WEBINAR: Finding shipwrecks in the 21st century – using open data and 3D photogrammetry

There are more than a thousand shipwrecks in Western Australia – but only 300 have ever been found. This webinar looks at the discovery of several historic wrecks, made through systematic review of seafloor data and historical records.

The speaker demonstrates the underwater photogrammetry techniques that have been used to model dozens of wreck sites in challenging conditions, and discuss how this new information is being mobilised to protect and understand these significant archaeological sites.

About the Speaker

Patrick Morrison is a Maritime Archaeologist and PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia. He is an expert in underwater photogrammetry, which he has used to record more than 20 shipwrecks, including of the oldest wreck in Australia, Trial (1622), and the VOC ship Zeewijk (1727). More broadly, he was involved in the discovery of the first submerged Aboriginal archaeological site on the Australian continental shelf. He coordinates the Historical and Maritime Archaeology Unit at the University of Western Australia, and is President of the Maritime Archaeological Association of Western Australia.