About

The purpose of Captivate: Spatial Modelling Research Group is to build a high-fidelity model of the entire Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, above and below ground. The below ground includes somewhere in the order of 300 tunnels under Greenwich Park and the bathymetry of the River Thames. 

Publicity

BBC London: 17-11-20: Simon Withers and Dr Pieter van der Merwe interviewed on BBC London (Requires UK Education Institution sign in credentials)

Daily Mail: 30-10-20: Site of Henry VIII’ s near fatal jousting accident revealed

Daily Star: 30-10-20: Henry VIII’s long-lost Tudor palace rediscovered underneath London Greenwich Park

Daily Express: 03-11-20: Royal mystery unravelled: Hidden Henry VIII palace that ‘led to his death’ discovered

Smithsonian Magazine: 06-11-20: Researchers Find Remnants of Jousting Field Where Henry VIII Almost Died

Live Science: 05-11-20: Jousting yard where Henry VIII nearly died just discovered 5 feet underground

Atlas Obscura: 20-11-20: Found: The Jousting Yard Where Henry VIII Took a Nasty Tumble

The Times: 31-12-20: Discovered: the site where Henry VIII fell from grace

Exhibitions

WREN STUDIO
Wren’s legacy explored at the University of Greenwich

  • April 22nd – 3rd September May 2023
  • 2 Cutty Sark Gardens, SE10 9LW

Year 1 Architecture students and the Captivate Spatial Modelling Research Group

ST ALFEGE CHURCH IN TRANSLATION

  • April 15th – 14th May 2021
  • Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Stockwell Street Greenwich

A street facing, windows exhibition of multiple views of St Alfege Church, Greenwich seen via hundreds of 3D scans.

University of Greenwich Galleries

SYNTHETIC VISIONS OF MARITIME GREENWICH

  • 11th April – 12th May 2023
  • Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Stockwell Street Greenwich

The synthetic compositions offer a new perspective on landmarks such as Queen’s House, St Alfege Church, the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich Park, the Painted Hall, and the wider Maritime Greenwich buffer zone..

University of Greenwich Galleries

Toolkit

Software

  • Reality Capture
  • 3DF Zephyr / Scarlet
  • Agisoft Metashape
  • 3DS Max / V-Ray
  • Blender
  • Houdini
  • Cloud Compare
  • Cyclone Register 360
  • Autodesk Recap Pro

Apps

  • Polycam
  • EveryPoint
  • Scaniverse
  • Luma AI

Hardware

  • Faro X130 Scanner
  • Leica BLK360 Scanner
  • Leica BLK2GO SLAM Scanner
  • Emesent Hovermap Scanner
  • DJI Matrice 300 RTK Drone
  • DJI Mavic Air2 S
  • DJI Phantom 4 MK2
  • DJI Mavic 3
  • iPhone 12/13 Pro Phone
  • Panasonic DC-FZ82 (Zoom) Camera