Raatosaari Island 3DGS

A place like an island is hard to understand from a flat map, still image, or linear drone video. The viewer can see the shoreline, paths, vegetation, and spatial relationships, but they cannot freely explore the place or stop on the details that matter.

We used aerial 360 drone footage as the capture source, processed it into a Gaussian splat, and prepared it as a browser-based 3D experience. The scene supports hotspots, annotations, text and image information, saved camera views, and simple free exploration around the island.

• The island becomes a navigable online scene instead of a fixed video route.
• Annotations and hotspots can explain points of interest directly in the spatial context.
• Different camera perspectives can guide the viewer while still leaving room to look around freely.