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interest in the sciences-particularly the geosciences-by
highlighting the professional possibilities offered by photogrammetry and the use of 3D techniques in many fields.
To achieve this goal, it is essential to present theoretical and practical content related to these fields in an attractive way. However, DMOBILE is designed to also encourage
students to disseminate their own work to get votes, which
can attract the attention of their entire social network. The
expectation is that this project will influence students' vocational choices as they promote their activities in social
network environments.
At the end of each edition, feedback about the project was
requested from teachers and students using opinion surveys.
These surveys were analyzed to determine which aspects
were working properly and which should be improved. Some
participating teachers also visited our university to personally discuss ideas, proposals, and theories about students with
the staff and solve any problems that arose.
reSulTS and diScuSSion
d3MobilE aS a World WidE
WEb-baSEd projEcT
The D3MOBILE Metrology World League project gained
considerable interest from the very beginning. In 2013, a total of 1,126 students (from Spanish high schools only) participated in the first edition of the championship. Because
the project was so well received, we proposed extending the
program worldwide in its second year. The number of participants has risen since then, with the last edition featuring
1,476 students from 44 countries, as shown in Table 1.
To achieve a greater impact and make the project more
interesting to students, we have strengthened our presence
on social network platforms such as Facebook (https://www
.facebook.com/d3mobile-120484484779686), YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/user/d3mobileague), Twitter
(https://twitter.com/d3mobile), and Sketchfab (https://
sketchfab.com/d3mobile-m_world_league).
Considering the best annual results of previous years
in terms of social media impact (i.e., 1,476 students registered from 44 countries, 2,200 visits/month to the website,
3D models visualized 15,000 times, voting performed by
2,100 voters, 200 likes on Facebook, and 1,260 followers
on Twitter), we conclude that the first five editions of this
project have had a significant impact.
Following each championship, teams submitted their
georeferenced models, and we produced a map depicting all of the participants, which provided us with an
idea of the level of internationalization that was achieved
(Figure 4). Moreover, at the end of each annual contest,
we organized an official event in Lugo, Spain [Figure 5(a)
and (b)], involving our sponsors and collaborators, who
donated prizes to the winners of each category [Figure 5(c)
and (d)]. We suggested that teachers who were unable to attend the awards ceremony prepare parallel events in
their own high schools. The event was broadcast live, durmarch 2019

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ing which we played videos of appreciation for the winners
(e.g., https://youtu.be/AOJUKb_Eg4w), thus allowing all of
them, either in person or virtually, to receive recognition.
The e-learning format of
The iMpacT of The projecT
the project allows our team
iS aSSeSSed Through
to offer this championship
quanTiTaTive criTeria
to any local, national, or inbaSed on The nuMber of
ternational entity interested
regiSTered TeaMS (STiMuin promoting photogramlaTion To reSearch), The
metry and related sciences
to students in its organizanuMber of regiSTered
tion. These entities can parinTernaTional TeaMS
ticipate simply by offering
(inTernaTionalizaTion),
a prize within the structure
and The nuMber of viSiTS
of D3MOBILE (e.g., prizes
To The webSiTe (Social
from Frontera Reyes of BoiMpacT).
gotá) or by organizing their
own championship integrated with the methodology of
D3MOBILE, such as the Latin American Society of Science and Technology.
However, this idea can even be implemented to achieve
another specific objective or to address a completely

TaBle 1. a SuMMary Of The nuMBer Of SChOOlS anD
STuDenTS invOlveD in eaCh eDiTiOn Of The D3MOBile
ChaMPiOnShiP.
D3MOBile
eDiTiOn

nuMBer Of
SChOOlS

nuMBer Of
COunTrieS

nuMBer Of
STuDenTS

2013

126

1,126

2014

142

632

2015

130

1,070

2016

223

1,348

2017

268

1,476

figure 4. A map showing the locales of participating students.

https://youtu.be/AOJUKb_Eg4w https://www.facebook.com/d3mobile-120484484779686 https://www.facebook.com/d3mobile-120484484779686 https://www.youtube.com/user/d3mobileague https://www.twitter.com/d3mobile https://www.sketchfab.com/d3mobile-m_world_league https://www.sketchfab.com/d3mobile-m_world_league

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