Panoramium: Panoramic Imaging System
Independent historical guide to Lupa Corporation’s digital tourism projects in Argentina. Not affiliated with the former operator.
Panoramium
Panoramium was a panoramic imaging system developed by Lupa Corporation with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Universidad Nacional del Sur (Bahía Blanca, Argentina). The software captured live video from multiple adjacent cameras and stitched overlapping edges into a single high-quality panoramic image — letting internet users explore wide scenes interactively, effectively choosing their own viewpoint within the stitched field.
Company materials from 2009 described Lupa as pioneering digital tools for tourism: generating place-based experiences online to strengthen real-world travel. Panoramium was positioned both as packaged software and as a broadcast service for events where wide-field views matter more than single-camera frames.
Press coverage (2009) noted demonstrations from the Obelisco along Avenida 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires, and cited applications including glacier rupture broadcasts, football coverage, and wildlife tourism. Argentina’s Agencia Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología supported the project as high-priority R&D. Lupa president Carlos Pallotti described it as a model for university–industry collaboration.