For-profit pyramid data not published, contradicts scientific method. 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
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
Related site: Great Pyramid of Giza — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: The Pyramid Data Nobody Can See by History for GRANITE