Month: February 2019

DAT612 – Photogrammetry with RealityCapture Test#2 – The Armoury

My second test of the RealityCapture photogrammetry software was carried out on a section of my proposed subject for digital restoration: the Armoury building at the Boathouse at St. Keverne’s Quay, Radford Lake. While the circumstances of the photo shoot were not ideal (a blue-sky day with strong, low sunlight caused shadowing on the outside… Read More »



DAT612 – Visit to Slade’s Sawmill/Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum

As part of my research for my final year project at Plymouth University, I contacted the Plymouth Archaeological Society to see if their members had any suggestions for heritage sites that might potentially be appropriate for photogrammetry and digital restoration. A member of the Society suggested the now derelict saw mill that stands at the… Read More »


DAT612 – Photogrammetry with RealityCapture Test#1

My final year project will involve the use of photogrammetry to create a 3D model of an existing item of cultural heritage significance, for instance: the remains of a building, building interior, or individual objects. Having carried out some research on the various photogrammetry software packages available, I decided to use RealityCapture. This seemed to… Read More »


DAT613 – Dissertation Proposal

Title/Question Can artificial intelligence enhance the practice of digital cultural heritage? Outline of area of study/context I’ve always had an interest in technology and in history. When I saw the television advertisement for Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence services that featured Yves Ubelmann’s photogrammetry work in Syria, I was intrigued. I had carried out some basic photogrammetry… Read More »


DAT612 – Final Year Project Proposal

Outline of area of study/context My area of study/context is very much related to my dissertation; however, rather than looking at how artificial intelligence can be used in conjunction with the cultural heritage preservation applications of photogrammetry, I will looking at how software applications and my own skills can be used with photogrammetry to bring… Read More »