A historic log-floating site mapped as an interactive Gaussian splat

Miekankoski Café & Museum of Log Floating

Miekankoski is a former log-floating site in Mäntyharju, Finland. An aerial Gaussian splat lets visitors inspect the café, museum and island setting together in a browser.

Client: flyAR demo
Sector: Aerial 3D capture · Gaussian splatting
Year: 2026
Service: Aerial Gaussian Splatting
Delivery: Embedded interactive 3D tour

01 Problem

A site with a history on both sides of the water

Miekankoski Café sits on a small island between the lake and rapids, alongside the former log-floating buildings and bridges. A map or a single photograph cannot hold the café, museum and waterways together.

A shortcut between Lake Saimaa and the Mäntyharju waterway opened in 1910, making Miekankoski a junction for two log-floating routes. The present cabin, forge and warehouse date from the 1940s. Log floating ended here in 1975, and the site was adapted for museum and tourism use in 1990.

Overhead view of Miekankoski, its bridge and waterfront buildings.

02 Approach

Aerial drone-aided capture

We captured the island from the air using a 360-camera drone, processed the footage into a 3DGS Gaussian splat, and added annotation elements. The aerial view keeps the museum, café, shoreline and water routes in the same frame.

Interactive aerial scene over Miekankosken Kahvila, with location markers visible in the splat.

03 Outcome

An interactive tour that opens in a browser

The museum, café and waterfront buildings can be inspected together before a visit.
The bridge, island and rapids remain visible as one connected place.
The browser scene gives visitor information a spatial starting point, not only an address.
Read the Miekankoski Museum of Log Floating background.