A researcher team from the University of New England (UNE) has developed what it suggests is the first fully online human skeleton.

To develop the online human skeleton, researchers photographed the skeletal remains gifted to the university by a UNE archeology technician — a year-long effort that culminated in almost 30,000 photos.

Using 3D photogrammetry, the team then digitized and refined the images, turning them into 3D models.

The completed online human skeleton is intended as a resource for teaching UNE Anatomy students human bone identification. Additionally, the online human skeleton could also be used for applications ranging from human anatomy to forensic work.

The UNE team hopes that the skeleton model will be just one of many publicly available models it develops as a resource for teachers and research.

To see the model, visit the UNE website.