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Multispectral Imaging Explorer

MIE is a free, browser-based application designed for the exploration and sharing of multispectral images, particularly in archaeology and cultural heritage research. Process and enhance your images, align different photographs, create interactive multilayer explorations, and export standalone viewers for consultation and dissemination.

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Process

Prepare multispectral photographs for analysis and further use. Enhance visibility through tonal and colour adjustments, channel processing and false-colour transformations to reveal subtle details and chromatic features.

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Align

Superimpose pictures taken with different imaging techniques through positioning, scaling and local corrections. Use reference points to refine alignment and prepare images for accurate comparison and multilayer exploration.

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Edit

Import and organise previously aligned images, drawings and reconstructions into an interactive multilayer exploration. Configure visibility, opacity, comparison tools and annotations to create a customised viewer.

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Export

Export a standalone interactive HTML viewer with all configured layers and exploration tools, or create a simplified, user-friendly experience. Share results for research, teaching and online dissemination without requiring MIE.

MIE — Multispectral Imaging Explorer · © 2026 Paolo Tomassini · GNU LGPL-3.0-or-later
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Please rotate your device

This module is designed for portrait orientation.

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Please rotate your device

This module is designed for portrait orientation.

Publish a MIE Viewer

Choose the complete Viewer or create a simplified, touch-friendly experience from two images in EDIT.

EXPORT A · FULL VIEWER

Full MIE Viewer

All loaded layers, comparison tools and Crop, packaged in a standalone ZIP.

Open or prepare images in EDIT before exporting.

EXPORT B · SIMPLIFIED VIEWER

Simplified MIE Viewer

Two images, custom labels and touch interactions.

Interactions to include

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MIE – Multispectral Imaging Explorer

Credits

MIE — Multispectral Imaging Explorer was conceived and designed by Paolo Tomassini (UCLouvain, F.R.S.–FNRS) for the visual comparison of multispectral and documentary imaging datasets in archaeology and heritage science. The application was developed through iterative human–AI co-design and programming assistance using OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

© 2026 Paolo Tomassini. GNU LGPL-3.0-or-later. Images and datasets retain their respective copyright and licensing conditions.

MIE processes imported images and datasets locally in the user's browser; this version does not upload them to a server.

For contact or further information: paolo.tomassini@uclouvain.be