Plenty of movies have used Alcatraz Island as a memorable setting, including classics like The Rock, Escape from Alcatraz, ...

Scientist Pete Kelsey and his team have 3D-mapped the entire island of Alcatraz, discovering Civil War secrets, prisoner escape routes – and looking at ways to preserve the island for the future.

Located on the east side of Alcatraz Island, the original 1857 sign on the ... says his data can also now be used in the arts. Movie directors, for example, could use the models to replicate ...