A Future for Photogrammetry: The Application of the Multi-Camera "SeaArray" to Visualize the Underwater Realm of the National Park Service

Summary

This is a paper/report submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The field of underwater archeology has had few technological advancements with the potential to drastically change how we document, manage, and interpret underwater sites like photogrammetry. Currently the primary application continues to focus on single camera acquisition and the 3D reconstruction of specific isolated underwater features. In order to provide a lasting interpretive message and meet the demands of resource managers, photogrammetry must incorporate individual elements into a large-scale, high resolution underwater landscape with the ability to connect features in a GIS based or web interface.

These large-scale 3D visualizations have the potential to alter how the public connects with the underwater world and how the National Park Service (NPS) manages its resources for future generations. The NPS Submerged Resources Center, in partnership with Marine Imaging Technologies, will present on a collaboration to engineer the “SeaArray”, a multi-camera photogrammetry platform performing, large-scale documentation of underwater sites throughout the NPS.

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• 2020 SHA General Sessions   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 581