A powerful Mosaic Image is created when a number of “ortho-photos” are assembled together into an accurate line drawing in CAD format. This technique provides a way to create a photographic image that can “see around” columns, trees or other visual obstructions – allowing a surface to be viewed from multiple viewpoints simultaneously.
Nine individual photographs
Measured Drawing to provide framework
Individually rectified images assembled into framework provided by drawing
Images blended together to create mosaic image
This same technique can be used to create street-scape views that capture large amounts of architectural data on an urban scale. See also the project page for work I did in Vladivostok (Russia).
Beverley Street in Staunton, VA
See also this blog post which discusses the difference between multiple point of view mosaic images (such as those shown on this page) and single point of view mosaic images, also known as panoramic images (sample below)
Panoramic image of Ledoux's Royal Saltworks
