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I hope someone did a 3D scan of the entire structure. Seems likely someone would have.

stevep98 7y ago
Even if not, it is extensively photographed. The Photosynth TED talk uses Notre Dame as an example of reconstructing geometry from a random selection of photos. https://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photosynth#t-202684 https://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photos... Skip to 3:45 or so.
- andybak 7y ago
  Thanks. Now I'm sad and angry (again) about Photosynth being cancelled as well as sad and angry about Notre Dame! Microsoft canned Photosynth and seemed to make very little effort to preserve all the content.
  - regularfry 7y ago
    They canned it as a product, but the tech is still alive. You see echoes of it crop up in press releases every now and then.
  - magduf 7y ago
    This is the problem with these tech giants: they come up with cool stuff, and then abandon it because it isn't making enough money, but then they don't at least put it out there for other people to adopt. Google is especially guilty of this.
  - LeoPanthera 7y ago
    The concepts behind Photosynth are alive and well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogrammetry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogrammetry
ghostbrainalpha 7y ago
That's a safe bet. And slightly related some of the coolest 3D Model kits ever, are made for the cathedral. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nwEFCBLrdk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nwEFCBLrdk Its going to feel a little bit different building one of these now.
cableshaft 7y ago
Assassin's Creed Unity? Sorta kinda?
neuronexmachina 7y ago
I don't know what the resolution was, but it looks like art historian Andrew Tallon has done laser scans of several dozen historic buildings, including Notre Dame: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/150622-andrew-tallon-notre-dame-cathedral-laser-scan-art-history-medieval-gothic/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/150622-andrew-ta...
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axlee 7y ago
It is one of the most photographed landmarks in the world (with...billions(?) of pictures), so even without a proper 3D scan we probably could remodel the whole thing to an astounding precision.
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agumonkey 7y ago
time for all our AI/ML to show it's prowess by reconstructing as much details as possible from all the pictures and remains..
pj_mukh 7y ago
Here's a detailed model of its entrance archway. Other models this detailed exist for some of the other parts as well. https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/portail-notre-dame-de-paris-082daf469e0d45279d978b777b9acf95 https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/portail-notre-dame-de-paris-...

Even if not, it is extensively photographed. The Photosynth TED talk uses Notre Dame as an example of reconstructing geometry from a random selection of photos. https://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photosynth#t-202684 https://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photos... Skip to 3:45 or so.

andybak 7y ago
Thanks. Now I'm sad and angry (again) about Photosynth being cancelled as well as sad and angry about Notre Dame! Microsoft canned Photosynth and seemed to make very little effort to preserve all the content.
- regularfry 7y ago
  They canned it as a product, but the tech is still alive. You see echoes of it crop up in press releases every now and then.
- magduf 7y ago
  This is the problem with these tech giants: they come up with cool stuff, and then abandon it because it isn't making enough money, but then they don't at least put it out there for other people to adopt. Google is especially guilty of this.
- LeoPanthera 7y ago
  The concepts behind Photosynth are alive and well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogrammetry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogrammetry

ghostbrainalpha 7y ago

That's a safe bet. And slightly related some of the coolest 3D Model kits ever, are made for the cathedral. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nwEFCBLrdk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nwEFCBLrdk Its going to feel a little bit different building one of these now.

cableshaft 7y ago

Assassin's Creed Unity? Sorta kinda?

neuronexmachina 7y ago

I don't know what the resolution was, but it looks like art historian Andrew Tallon has done laser scans of several dozen historic buildings, including Notre Dame: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/150622-andrew-tallon-notre-dame-cathedral-laser-scan-art-history-medieval-gothic/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/150622-andrew-ta...

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axlee 7y ago

It is one of the most photographed landmarks in the world (with...billions(?) of pictures), so even without a proper 3D scan we probably could remodel the whole thing to an astounding precision.

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agumonkey 7y ago

time for all our AI/ML to show it's prowess by reconstructing as much details as possible from all the pictures and remains..

pj_mukh 7y ago

Here's a detailed model of its entrance archway. Other models this detailed exist for some of the other parts as well. https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/portail-notre-dame-de-paris-082daf469e0d45279d978b777b9acf95 https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/portail-notre-dame-de-paris-...