Virtual heritage

One of the most interesting applications of 3D reconstruction is to obtain virtual models of heritage sites. These solutions are collectively presented under the Geometry In Motion name as the system generates 3D models from movement.

The system performs better at very low speed from a motorised platform on a rail, or on a rotating table but can also be used on ground vehicles to truly generate Geometry in Motion.

With Albatroz Engineering solutions it is possible to obtain low cost and relatively detailed models in a short period of time.

Roman galleries in Lisbon

In September 2007, Albatroz Engineering has obtained the virtual model of the Roman Galleries in Lisbon downtown.

3D surface of the entry tunnel to the Roman Galleries of Lisbon downsampled to 5% of the vertexes.

Saint Dominic Church, Lisbon (Igreja de São Domingos)

In January 2008, Albatroz Engineering obtained the virtual model of the St. Domingo's church in Lisbon downtown in less than two hours of field work.

The three images on the top of the page refer to this model.

Final model of Saint Dominic Church

Machado de Castro National Museum, Coimbra

In May 2008, Albatroz Engineering was invited to the basement of Museu Nacional Machado de Castro in Coimbra to perform the modeling of the criptoporticum, a structure similar to the roman galleries in Lisbon.

Portugal's National Pantheon, Lisbon

In November, 2011, Albatroz Engineering used a new automatic registration software to produce a multi-view model from spherical models built from rotating LiDAR mounted on a fixed tripod.