ISPRS-Archives The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ISPRS-Archives Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci. 2194-9034 ISPRS Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/isprsarchives-XXXIX-B5-127-2012 IMAGING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IN 3D Schuhr W. 1 Lee J. D. 2 Kanngieser E. 3 University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg, Germany Kumoh National University of Technology (kit), Gumi, Republic of Korea HafenCity University Hamburg, Germany 27 07 2012 XXXIX-B5 127 131 Copyright: © 2012 W. Schuhr et al. 2012 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is available from https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XXXIX-B5/127/2012/isprs-archives-XXXIX-B5-127-2012.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XXXIX-B5/127/2012/isprs-archives-XXXIX-B5-127-2012.pdf

It is the intention of this paper, to contribute to a sustainable future by providing objective object information based on 3D photography as well as promoting 3D photography not only for scientists, but also for amateurs. Due to the presentation of this article by CIPA Task Group 3 on "3D Photographs in Cultural Heritage", the presented samples are masterpieces of historic as well as of current 3D photography concentrating on cultural heritage. <br><br> In addition to a report on exemplarily access to international archives of 3D photographs, samples for new 3D photographs taken with modern 3D cameras, as well as by means of a ground based high resolution XLITE staff camera and also 3D photographs taken from a captive balloon and the use of civil drone platforms are dealt with. <br><br> To advise on optimum suited 3D methodology, as well as to catch new trends in 3D, an updated synoptic overview of the 3D visualization technology, even claiming completeness, has been carried out as a result of a systematic survey. <br><br> In this respect, e.g., today's lasered crystals might be "early bird" products in 3D, which, due to lack in resolution, contrast and color, remember to the stage of the invention of photography.