About the Project
With funding support from a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant, iVisit: Interactive Virtual Tours For Advancing Food And Agricultural Sciences (FAS) aims to bridge the gap between the need for immersive, interactive experiences in FAS and the lack of field trips that can be taken to fulfill this need. By using 3D spatial scanning technology, the team members of the iVisit project have created interactive virtual tours (IVTs) as well as supplemental learning materials that can be implemented in the classroom for a unique look into FAS facilities.
Tour Locations
- Buster’s Cotton Gin
- Texas Tech University Greenhouse
- Texas Tech University Welding Lab
- Texas Tech University Horticultural Gardens
- San Antonio Creek
- Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine
- Kansas State University Beef Stocker Unit
- Kansas State University Hal Ross Flour Mill
- Kansas State University O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Center
- Kansas State University Dairy Plant
- Kansas State University Food Science Lab
- Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
- Nature Coast Biological Station
- University of Florida Fifield Teaching Farm and Gardens
- The Sea Turtle Hospital at Whitney Laboratory
- Mid-Florida Research and Education Center
Availability
16 facilities have already been scanned for the iVisit project. A few sites are complete with embedded multimedia content and supplemental materials, while other sites are awaiting these enhancements. Supplemental and curriculum materials will be created for all of the IVTs, with varying release times. Visit our virtual tours page to learn more about available IVTs.
Behind the Scenes
Take a look behind the scenes at the process for completing a 3D scan. These scans are the basis for the interactive virtual tours (IVT), which is then complemented with the addition of supplemental materials throughout the IVT.
The iVisit Project 