Photogrammetry for Underwater Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage
on-line course

Gain the necessary knowledge and skills in underwater 3D scanning for archaeology and heritage conservation. This is an extended version of our Fundamentals of Underwater Photogrammetry course. No prior knowledge or experience is required.

100% on-line

5-6 on-line meetings

1:1 tuition

or in small groups on request

Course length:
15h with your tutor

Additional 15-30h of your own coursework.

Flexible dates and time

depends of participant's availibility and time zone

Price:
450 EUR

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Who the course is for:

Photogrammetry for underwater archeology and underwater cultural heritage is a growing field. This course is for anyone who wants to gain the necessary knowledge and skills to 3D scan underwater excavations, submerged ruins, buildings, statues, archaeological finds and other objects of historical or cultural significance.

What you will learn:

how to plan your underwater photogrammetry projects with up to 1500 photographs
how to take photographs for underwater photogrammetry
how to use photographs and videos from different sources, such as cameras, action cameras, phones or drones
how to follow a basic workflow
how to solve most common problems with image alignment, models and textures
how to work with Ground Control Points and digital scale bars in photogrammetry for underwater archaeology.
how to georeference your projects
how to create an underwater equivalent of an orthophotomap
how to clean, polish, simplify and export results for specific purposes
how to present your results as images or 3D models online

What you will be able to do after the course:

See some of the models created by our students during or after our courses

What students say about our photogrammetry courses

Adam

3D Designer

I am super happy with Mariusz’s personal online photogrammetry course. Thanks to his individual lessons with screenshare and video, I managed to find a new area where I can apply my knowledge in design, history and art. Right after the course, I managed to get my own clients to do 3D scan assignments for and today I have several projects that have been selected for “Top 10 Cultural Heritage & History” on Sketchfab. If you want to learn photogrammetry, I recommend contacting him.

Marcin

CEO @ ar-range.app

If you want to learn underwater photogrammetry, this is where you should start. Mariusz taught me everything I know. Let the results speak for themselves – projects such as Project Marie Agnes or Project Maria Concordia would not have started if it were not for the photogrammetry courses I took with him. I highly recommend Seamagination.com as your first resource for underwater scanning!

Bartek

Scuba Diver

Thanks to Mariusz and SEAmagination, I started my adventure with underwater photogrammetry. After several more, less successful attempts, I signed up for the “Fundamentals of underwater photogtammetry” course on my own. Mariusz gave me many technical details and secrets, guided me through the process of creating a model based on his own scans and generally helped me improve my workshop a lot. I recommend this course and Mariusz as a teacher.

About the tutor:

I am a Photogrammetry and Education professional, as well as a SCUBA Diving Instructor. I have studied Education, Digital Humanities, 3D data visualisation in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage and using Digital Tools for Heritage Conservation. For the last few years I have been working with archaeologist and governmental institutions in Croatia documenting their underwater and land discoveries and digitising heritage. I have also been successfully teaching photogrammetry to professionals and hobbyists all over the world.

What this course will look like:

The whole Photogrammetry for Underwater Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage course will be delivered on-line, 1:1 or in a small group on request. We will be using ZOOM
You will be learning photogrammetry for underwater archaeologyby doing it and I will be guiding you throughout the whole course.
I will keep the theory to minimum. I will present only the essential knowledge required to successfully do photogrammetry and I will focus more on your actual skills.
You will start from a simple project using some of my own photographs.
You will learn how to take photographs for underwater photogrammetry and use them in your future projects.
You will produce your own models.
You will have plenty of opportunities to ask questions.
You will have some homework in between sessions to practice the skills you have learnt and to get used to doing every step on your own.

What you will need for the course:

A good computer with:

- at least Intel i5 processor or equivalent, but Intel i7 or equivalent would be much better
- a minimum of 12 GB of RAM, but as much as possible is preferred
- a good graphic adapter, preferably by Nvidia or AMD
- at least 40 GB of disk space
If you are unsure if your computer is good for photogrammetry, you can email us its specification and we will let you know.

A digital camera or smartphone

that you want to use for taking photographs. Action cameras, like GoPro are also good.

A trial version of Agisoft Metashape Professional Edition

you can download it for free here.
The trial version is fully functional for 30 days. Please install it just before the course, so you can continue with practicing photogrammetry for some time after. If you are planning to buy the software, please buy it after the course, when I have explained the differences in versions and licences.

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