History from the Skies
Technological innovation lends assistance to the documentation of history.
A Moving Experience
Situated towards the north of Manhattan, the Fuentidueña Apse, is a 12th-century Spanish limestone transported from Spain in the twentieth century to the MET Cloisters, brick by brick. Since its settlement into the foundation, the upkeep, caretaking, and documentation of the Apse falls solely on the shoulders of a dedicated team of curators and experts.
Partnership
Already a tool of choice by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Imaging and Photography department, Hasselblad image quality has been long trusted by the experts at the MET. In the integration of a the A6D-100c aerial camera camera and DJI M600 Pro UAV, we were able to deliver imagery in a format and resolution already familiar to the MET.
Technical Evolution
Historically, the most advanced tools at the time still required a cherry-picker and weeks of closure to portions of the exterior. As a result, an assessment of the exterior surfaces had not been done in nearly two decades. Utilizing the DJI M600 Pro drone and Hasselblad A6D-100c aerial camera, a team of two were able to complete the documentation in higher fidelity in less than a single day.
A Big Lift
This was a project I was glad to manage from start to finish. Partnership negotiation, the challenge of insurance requirements of flying drones around 12th century buildings in Manhattan, production logistics, data technician, camera operator, and aerial operations safety supervisor all under one hat.
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