T-Scan Technology Captures Artifact from the Civil War
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA-The Metrology Division of Leica Geosystems announces their newest local positioning technology, the Leica T-Scan product, was used for the high-precision surface data capture of a famous artifact retrieved from the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. The historic anchor was the first major relic recovered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, east of Cape Hatteras in the Atlantic Ocean. The Mariners' Museum (Newport News, VA) is home to hundreds of artifacts and archives from the Monitor.
Leica Geosystems joined hands with the Mariners' Museum and MAGLEV Inc. (McKeesport, PA) for this data acquisition project resulting in an accurate 3-D digital replica of the anchor. The handheld scanner allowed the team to capture the 3-D object in a fast, unfettered manner. The Leica T-Scan works in tandem with the Leica Laser Tracker, a portable coordinate measurement system.