Exploring the rate of climate change from deep within the Earth

A first attempt in the 1990s was broken off at a depth of 70 metres, due to melting glacial ice water. The second attempt in 2010, was completed with difficulty, and the inner shaft was only partially documented.

最近，Francesco Sauro和Alessio Romeo，地质学家，Speleology讲师，Cave的两名摄影师之一，组织了一支配备Leica Geosystems产品的地质学家团队，将降低284米的深渊。亚搏彩票手机版下载

2015年10月15日，尽管有70厘米的新雪和两天的等待，但一架直升机还是将18名参与者带到了深渊。安装了一个平台，并在其上放置了扫描仪，以确保最高精度的数据。由于Cyclone能够无缝地将大量数据缝合在一起，因此该团队能够在短短几天内完成扫描2,700平方米的区域，其中超过200,000平方米。

Tommaso Santagata, 3D technician, cave specialist and responsible for the La Venta project topographic survey and monitoring says, “Considering the size of this area, Leica Geosystems equipment and software helped us to obtain highly precise data incredibly fast.” The team also used Hexagon’s 3D Reshaper software to create surface models of the highly complex 3D geometric wall surfaces.

“从3D激光扫描获得的数据使我们能够准确地分析墙壁的表面和冰层。3D Reshaper使我们能够将PointCloud变成表面，从而对表面进行了详细的分析。由此，我们可以计算腔室的体积以及制作截面和轮廓线。” Tommaso解释说。

Both Earth Sciences departments at the University of Bologna and Innsbruck supplied very helpful advice. The data collected by the Leica Geosystems laser scanner and processed by Cyclone software will be analysed and compared with over 20 years of data acquired since the abyss was discovered. These scientific finds will be published when completed.

汤马索总结说：“所获得的扫描是将来比较和研究的基本基础。巨大的最终房间的地板是冰川岩石，由于未来几年的气候变化，其表面有望发展。”

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