Madaen Saleh Al-Diwan, Saudi Arabia
| General Attributes |
DOI| 10.26301/3z4g-2870 | |
| Project Name | Madaen Saleh Al-Diwan |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Status | Published |
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| Spatial Data | Download (Links to all available data types will be emailed) |
| Data Bounds (approx.) |
Data Types |
| Data Type |
Size |
Device Name |
Device Type |
| Photogrammetry - Terrestrial | 2 GB GB | Panasonic Lumix DMC | GF1 - CAVEcam |
| LiDAR - Terrestrial | 1 GB GB | Not available | Not available |
| Background |
| Site Description | Madain Saleh is the southernmost outpost of the Nabateans; these
tombs are from the first century, CE. KAUST arranged this CAVEcam
expedition as part of a training session conducted by Dick
Ainsworth, Tom DeFanti, and Dan Sandin, for KAUST Visualization
Lab team members. This image shows a large chamber hall (Al-
Diwan) carved from the sandstone, featuring seats along the walls.
See http://saudi-archaeology.com/gigapan/al-diwan-madain-saleh/
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mada'in_Saleh |
| Project Description | Digital cameras are used to capture images in full stereo surround for use in virtual reality systems. These images can cover any field of view, including 360 degree by 180 degree spherical panoramas. Two photographic cylinders are created with identical dimensions, capturing the perspective as seen from each eye position. When these cylinders are mapped to a spherical surface, full stereo in all directions is achieved. This technique allows photographic imaging to create the virtual environment itself. The complete stereo image that is created by this technique can be viewed in any direction that is supported by the virtual reality system design. |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ) |
| Additional Information | Learn more |
| Video Preview | Video Link |
| Collection Date | 2011-04-11 to 2011-04-14 |
| Publication Date | 2022-05-04 |
| License Type | CC BY-NC-ND |
| Model Information |
| Reuse Score | B - High-Quality Model without Georeferencing |
| Entities |
| Contributors | Dick Ainsworth, Tom DeFanti, Dan Sandin |
| Citation |
| Dick Ainsworth, Tom DeFanti, Dan Sandin 2022: Madaen Saleh Al-Diwan - Photogrammetry - Terrestrial, LiDAR - Terrestrial. Distributed by Open Heritage 3D. https://doi.org/10.26301/3z4g-2870 |
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