Incredible 3D Scans of Castles, Churches, and Even Mt. Rushmore

Incredible 3D Scans of Castles, Churches, and Even Mt. Rushmore

A laser first developed in the early 1990s to survey complex architectural structures in the petrochemical and nuclear industries is now being leveraged to preserve at-risk monuments— at least in digital form.

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CyArk Wants to Digitally Preserve 500 Heritage Sites In Just Five Years

CyArk Wants to Digitally Preserve 500 Heritage Sites In Just Five Years

Imagine creating a 3D digital archive of 500 of the world’s most at-risk heritage sites, preserved in virtual reality so that future generations can explore them in detail for centuries to come. That’s exactly what the CyArk 500 Challenge hopes to achieve—and it’s set itself the ambitious target of doing it in just five years.

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