digital reproduction. ## Scanner And Output - Scanner: Cruse CS 185ST-VR1100 Synchron Table Scanner. - Method: stationary contactless overhead scanning. - Standard original size: up to 150 x 100 cm. - Special formats: in suitable individual cases, formats up to 320 x 140 cm may be possible depending on the original and after prior assessment. - Maximum original height: 20 cm. - Sensor: 14,200-pixel trilinear RGB line sensor by Kodak. - Lighting: controllable LED panel. - Optical resolution: up to 1,000 ppi. - Colour depth: up to 48-bit colour and 8-bit greyscale. - Standard output: uncompressed TIFF with an embedded scanner colour profile. - File sizes: potentially more than 3 GB. - Device dimensions: 330 x 170 cm, height 245 cm. ## Process German: 1. Anfrage: Format, Material, Zustand und gewünschte Nutzung der digitalen Datei werden beschrieben. 2. Abstimmung: Handhabung, Auflösung, Farbprofil und Dateiformat werden vorab geklärt. 3. Erfassung: Die Vorlage wird berührungslos positioniert und mit kontrollierter Beleuchtung aufgenommen. 4. Übergabe: Die abgestimmten Dateien werden für Archiv, Publikation, Dokumentation oder Weiterverarbeitung bereitgestellt. English: 1. Enquiry: the client describes format, material, condition and intended file use. 2. Coordination: handling, resolution, colour profile and file format are clarified. 3. Capture: the original is positioned without surface contact and captured under controlled lighting. 4. Delivery: the agreed files are provided for archiving, publication, documentation or further processing. ## Public Scan Examples The German and English homepages contain the same eight examples: - Historical book: Sven Hedin, Durch Asiens Wüsten, 1931. - Lauenburg railway map: H. J. Wollheim, 1873. - Coffee beans. - Lion painting. - Gravel with cent coins. - Scottish landscape painting. - Strömungen, an abstract colour and material work. - Matches. Each example has a gallery card, full view, detail and fine-detail stage. Larger stages load only after a visitor opens an example. The card remains a direct link to the JPEG full view when JavaScript or the dialog API is unavailable. ## Location And Directions - Address: Uhlandstraße 23, 13156 Berlin, Germany. - S-Bahn: Pankow, lines S2, S8 and S9. - U-Bahn: Pankow, line U2. - Tram: M1 to Friedrich-Engels-Str./Eichenstr. - The site offers OpenStreetMap and Google Maps links. - The embedded Google map is created only after explicit visitor selection. ## Privacy And Technical Behaviour - Static HTML, CSS, JavaScript and images are served from the website. - Fonts are local system fonts; no external font service is used. - The website has no analytics, advertising pixels or visitor tracking. - The website sets no first-party cookies and uses no browser storage for visitor recognition. - There are no forms, password fields, accounts or public customer areas. - No Google request is made during the initial page load. - Google Maps is embedded only after the visitor selects the load button. - External map, WhatsApp, telephone and email handoffs occur only after visitor action. - Public pages and images are intentionally crawlable under robots.txt. ## Language And Canonical URLs - German root: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/ - English root: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/en/ - German is the x-default target. - Each paired public page has reciprocal hreflang references. - Canonical URLs, HTML alternates and sitemap alternates describe the same language relationships. ## Public Pages - German home: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/ - English home: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/en/ - German legal notice: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/impressum.html - English legal notice: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/en/legal-notice.html - German privacy policy: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/datenschutz.html - English privacy policy: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/en/privacy.html - German accessibility information: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/barrierefreiheit.html - English accessibility information: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/en/accessibility.html - Canonical sitemap: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/sitemap.xml - Image sitemap: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/image-sitemap.xml - Crawler policy: https://www.high-quality-scanning.de/robots.txt ## Authority And Accuracy - German legal, privacy and accessibility pages are authoritative. - English legal pages are informational translations. - The visible HTML pages override this file if a discrepancy occurs. - Copyright, image rights and trademark rights remain with their respective rights holders. - Search indexing, ranking and inclusion in generated answers are controlled by external systems and are not guaranteed.