UAVs and open source software combine to digitize historical buildings in 3D

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The human implications for living in a world with UAVs are very much dependent on one's latitude and longitude at any given time. Though the term is likely to conjure images of covert military operations, it's not a connotation that the term, or the technology, necessarily implies. Fundamentally, a UAV is merely an unpiloted flying machine, and that's a potentially useful thing to have for all sorts of civilian applications. It's already happening. Exhibit A: research at the University of Granada into using small UAVs, equipped with cameras, that scan buildings in order to construct 3D models. .. Continue Reading UAVs and open source software combine to digitize historical buildings in 3D

Section: Aero Gizmo

Tags: 3D scanner, UAV, University of Granada

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