MIT Senseable City Lab maps Brazilian favela with handheld 3D-scanners
Researchers at digital laboratory MIT Senseable City Lab have used handheld 3D-scanning technology to analyse the architecture of Rocinha, Brazil s largest favela.
Called Favelas 4D, the project uses point cloud data from handheld LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) scans in order to study the form of Rocinha, a favela in Rio de Janeiro. The low-income urban settlements have complex structures that are built by their inhabitants over time.
The project is a dataset of 3D scans
The project was led by the MIT Senseable City Lab and its director, architect Carlo Ratti, and completed in collaboration with Rio s City Planning Commissioner Washington Fajardo.
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