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Accurate 3D models have enormous potential for site re-creation, including virtual re-constructions of what the site may have looked like in the past.
Image courtesy of Pompeii, monuments past and present, Vision S.r.l.

3D Media Archive

The CyArk archive is a powerful and intuitive system for finding 3D point cloud data, videos, photos, CAD drawings, and other archival grade media. Users can browse an interactive map for each of our sites, and explore the collection of media associated with it. The archive itself requires only a modern browser with Javascript enabled, but to view all of the media in the archive you'll need the following plugins. If you're new to the archive, our tutorial can help get you started.

Technology Review - Laser Scanning

High definition 3D scanning can, in general terms, be defined as any instrument that collects 3D data of a given surface or object in a systematic, automated manner, at a relatively high rate and in near real time (Boehler and Moebs 2001). This excludes many traditional survey instruments that do not meet these three requirements. Traditional methods such as tapes, ... More