3D modeling tech is being used to preserve cultural heritage sites in Ukranian before the Russian invasion.
Digital backups of statues and other public important artifacts could soon be turned into piles of rubble because of a bleak use of the tech.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Vice Media Group, Blue Shield Danmark, and the Heritage Emergency Rescue Initiative collaborated on the project.
The project says that the fastest way to destroy a country's cultural heritage is to erase their national identity.
The goal is to find any cultural value.
The company is looking for volunteers who can use their phones to turn anything into three-dimensional reconstructions.
We want to put this new technology in the hands of the citizens of Ukraine so that they can use it to preserve their culture in 3D, according to the website.
All scans will be hosted by Polycam for at least the next five years. Local citizens have scanned a variety of objects, from Russian tanks to simple Jenga block towers.
The company advises participants to stay safe and respect curfews, but does not advise them to attempt capture.
The invasion makes for a depressing state of affairs, but at least residents are finding innovative ways to hold on to their shared history, even if only as fleeting digital representations of what once was.
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