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A 3D model of the Thistlegorm wreck created by Simon Brown of AccuPixel
Pixel-perfect photogrammetry
BSAC ’ S LATEST BENEFIT PARTNER , photogrammetry experts , AccuPixel , is now offering members 10 % off its photogrammetry training and associated software .
Increasingly popular among divers looking to document wreck sites , photogrammetry is the art and science of extracting 3D information from photographs . The process involves taking overlapping photographs of an object , structure or space and converting them into 2D or 3D digital models .
The new member discount comes after a successful two-part webinar recently run by AccuPixel as part of BSAC ’ s online learning series .
The 10 % member discount covers
Agisoft ’ s popular 3D photogrammetry software , Metashape Standard and Professional , as well as AccuPixel ’ s photogrammetry training course . Members could save up to £ 300 , depending on the software and training bundle selected .
For more information on the savings you could make with new benefit partner , AccuPixel go to
bsac . com / accupixel
Million Mile Clean gathers momentum
Members of BSAC49 with their litter pick haul
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SO FAR , 50 BSAC CLUBS HAVE registered both underwater and topside clean-ups as part of the Million Mile Clean campaign organised by Surfers Against Sewage .
Earlier this year , BSAC announced its partner role in the campaign by extending the initiative to underwater litter collection . One club that has since taken part is Havering & Ilford BSAC49 .
In just three hours back in May , the club removed 26 sacks worth of rubbish from the coastline of Rainham Marshes , Essex . A month later , on World Oceans Day , BSAC49 returned to the site to fill another 26 sacks .
BSAC49 ’ s Preeda Harish Kumar spoke of her club ’ s clean-up efforts . “ It was an incredible effort , and everyone was excited