Research
Exploring new depths of research
Capturing accurate details about underwater structures and environments represents a growing field of scientific endeavor. The capability to turn data into insight is an opportunity to reconstruct and preserve the past, to answer long-held questions and to bring new marine discoveries to life in digital form.
3D at Depth’s underwater LiDAR solution offers a non-invasive, efficient way to capture what’s below the surface. Given the investment and technical complexity involved in these projects, the challenge for today’s teams is to extract the maximum possible value from all data gathered underwater – which is where 3D at Depth offers an unparalleled solution.
Deep ocean discoveries
3D at Depth is working with The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) to measure the ocean floor at resolutions of 1cm. This will enable new deep ocean observations to support MBARI’s benthic ecology and marine geology research programs.
“Achieving this performance with a LiDAR will enable us to make fundamentally new observations in the deep ocean in support of our benthic ecology and marine geology research programs.”
David Caress, Principal Investigator for MBARI’s Ocean Imaging Project
Making time travel possible
In collaboration with ScanLAB and as part of the BBC series Italy’s Invisible Cities, we used LiDAR technology to scan the remains of a city 5m below the surface of a bay in Naples. 3D point clouds were used to reconstruct a Roman aristocrat’s luxury villa and uncover its historical secrets.
Bringing history to life
The Yellowstone National Park was established to preserve land for future generations. As part of this mission, they wanted to document a fleet of rowboats that had been intentionally sunk in the 1950s. By deploying LiDAR in seven scanning positions, we were able to develop a 3D point cloud of one of the boats, despite the murky conditions in the lake.
Research services
Environmental surveys
Securing accurate and precise 3D data sets to assess, measure, evaluate, document and monitor is important to the success of any underwater program.
From establishing baseline audits to long-term documentation and monitoring, our LiDAR systems provide touchless, long-range 3D scans – up to 45 meters.
