At the end of the project, the team had aerial images, point clouds and photogrammetry mesh – these are used to create first a solid model of the ship and then the creation of a virtual experience of the ship.
"Each year hundreds of Americans and tourists alike flock to the USS Iowa Museum in San Pedro, CA to admire the 900 ft long USS Iowa Battleship. The retired ship, which played an important role in U.S history, holds 16-inch gun turrets and was once able to launch 2,700-pound shells up to 24 miles away," says Yuval Caspi, marketing and community manager for the drone insurance provider, Skywatch.ai.
Check out the video below, or find more information and images on the Adventures in Rediscovery blog.