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Laser scanning and CloudCUBE for the Naica caves |
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Written by Web Master
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
 The July/August 2008 issue of “GEO:connexion International Magazine”, monthly publication for geospatial technologies professionals, dedicated its cover to Naica Project and the work carried out by Virtualgeo in such program of multidisciplinary research of international importance on the mine caves of Naica in Northern Mexico.
In the frame of Naica Project, which involves more than 40 experts from 17 universities and 2 research centres, Virtualgeo carried out the laser scanning survey of two caves covered with gypsum crystals using the proprietary software CloudCUBE to manage and 3D model the acquired point clouds.
The 3D reconstruction of morphology and crystals of the Cueva de los Cristales (which is the most spectacular of the surveyed caves) is the result of a pilot investigation which can be extended to any other context in which it has to be managed a remarkable morphological complexity and a large amount of survey data.
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