contracted The University of Salford and

FusionGFX to create a real-time visualisation of the Battlefield at Waterloo, as it was in 1815. The aim was to enable military historians to experience the site and re-examine the point of view of both Wellingtons and Napoleons armies. The whole process was televised and first shown on The History Channels Battlefield Detectives series on 28th November 10pm ET.

A detailed site and building survey was carried out in spring 2005 using GPS, EDM, photography and a revolutionary 3D laser scanner.

Using a combination of MultiGen®s Creator™ and Vega Prime™ the team were then able to fuse together the various data sources.

The historians immersed themselves in Salford’s CAVE™, enabling them to interact and analyse the data.