Development of a 3D tour of Svirzh Castle using modern visualization technologies.

GIS Technologies and AI for Decision-Making and Management

Authors

First and Last Name Academic degree E-mail Affiliation
Nataliya Yarema Ph.D. nataliia.p.yarema [at] lpnu.ua Lviv Polytechnic National University
Lviv, Ukraine
Anna-Mariia Tkachyshyn No anna-mariia.tkachyshyn.hd.2022 [at] lpnu.ua Lviv Polytechnic National University
Lviv, Ukraine
Tetiana Korliatovych Ph.D. tetiana.y.korliatovych [at] lpnu.ua Lviv Polytechnic National University
Lviv, Ukraine
Andrii Sohor Ph.D. andrii.r.sohor [at] lpnu.ua Lviv Polytechnic National University
Lviv, Ukraine

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First published on this website: 27.08.2026 - 20:56
Abstract 

A complete methodology for creating a 3D tour of the Svirzh Castle has been developed and implemented, covering field photography at 15 stations, image post-processing, stitching of spherical panoramas, and building a navigation structure of the tour with the integration of audio and hot spots. The finished tour, consisting of 15 scenes and 30 navigation points, was tested in three browsers and on a mobile device and published on the Panoee platform. The proposed methodology is reproducible and can serve as a model for digital documentation of other cultural heritage sites in Ukraine.

The development of digital technologies opens up new opportunities for documenting and reproducing cultural heritage sites with high accuracy. This makes it possible to create interactive environments that provide access to historical monuments in a virtual format.

The work analyzes modern technologies for digital preservation of cultural heritage: photogrammetry, LIDAR laser scanning, panoramic photography and artificial intelligence. To implement the project, the iPhone 17 Pro smartphone and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III SLR camera were used, and a comparative analysis of their characteristics was conducted for spherical digital documentation of an architectural object. The stitching of the obtained images was carried out in the PTGui program, and the creation and publication of an interactive tour was carried out on the Panoee platform, the choice of which was justified by comparison with alternative software solutions.

Keywords 
Svirzh Castle
360° panoramic photography
interactive 3D tour
cultural heritage
Panoee
virtual visualization
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