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Towards browsing repositories of spatially oriented historic photographic images in 3D web environments

Authors:

Jonas Bruschke,

Florian Niebling,

Ferdinand Maiwald,

Kristina Friedrichs,

Marc Erich LatoschikAuthors Info & Claims

Web3D '17: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on 3D Web Technology

Article No.: 18, Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/3055624.3075947

Published: 05 June 2017 Publication History

Abstract

Archives and museums store vast collections of historical images of urban areas and make them publicly available through online platforms. Many of these images, often containing historic buildings and landscapes, can be oriented spatially using automatic methods such as structure from motion (SfM). Providing spatially and temporally oriented images of urban architecture, in combination with advanced searching and 2D/3D exploration techniques, offers new potentials in supporting historians in their research.

We are developing a 3D web environment usable to historians to spatially search online media repositories containing historic photographic images. We combine 3D models of historic buildings with spatially oriented images, replacing text-based searching through meta-data with spatial and temporal browsing with respect to given focus points in historic city models.

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Towards browsing repositories of spatially oriented historic photographic images in 3D web environments
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Web-based interaction
    2. Interactive systems and tools
2. Information systems
  1. Information systems applications
    1. Digital libraries and archives

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https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052426
Suazo A(2022)In Which Images Does This Corner Appears? A Novel Approach for Three-Dimensional Query of Historical Photographs Collections in Urban Heritage ResearchResearch and Education in Urban History in the Age of Digital Libraries10.1007/978-3-030-93186-5_7(152-170)Online publication date: 11-Jan-2022
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