Photo tourism is a system for browsing large collections of photographs in 3D. One method of doing this involves inputting large collections of images from either personal photo collections or Internet photo sharing sites and automatically computing each photograph's viewpoint and a sparse 3D model of the scene, enabling the photo tourist to interactively move about the 3D space by seamlessly transitioning between photographs.
Recommended Resources
Microsoft Research: Photo Tourism
A description of the research that led to the technologies of photo tourism is presented here by Microsoft which, in coordination with the University of Washington, developed the technology. Samples are included.
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/ivm/phototours/
Features photographs from the South Pacific and Oceania's beaches, towns and people, including Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Easter Island, Tahiti, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. Maps, books and other resources are also available.
http://www.pacific-pictures.com/
View photographs of a variety of locations throughout the world, intended to inspire travel vacations.
http://www.travel-plan-idea.com/
University of Washington: Photo Tourism
Developed as a joint project of Microsoft and the University of Washington, photo tourism is a system for browsing large collections of photographs in 3D. The technology is discussed here, along with a live demo and full demonstration in Powerpoint.
http://phototour.cs.washington.edu/
