Smapshot is a platform for georeferencing in addition to visualizing historical images of Switzerland. The platform uses Cesium.js to display vintage photographs superimposed on overstep of a 3d globe. You tin forcefulness out last Smapshot simply to explore historical, vintage views of Switzerland. Or you lot tin forcefulness out bring together inwards in addition to help to georeference other vintage photographs of the country.
So far Smapshot has georeferenced a large publish of vintage aerial photos of Switzerland. You tin forcefulness out induce got a lot of fun browsing these historical aerial views. If you lot click on whatever of the thumbnail images of the photos in addition to hence the 3d footing zooms in addition to spins to demonstrate you lot the exact stance depicted inwards the photo. The paradigm is superimposed on overstep of the globe, hence you lot tin forcefulness out encounter where the historical motion-picture demonstrate was originally taken.
If you lot click on the 'contribute' push clit you lot tin forcefulness out help Smapshot to uncovering the locations of other vintage photos of Switzerland. It is possible to contribute to this procedure fifty-fifty if you lot don't know Switzerland really well. The description notes attached to the vintage images are ofttimes all you lot take away to uncovering the exact place of the stance depicted inwards the photo.