3D reconstruction of the Pollera cave, Italy

The Pollera cave is situated in the region of Liguria, Italy, and it is the subject of a strategy aimed at improving and promoting tourism in the area. In this project, 3D laser scans of some of the more easily accessible cave rooms were needed to create multimedi products such as movies, images and scenes for 3D virtual tours, and to generae geocartographic products for tourist excursions. To achieve this, the cave was scanned using a Z+F IMAGER 5010 high-precision laser scanner. Surveying and data processing proved to be particularly difficult and costly due to the underground environment, but by using free and open-sourced software a fully textured 3D model was successfully generated.

The Pollera cave is situated in the region of Liguria, Italy, and is the subject of a strategy aimed at improving and promoting tourism in the area. In this project, 3D laser scans of some of the more easily accessible cave rooms were needed to create multimedia products such as movies, images and scenes for 3D virtual tours, and to generate geocartographic products for tourist excursions. To achieve this, the cave was scanned using a Z+F IMAGER 5010 high-precision laser scanner. Surveying and data processing proved to be particularly diffi cult and costly due to the underground environment, but by using free and open-sourced software a fully textured 3D model was successfully generated.