Scanning larger objects

[Martin_au]

I’d be looking at the Leica blk360. Cheap terrestrial scanner. Easy to use. Can be mounted on poles or inverted to see the hull from the deck or deck from the ground.

Photogrammetry will be problematic on a lot of boats due to the lack of texture in the surface. On a wooden boat it would be ok, but on anything painted, it just won’t find patterns to match, especially on the hull.

You’ll also need to establish decent control for photogrammetry to get everything scaled correctly which may require something more sophisticated than a tape measure.

If you’re feeling talented, and budget limited, the iPhone 12 and 13 Pro’s SLAM LiDAR may do the job.