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Cheap ROV-based Photogrammetry Survey Methodology (2023)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Kotaro Yamafune. Yasumasa Ichikawa. Kevin Crisman. George Schwarz. Chris Sabick.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Digital Approaches in Nautical Archaeology", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In the past 5 years small ROVs, or underwater drones, have become an inexpensive and accessible survey tool for maritime archaeologists. There are currently many capable models less than $3,000 USD that can operate at depths of 100m/330ft. The authors explored the possibility of using these affordable underwater drones for...