flyAR

Aerial Gaussian splat as a venue blueprint and public event map

Heureka venue & event map (demo)

A drone scan of Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre in Vantaa, turned into one interactive 3D scene. The venue can show and explain the whole site. Event organisers can plan stages, food, services and crowds on the real ground, then publish the same scene as the public event map.

Client
flyAR demo
Sector
Venues & events
Year
2026
Service
Destinations in photorealistic 3D
Delivery
Browser · embed · QR

A flyAR concept demo, not commissioned by Heureka. Both events are fictional and capacities are illustrative.

Heureka venue & event map (demo) · interactive 3D · approximately 28 MB of scene assets when opened

01 Problem

Problem

Venues explain their site with PDF maps, photos and site visits. None shows real distances, slopes or what actually fits. Organisers plan on 2D drawings and walk the site again and again. Visitors get a static map that does not answer simple questions: where is the stage, where do I eat, how do I get here.

02 Approach

Approach

We flew the site with a 360 drone camera, extracted reconstruction images and trained an aerial Gaussian splat. The result is a photo-real 3D scan in true scale, ground heights included. On the scan we built two concept event layouts. Summer Sessions is a one-day music festival with two stages, a food court, a bar and services. Science Night is an evening expo with a screen stage, experiment street, a night market and a drone show. Simple true-scale blocks represent stages, tents, toilets, fences and crowds. Pins and zones answer visitor questions. A guided tour, evening lighting and passing trains show the place in context. It runs in the browser, so one link works for the venue, organisers, suppliers and visitors.

03 Outcome

Outcome

  • The venue gets a reusable 3D blueprint: scan once, and every event plans on it.
  • Organisers check space, sightlines and flow before anything is built, and swap a whole event layout in a click.
  • The same scene becomes the public event map, with stages, food, toilets, entrances and the route from the station.

Try it

  • Switch events with Summer Sessions / Science Night at the top of the panel, or press E.
  • Choose Take the tour, or use the arrow keys.
  • Site today hides the event layout and shows the bare scan.
  • The sun / moon button switches day and evening.

Inputs we worked from

  • 360 drone footage
  • Gaussian splat reconstruction
  • Concept event layouts in 3D

Audiences

  • Venues and destinations
  • Event organisers and producers
  • City and permit teams
  • Visitors

Deliverables

  • Aerial Gaussian splat processing
  • Interactive browser scene with pins, zones and a guided tour
  • Switchable event layouts with day and evening modes

Service used

Destinations in photorealistic 3D

Capture a destination as a photo-derived 3D scene that visitors can explore from a normal browser link.

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Worth knowing before you write a brief

AppsFlyer's 2025 benchmark across 28 billion installs puts Day-1 retention at around 25%. AR apps sit below that floor, because every reviewer is a single-use case, not a habit. WebAR removes the funnel. The link that opened the experience the first time still opens it the second.

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