Capturing History Bit by Bit: Architectural Database of Photogrammetric Model and Panoramic Video

Abstract

Architecture changes in real time. It appears differently as the sun and weather shift. And over a long span, it naturally wears and decays or may be renovated. This paper discusses the use of two emerging low-cost technologies, photogrammetric modeling and panoramic video for recording such transformations of buildings. These methods uniquely capture a moment in the existence of a building, and deliver its three dimensional appearance and the sense of traversing in it like no other conventional media. An approach with a database platform is proposed as a solution for storing recordings amassed from fieldwork and making useful heterogeneous representations out of these unique contents for studying architectural designs.