Heritage sites such as the Siwa oasis depend on the local community as their guardian, preserving them for future generations. Traditional knowledge shared across the generations often has insights as to how delicate ecosystems can be sustained, and livelihoods supported. The Siwa oasis with its mud architecture, pools, palm groves, salt lakes and deserts illustrates the delicate balances that must be preserved as communities seek to preserve the past and map out a sustainabl

A virtual 3D model on a screen has the potential for a site to be viewed, explored and analysed from every angle, and the data seamlessly integrated into computer aided design systems. Such models are regularly used by surveyors, architects, archaeologists and conservationists for specific tasks often requiring specialised software to process, manipulate or augment the raw model. They have a further drawback in that they can often be used by one person at a time, showing one