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CyArk & Seagate are collaborating to preserve world heritage sites in the digital realm for the benefit of posterity.

Was delighted to learn about CyArk's efforts to digitally preserve world heritage sites for posterity. Here's Christopher Dang (Field Director, CyArk) demo-ing the gear used for site capture and scanning, and explaining the workflow involved. The site archival of Wat Phra Si San Phet temple in Ayutthaya, Thailand generated some 2.7TB of raw which increased a few times after being processed into VR content.

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I came across a meaningful project this week – an international non-profit organisation named CyArk is actively capturing digital images and physical dimensions of historical sites and structures to create photorealistic 3D models for archival.

This is so that future generations can reference these resources even if the actual archeological sites are damaged – through war, natural disasters, or age – or completely destroyed.

They have been at it since 2003 and are supported by corporations such as Seagate which began their partnership with CyArk in 2015 by providing its data storage solutions both in the field and in the office.

Since 2003, CyArk has amassed high-tech digital records of over 200 heritage sites in 40 countries, including Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Bagan in Myanmar and the Sydney Opera House in Australia.

In recent years, CyArk has upped the ante by capturing additional photos that can be used to render interactive virtual reality (VR) content for users to enjoy an immersive experience when “visiting” these historical sites in the virtual realm.

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