Exploring Flooded Caves Without Diving In
3D Mapping
New Technology from Czechoslovakia
Czech speleologists have developed a new technology using 3D printing to explore flooded caves without dangerous and numerous scuba diving explorations. The technology has been developed by Geo-CZ, a company that uses the underlying tech to map archaeological and historic sites.
Computerized Modelling, 3D Imaging
To do it, the cave needs to be filmed robotically or by one dive. The film is used to convert the cave into a computer model. Cave specialists say the 3D imaging gives them much more information about the cave as a whole and the connections among corridors within the cave. It's an important discovery and would have been of great use in Thailand when a dozen school children were trapped in a flooded cave about a year ago. Fortunately they were rescued but it took days.
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New Technology from Czechoslovakia
Czech speleologists have developed a new technology using 3D printing to explore flooded caves without dangerous and numerous scuba diving explorations. The technology has been developed by Geo-CZ, a company that uses the underlying tech to map archaeological and historic sites.
Computerized Modelling, 3D Imaging
To do it, the cave needs to be filmed robotically or by one dive. The film is used to convert the cave into a computer model. Cave specialists say the 3D imaging gives them much more information about the cave as a whole and the connections among corridors within the cave. It's an important discovery and would have been of great use in Thailand when a dozen school children were trapped in a flooded cave about a year ago. Fortunately they were rescued but it took days.
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