Underwater Exploration with Photogrammetry at Green Lake

Michael McCormick,  a professor of biology, creates digital 3D models of microbial biofilms in Green Lake, located about 9 miles (14 km) east of Syracuse. This lake is one of the most studied meromictic lakes in the world. Using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and with the support of members from the Digital Scholarship Collaborative (DiSC) and Digital Collections teams, Professor McCormick collected a series of videos that were then converted to 2D images. Agisoft Metashape, a photogrammetry software, was used to convert these images into high-resolution 3D models of the biofilm for use in Professor McCormick’s research.