For-profit pyramid data not published, contradicts scientific method

April 29, 2024

EgyptTechnology

Source: The Pyramid Data Nobody Can See by History for GRANITE

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Private companies scanning Egyptian pyramids with laser and drone tech rarely release data to researchers. A 2019 TV series collected photogrammetry data that vanished from public view. Two documentaries just 5 years apart got opposite results about the Bent Pyramid's shape due to incompatible scanning methods. Proper science requires reproducibility—proprietary formats may not even survive a few decades. 🏛️

Key facts

Laser scanning and drone photogrammetry data collected by private companies is not made available for scientific research
2019 six-part TV series 'Pyramids: Solving the Mystery' used photogrammetry but data was never sold publicly
Two documentaries 5 years apart using different scanning technologies reached opposite conclusions about the Bent Pyramid's shape
The World Scan Project was granted access to document the Great Pyramid shaft but has no intention of publishing their data
Harvard's Peter Der Manuelian publishes data freely on the Giza Archive website and SketchFab
Proprietary electronic data formats may not survive a few decades without wide distribution