Aligned with efforts to preserve and study historical heritage, Fotometr was tasked with digitalizing the Cathedral of Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God located in Moscow in the village of Bykovo. The cathedral presents a unique oval architectural shape. Therefore, the project required processing large amounts of multisourced data to create a high-resolution reality model and digital twin prior to restoration work.

Fotometr selected ContextCapture to process images and laser-scanned data into an accurate digital reality mesh of the site to be used for reconstruction and restoration. Using Bentley’s reality modeling software accelerated survey and processing time and minimized errors, creating a digital twin that will improve design accuracy and save resources during restoration work. The digital twin solution can be used for future cultural preservation projects.