Multiscopic whitetail scoring game camera systems and methods

A multiscopic game camera system for scoring whitetail deer antlers, the multiscopic game camera system comprising:

• a) a camera operable to capture images, wherein the images captured are two-dimensional (2-D) images of whitetail deer antlers, the camera comprising a digital camera, wherein the images captured by the camera are correlated from different vantage points incrementally over time, and wherein consecutively capture images overlap, wherein the overlap is at least 50%;
• b) an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) onto which is mounted the camera, wherein the UAV is adapted to move to different positions during its flight to enable the camera to capture the 2-D images of the whitetail deer antlers from different angles, and a flight path is selected using waypoints;
• c) a mounting system configured for mounting the camera to the UAV wherein the mounting system is further configured to stabilize the camera;
• d) a processor associated with the camera;
• e) a position sensor mounted to the UAV, wherein the position sensor is configured to determine a distance between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the whitetail deer antlers, wherein the distance aids with determining depth and scale for calculating a plurality of measurements of distinct portions of the whitetail deer antlers;
• f) the processor being adapted to convert the 2-D images captured by the camera into a three-dimensional (3-D) data model, wherein the processor is further adapted to:
• 1) recover calibration parameters of the camera;
• 2) match image points between consecutively captured images;
• and
• 3) reconstruct the matched image points to generate the 3-D data model;
• and
• g) the processor, using the 3-D data model, being further adapted to determine the plurality of measurements of distinct portions of the whitetail deer antlers, the measurements being those that are used for scoring the whitetail deer antlers, and the processor being further adapted to calculate a score for the whitetail deer antlers based on the plurality of measurements.