Providing Historical & Cultural site Preservation using aerial photogrammetry

 
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ORTHOIMAGERY and 3D Modeling SERVICES for:

  • Cultural Heritage Sites

    • Natural

    • Native

    • Archeological

  • Historic Man-Made Sites

    • Monuments, Memorials, & Bridges

    • Commercial Districts & Buildings

    • Military Forts & Facilities

 

The ProAerial Media Historical Preservation Project aims to provide established and underserved cultural and historical sites with the digital resources and expertise necessary to aid in their preservation and experiential fund-raising efforts. We provide aerial and terrestrial photography, videography, and photogrammetry services, at special discounted rates, for qualified nonprofits and not-for-profits looking to preserve their legacies as 3D recreations of reality.

In order to assist us in researching, selecting, finding, and accessing the various historic sites that we visit, we’ve partnered with Starbuck’s Exploring out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Starbuck’s Exploring founder, Guy Starbuck, possesses a lifetime of experience in accessing remote sites all across the Western United States, and we’re lucky to be working with him. We encourage you to visit his site to view his body of work (and maybe even make a donation).

 
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Why preservation matters

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.”

-Theodore Roosevelt


How Aerial Photogrammetry MAKES PRESERVATION POSSIBLE

In order to properly preserve buildings or landmarks for future generations to experience, proper funding and a team of people is almost always needed.

The reality is, there are far more sites to preserve than there is funding to allocate, and little effort is actually made.

By capturing aerial imaging data via a UAV (or Drone), these sites can be preserved digitally and interpreted into various interactive 3D models and 2D maps that can be shared and experienced by anyone with an internet connection.

 
 

Examples of Photogrammetry Outputs

Orthomosaic Map (or Orthophoto)

3D Textured-Mesh

Digital Surface Model (DSM)


How It Works

Below is a summarized list of the steps involved in a typical PAM Historic Preservation Project Assignment.

Cook Bank Building, Rhyolite, NV

Cook Bank Building, Rhyolite, NV

Pre-Project Planning

  • Stakeholder Introductions

  • Mission & Objectives

  • Funding & Budget Assistance

Mission Planning

  • Site Research, Survey, & Assessment

  • Image Acquisition & Post-Processing Strategy

  • Proposal Creation

  • Team Organization/Shooting Schedules

  • Travel & Weather

On-Location Acquisition

  • Daily Production Schedules

  • Pre-Flight Safety

  • Ground Control Placement & Marking

  • Flight Plan Execution, Backup, & Review

 

PAM Historic Preservation Project Sites

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The Southern Nevada mine

Clark County, NV

Winter 2021

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The Oakland Mine

Clark County, NV

Winter 2021