What if it was possible to quickly and accurately 3D model the site of an event - such as a bombing, shooting, fire, or other newsworthy event?
With photogrammetry, in some cases, this is possible. Below are examples where I’ve used photogrammetry to create a 3D point cloud or 3D mesh from “found footage,” which can then be turned into a solid 3D model, as well as a presentation I gave at Bellingfest in 2024 about photogrammetry.
Source footage used for photogrammetry.3D point cloud derived via photogrammetry.Derived “orthophoto” overlayed on satellite image.
3D point cloud showing bombed apartment block in Avdiivka, Ukraine.Photogrammetry used to derive a 3D model of the “Gulfstream,” a ship that mysteriously washed up on the shore of Tobago on February 7, 2024.3D model generated from 360 degree images shared on Google maps of the Street Food Bar No. 1 Cafe in St. Petersburg, Russia. The cafe was the site of a bombing in April 2023.3D model derived from drone video showing aftermath of a missile strike in Ukraine.3D model derived from drone footage of Jenin, Occupied West Bank, Palestine.Market in Khartoum, Sudan, shelled during the 2023 Sudanese Civil War.3D mesh derived from FPV drone video from Ukraine.“Orthophoto” derived from drone footage of Bakhmut, Ukraine shared by the New York Times.Pre-2022 invasion 3D model of the apartment block at the Western edge of Bakhmut.Explore a sample showing Jenin Here