With the invasion of Russian armed forces into the territory of Ukraine, in addition to massive loss of life in a seemingly endless conflict, a variety of local cultural heritage and household items of local residents are being destroyed. With that in mind polycam, a 3D modeling company has invested in an initiative called “Backup Ukraine“, which is supported UNESCOgives Blue Shield Denmark, Weiss Media Group and gives Legacy Emergency Rescue Initiative, together with National Museum of the History of Ukraine.

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Using technologies, the goal is for people to be able to record records (before they are destroyed in a war) that can later be converted into a 3D environment.. The idea is to store items that texture materialsas frescoes, piece of art and statues. The internal environment can also be recorded as a historical document.

In accordance with official website of the project:

OUR Polycam offers free hosting for residents of Ukraine for the next five years. The results can be seen in company digital domain.

Citizens of Ukraine must proceed with caution

Even if the project is conceived with good intentions, mainly to preserve the cultural identity of the nation (for future restoration), the current chaotic situation cannot be ignoredand curfew must be respectedlike this avoid access to dangerous areas and/or active fights. Another major concern is avoid accidental disclosure of locations used by the Ukrainian military.

Received materials are marked keywordsand will be available on the website. Polikam. At the moment we have several copies of scanned items such as statues, mosaic and Kalinovskaya stairs, Kyiv and Lvov. Emergency shelters were also maintained, as well as broken cars, destroyed parts of cities and even tanks used by invaders Russians.

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Source: canaltech.com.br Source: poly.cam, odessa-journal.com