At the cease of Oct i of the most iconic buildings inwards Okinawa, Nihon was destroyed yesteryear fire. The Shuri Castle was originally built only about 500 years ago, although the master copy edifice was destroyed yesteryear burn inwards World War II. The reconstructed castle has instantly met a like fate. The Okinawa local authorities has already started talking close a novel reconstruction projection as well as at that topographic point is equally good a pop crowdsourced fundraising drive inwards Nihon to heighten funds for a reconstruction of the castle.
Digital Reconstruction from Crowdsourced Photogrammetry is an interactive floor map which allows you lot to explore a 3D model of the pre-fire Shuri Castle. The 3D model was created yesteryear volunteers using photos as well as videos of the castle. More photos as well as videos of the castle are yet beingness sought inwards gild to ameliorate the character of the 3D model.
The map itself uses the novel Mapbox Scrollytelling Template to exercise a guided tour of the castle. The Scrollytelling Template tin hold upwards used to exercise 'scrollytelling' map stories. It is used on this map to zoom-in as well as explore some of the features of Shuri Castle as well as the extent of the devastation caused yesteryear the 31st Oct fire. The map equally good relies on Uber's deck.gl library inwards presenting the 3D model of the castle.
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