This is great use of the technology.
There should be scans of all our national monuments, world wonders, etc.
So much better a use for the tech than just Redfin.
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Unlike Egyptian pyramids, the Maya built their temples layer by layer outward, so to understand them, researchers tunneled into the structures to understand the earlier phases of construction. I arranged the guided versions of the virtual tours in a rough chronology, moving from the highest to the lowest and oldest areas: the hieroglyphic stairway composing the largest Maya inscription anywhere, the Rosalila temple that was buried fully intact, and finally the tomb of the Founder of the city, Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ.
I've been working to build on top of the Matterport SDK with Three.js--and then reusing the data in Unreal for a desktop experience or rendering for film (coming soon to PBS).
Blog about process: https://blog.mused.com/what-lies-beneath-digitally-recording...
Major thanks to the Matterport team for providing support with data alignment and merging tunnels while I was living in the village near site.
I’m a 3D artist that is currently encountering staunch resistance of generating 3D models from drone captured photogrammetry of historically protected sites in Pennsylvania, USA.
I’ve had resistance from the state and county level in pursuing take off and landing permission at historical sites. Communicating my intentions of digital historic preservation with photogrammetry has been a difficult “sell”.
I’m a licensed commercial remote pilot - however I need property owner permission to take off and land. Many sites are in state/county owned property in my area.
Is there a way you could partner with the custodians of a historic site so they become part of the digital preservation effort? Maybe offer a way to embed the 3D model on an official webpage of the historic site? Getting the custodians onboard could smooth the process of getting the required permissions.
The website embed is easy, I’d use sketchfab as the content host and embed platform. So long as sketchfab doesn’t disappear this is the best solution for embedding that I can utilize within my skill set as a 3D artist
I’ll need to see if I can have an in person meeting with larger historical societies so I can demo the 3D models and explain its significance.
I’ve stressed I’m not trying to solicit this as paid work - framing it as a partnership that is beneficial to both parties could make headway however.