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technology2 years ago

Revolutionary 3D scan reveals Titanic in unprecedented detail.

Researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic wreck, using two remote operated submersibles to map every millimeter of the shipwreck and the surrounding 3-mile debris field. The resulting data, including 715,000 images, is 10 times larger than any underwater 3D model ever attempted before. The new photorealistic 3D model captures both the bow and stern section in clear detail, and researchers hope it will help them work out details of how the Titanic met its fate and allow people to interact with history in a fresh way. A documentary on the project is expected to come out next year.

technology2 years ago

Unprecedented 3D Scans Reveal New Details of Titanic Shipwreck

Researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic, using two remotely operated submersibles to map the whole shipwreck and the surrounding 3-mile debris field. The resulting data, including 715,000 images, is 10 times larger than any underwater 3D model ever attempted before. The new photorealistic 3D model captures both the bow and stern section in clear detail, and researchers hope it will help them work out details of how the Titanic sank and allow people to interact with history in a fresh way. A documentary on the project is expected to come out next year.

technology2 years ago

Unprecedented 3D Scans Reveal New Insights into Titanic's Sinking.

A team of researchers spent six weeks last summer mapping the whole Titanic shipwreck and the surrounding 3-mile debris field, resulting in a 10 times larger than any underwater 3D model ever attempted before. The resulting data, including 715,000 images, is an absolutely one-to-one digital copy of the Titanic in every detail. The new technology will help researchers work out details of how the Titanic met its fate and allow people to interact with history in a fresh way.

technology2 years ago

Unprecedented 3D Scans Reveal New Insights into Titanic Shipwreck.

Researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic, using two remotely operated submersibles to map the whole shipwreck and the surrounding 3-mile debris field, where personal belongings of the ocean liner's passengers were scattered. The resulting data, including 715,000 images, is 10 times larger than any underwater 3D model ever attempted before. A documentary on the project is expected to come out next year, and the new technology will help researchers work out details of how the Titanic met its fate and allow people to interact with history in a fresh way.

science-and-technology2 years ago

Unprecedented Full-Sized 3D Scan of Titanic Wreck Reveals Never-Before-Seen Details

The first full-sized 3D scan of the Titanic shipwreck has been created using deep-sea mapping data gathered by two submersibles during a six-week expedition to the North Atlantic wreck site in summer 2022. The high-resolution images reconstruct the wreck in great detail and may reveal more about the ship's fateful journey across the Atlantic more than a century ago. The study was conducted without interfering with the wreck, and the team held a flower-laying ceremony in memory of the dead. The new scans may shed more light on what exactly happened to the liner, and historians and scientists are racing against time as the ship is disintegrating.

science-and-technology2 years ago

Unprecedented digital scan of Titanic wreck reveals never-before-seen details.

The first full-sized digital scan of the Titanic wreck has been carried out, providing a unique 3D view of the entire vessel that could reveal fresh clues about how she sank on her maiden voyage in 1912. The scans also preserve a "digital twin" of the ship, which is rapidly being destroyed by iron-eating bacteria, salt corrosion and deep ocean currents. The images could provide new forensic evidence that could prompt a rewrite of how the sinking unfolded, according to Titanic analyst Parks Stephenson.