What this project came down to
The Great Trigonometrical Survey is a genuinely great story that resists display —
its artefacts are maps, field journals and instruments, none of which perform on their
own. Eight experiences give them motion: the flipbook opens the archives, the peep-hole
portals stage the expeditions, the relief map animates the survey network spreading
across the subcontinent, and the AR globe carries the thread through to GPS.
What it runs on
Flip, Kiosk,
Portal (twice — the peep-holes and the digital telescope),
Canvas for the 140-degree projection and the relief map,
Weave Companion for the guide, and Weave XR
for the globe.
If you are planning something similar
Archive-led museums usually have more material than wall, and the instinct is to show
all of it. The better move is to pick a handful of moments and let an interactive layer
hold the depth behind them. Bring us the collection.