{"id":219,"date":"2024-08-27T11:05:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/?p=219"},"modified":"2024-08-27T11:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:19:11","slug":"exploring-rattlesnake-points-crevice-caves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/?p=219","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Rattlesnake Point&#8217;s Crevice Caves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We paid a visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationhalton.ca\/parks\/rattlesnake-point\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conservationhalton.ca\/parks\/rattlesnake-point\/\">Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area<\/a> to collect some data! Summer student Andrew Brink led the charge with his custom helmet-mounted OAK-D Pro camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andrew_rattlesnake_point1_aug_2024-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andrew_rattlesnake_point1_aug_2024-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andrew_rattlesnake_point1_aug_2024-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andrew_rattlesnake_point1_aug_2024-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andrew_rattlesnake_point1_aug_2024-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andrew_rattlesnake_point1_aug_2024-1200x1600.png 1200w, https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/andrew_rattlesnake_point1_aug_2024-1980x2640.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Niagara Escarpment is home to many crevice caves with unique characteristics and tight squeezes that make them extremely challenging to map with standard sensors and algorithms. In spite of this, Andrew was able to construct 3D models of parts of the caves from depth data collected by his prototype system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-from-2024-08-20-19-42-04-1024x834.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-from-2024-08-20-19-42-04-1024x834.png 1024w, https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-from-2024-08-20-19-42-04-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-from-2024-08-20-19-42-04-768x625.png 768w, https:\/\/arcolab.mcmaster.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-from-2024-08-20-19-42-04.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here at ARCO Lab, we&#8217;re interested in developing wearable sensors and autonomous systems capable of mapping and interpreting geological and ecological data in a nondestructive manner. We intend to work with geoscientists to build detailed 3D maps of Southern Ontario&#8217;s crevice and karst caves and make the data available for research and science outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We paid a visit to Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area to collect some data! Summer student Andrew Brink led the charge with his custom helmet-mounted OAK-D Pro camera. The Niagara Escarpment is home to many crevice caves with unique characteristics and tight squeezes that make them extremely challenging to map with standard sensors and algorithms. 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