I could use this to re-create digital images of places where my ancestors lived: Using old insurance fire maps, researchers have enabled a machine-learning system to recreate 3D models of neighborhoods that no longer exist. Not only could the technique lead to VR tours of the ‘hoods, but it could help study the economic impact …
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Technique Turns Maps of Lost Neighborhoods Into Possible VR Landscapes
I could use this to re-create digital images of places where my ancestors lived: Using old insurance fire maps, researchers have enabled a machine-learning system to recreate 3D models of neighborhoods that no longer exist. Not only could the technique lead to VR tours of the ‘hoods, but it could help study the economic impact …
Leonardo Da Vinci: Inside a Genius Mind
NOTE: This article is not about any of the “normal” topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. However, I find it to be very interesting so I decided to publish the information here. Leonardo da Vinci, the master of many disciplines, transformed humanity’s horizons through his art, science, and ingenuity. …