Introduction


Figure 1

Villa of the Mysteries (Pompeii) - frescos 01, shakko, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Villa of the Mysteries (Pompeii) - frescos 01, shakko, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Figure 2

Panoramic view of London, from the top of Albion Mills which was by the south end of Blackfriars Bridge,Henry Aston Barker, 1972, Government Art Collection, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Panoramic view of London, from the top of Albion Mills which was by the south end of Blackfriars Bridge,Henry Aston Barker, 1972, Government Art Collection, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Figure 3

Panorama of Sydney from Lavender Bay (1875), Bernard Otto Holtermann (1838-1885) and Charles Bayliss (1850-1897), Public domain, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Panorama of Sydney from Lavender Bay (1875), Bernard Otto Holtermann (1838-1885) and Charles Bayliss (1850-1897), Public domain, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Figure 4

360 degree panorama photograph of Giza pyramid complex, kallerna, under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
360 degree panorama photograph of Giza pyramid complex, kallerna, under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Figure 5

3-degrees of freedom allows a user to rotate their head to see up/down, left/right as well as tilt their neck sideways
3-degrees of freedom allows a user to rotate their head to see up/down, left/right as well as tilt their neck sideways

Figure 6

360° panorama of Plavecký hrad, Doronenko, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
360° panorama of Plavecký hrad, Doronenko, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Examples in Cultural Heritage


Figure 1

Mānoa Heritage Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. 2022-1025, Fuzheado, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Mānoa Heritage Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. 2022-1025, Fuzheado, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Techniques for Capturing Images


Figure 1

A Camera attached to a Gimbal, Public domain, under Pexel
A Camera attached to a Gimbal, Public domain, under Pexel

Figure 2

360 image 1

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360 image 2

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360 image3

Figure 5

360 image 4

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360 image 5

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360 image 6

Figure 8

360 image thumb
Spherical distorted processed photo of St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church Brighton (UK), DSVMC University of Brighton, under DSVMC

Figure 9

The image overlapping regions of six geometrically aligned and warped images in the 360 @BULLET street-view panoramic view where the black, the green and the red stand for the no-overlapped, two-overlapped, multi-overlapped image regions, respectively. Figure 3 - available via license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
The image overlapping regions of six geometrically aligned and warped images in the 360 @BULLET street-view panoramic view where the black, the green and the red stand for the no-overlapped, two-overlapped, multi-overlapped image regions, respectively. Figure 3 - available via license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Camera Setup and Acquisition


Practical Exercise for spherical panorama photography


Figure 1

Insta360 Pro2, Lexi Lang, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Insta360 Pro2, Lexi Lang, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Figure 2

Insta360 Pro2, DSMVC, University of Brighton
Insta360 Pro2, DSMVC, University of Brighton

Processing and Stitching


Viewing and Publishing


Figure 1

Panorama of the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, in Tunisia. This huge mosque, also called Mosque of Uqba, was founded in 670 A.D. It dates, in its present form, from the 9th century (under the Aghlabid dynasty). The Great Mosque of Kairouan is the oldest in the Muslim West., YiTe LAI from Joensuu, Finland, under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Panorama of the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, in Tunisia. This huge mosque, also called Mosque of Uqba, was founded in 670 A.D. It dates, in its present form, from the 9th century (under the Aghlabid dynasty). The Great Mosque of Kairouan is the oldest in the Muslim West., YiTe LAI from Joensuu, Finland, under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Figure 2

Fisheye lens Photography In Iran-Kashan City-Mostafa Meraji-2016-free Pictures-Canon EF 8-15mm lens 11, Mostafameraji, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fisheye lens Photography In Iran-Kashan City-Mostafa Meraji-2016-free Pictures-Canon EF 8-15mm lens 11, Mostafameraji, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Figure 3

360° Panorama einer Bahnstrecke bei Nebel, DerMische, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
360° Panorama einer Bahnstrecke bei Nebel, DerMische, under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Practical Exercise viewing and publishing spherical panorama images