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Lasers can do more than taunt your tabby: a California non-profit is using thousands of lasers to create 3D digital models of the 28 cultural heritage sites along the state's El Camino Real.
CyArk uses laser beams to measure these buildings down the millimeter . The information is then digitally archived and preserved. And because many of these structures run close to the San Andreas Fault, it's imperative to have that 3D rendering before the buildings become compromised.
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Justin Barton is a manager at CyArk, and he says that documenting these buildings have even helped discover a secret room in one of the missions.
With only 4 sites captured so far, she still expects the project to last 3 more years.