In this extended series of experiments, we investigate how the number of images, orientation and pre-processing affect the quality of 3D reconstructions using Gaussian splatting. Using interactive web demos, we compare different data sets and show how even large numbers of images can be processed efficiently and presented with high visual quality.
In this interactive demonstrator, you can take a virtual tour of the headframe of the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum. The reconstructions depict both the state in 2024 and the state after extensive restoration in 2025.
In this experiment, different reconstructions of the winding tower of the German Mining Museum Bochum are compared with each other.
An experiment in 3D reconstruction from drone images, developed with the kind permission of the German Mining Museum Bochum. Explore new ways of digitally capturing and visualising cultural artefacts.
In the summer of 2024, the "Just Scan It 3D" project began, using AI, uncertainty quantification, and anomaly detection to authentically capture 3D scenes and models – exemplified by the Doppelbock of the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, which was created using drone footage and 3D Gaussian Splatting.
