3D Rome Created From 150,000 Flickr Photos

From The Telegraph:

Hundreds of thousands of holiday photos posted on Flickr have been used to create 3D models of European cities - including the major sites of Rome.

Scientists from the University of Washington have used advanced photo analysis and modelling techniques to generate fly-though representations of the Colosseum, the Trevi fountain and the Croatian city of Dubrovnik.

The models are created entirely from data taken from images uploaded by members of the public on to the photo-sharing website.

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