Building Rome in a Day
A team at the University of Washington has published preliminary results from a unique project. Using photographs publicly shared on Flickr, they are creating three-dimensional, digital images of Rome, Venice and Dubrovnik. They report that each image is created in less than 24 hours. (Hence, the “Building Rome in a Day” moniker.) Their results so far are limited to scattered pixels that only allow for the barest glimpse of the architecture of such landmarks as the Coliseum or St. Peter’s Basilica. Better results will be forthcoming. Nevertheless, even the preliminary results show the potential for this new technology. While we could never replace actual travel to important sites, the opportunity to study sites in three dimensions in the classroom or the home office will improve teaching and research.
Check out the project here.
