Our 3D legacy data service can work with everything from a subsea inspection on old VHS video tape to precise CVI (Close Visual Inspection) data, and provide 3D data that accurately represents the hardware at the time of data collection.
Where the 3D reconstruction process can recognise features that are repeated in several images, or indeed video footage that details multiple angles, options to prepare the subject matter as a 3D dataset exist, and of course to analyse the resulting information for technical, investigatory or archaeological benefit.
To assess the suitability of legacy information in a basic manner, we can ask ourselves a simple question – does the footage or data help you understand the shape in 3D? If the answer is yes, then legacy 3D data processing may be able to help your project by extracting new measurable 3D shapes from old 2D information.
Some parts of the world have been photographed on millions of occasions.
As an example of the flexibility offered by the process of 3D photogrammetry, it is of course, possible to reconstruct an elementary level of 3D data of the Pyramids of Giza, the Eiffel Tower or Mount Rushmore, simply by collecting the best available existing information and preparing/improving it to aid the value of the 3D reconstruction process.
The versatility of 3D photogrammetry is best demonstrated through its ability to utilise existing data. Whether it’s reconstructing a crime scene using old photographs or repurposing aerial drone inspection videos. When treated scientifically, photogrammetry offers unique opportunities to reconstruct and extract additional value from the image data, aiding your technical efforts and project schedule compliance.
