Very cool project.
New 3D images of one of the world's best known World War Two dive sites have been released to the public. British merchant steam ship SS Thistlegorm was hit by a German bomber in 1941 and lies on the bed of the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt. The Thistlegorm Project, led by the University of Nottingham, could help to preserve its valuable remains. Director Dr Jon Henderson said the shipwreck deserved to be seen by the wider public.
Dr Henderson, from the university's School of Archaeology, said: "The thing about underwater sites and the importance of underwater cultural heritage is that the only people who've ever seen it are divers. However, we are now at a point where we have the technology to reconstruct these sites."
The university said the photogrammetric survey was one of the largest ever carried out on a shipwreck, with 24,307 high resolution pictures taken during 12 dives at the site. The university said the underwater archaeological project was one of the first to utilise 360 video, which will allow people to experience what it is like to dive to the wreck.
Dr Henderson said the wreck had no legal protection and needed to be properly recorded. "Carrying out a baseline survey (such as this) of exactly what's there is the first step in doing that," he said. "We can then chart changes over time and look at what we need to protect."
The 3D model can be viewed here :
http://thethistlegormproject.com/3d-photogrammetry-survey/
And the 360 video here :
http://thethistlegormproject.com/360-underwater-video/
Wish I could get this working on my headset...
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-41511171
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