01/06/2017
Article about our work 3D scanning the Mars shipwreck sunk in 1564 as well as other interesting discoveries in marine archeology. Since the article we have made giant leaps forward and the entire Mars shipwreck is now 3D scanned, not just a chunk of it. The model is now in it´s final stage of preparation.
Mars lends itself very well as a 3D model because it´s a very 3 dimensional site, far from some timber scattered over the seabed. Almost the entire wreck is still there, preserved by the Baltic sea. The wreck is almost 40m long and at the highest point the stern is 7m high above the sea floor. The site is littered with artifacts such as numerous bronze cannons, silver treasure and daily life items that the crew of more than 600 left. The 3D model is of such high detail that even small items like coins are visible. The point cloud alone consists of over 2 billion points and is based on more than 15 000 still images. The images are processed to a 3D model with photogrammetry.
The 3D model will open up numerous opportunities such as large scale 3D print for museum exhibitions , interactive VR experiences, doom projections and more.
We would like to point out that the photo mosaic in the article is not a CGI 3D image but a photo mosaic courtesy of Tomasz Stachura.
Photo Kirill Egorov
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/2000-year-old-computer-discovered/
Using robots, underwater iPads, 3D printing, and other new tech, scientists are discovering shipwrecks that are rewriting our history. Read the inside story of the Antikythera and two other breakthrough explorations.
