Outputs can be used for many applications: |
Outputs are compatible with: |
- Contour lines generation
- Distance and area measurements
- Volumes calculation
- Comparing volumes between two DSMs
- 2D digitization
- 3D digitization
- 3D visualization
- Visualization on Google applications
- Vegetation indices – Index visualization and color editing
- Vegetation indices – agriculture applications
- Point cloud classification
- Stereo viewing
- 3D printing
- Contour lines visualization and editing
- DTM generation
- Web viewing and sharing
- Video animation viewing
- 3D Digitized objects visualization and editing
- In the field inspection (Index Map)
- Bundle Adjustment
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- Some traditional photogrammetric software
- Inpho
- LPS
- Bingo
- ImageStation
- Geographic Information System (GIS) software
- Global Mapper
- ArcGIS
- Quantum GIS
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software
- AutoCAD
- MicroStation
- Rhino
- 3ds Max
- Many 3D viewers and point cloud editing software
- Quick Terrain Reader
- VRMesh
- Meshlab
- Google applications
- Agriculture application software
- Mesh editing software
- Blender (makerbot)
- Meshmixer
- PDF viewer
- Editing tools
- Web applications
- Video players
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Camera parameters |
Internal camera parameters |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.cam (ASCII text file) |
LPS
Inpho |
Stereo viewing |
Path: …\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_calibrated_internal_camera_parameters |
External camera parameters |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.txt |
LPS
Inpho |
Stereo viewing |
Path: …\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_calibrated_external_camera_parameters |
Bingo |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.txt |
Bingo |
Bundle Adjustment |
Path: …\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_tp_bingo |
SSK |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.ssk (ASCII text file) |
ImageStation |
Bundle Adjustment |
Path: …\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_photo
Path: …\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_camera
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Undistorted images |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.tif |
Inpho |
Stereo viewing |
Path: …\project_name\1_initial\images\undistorted_images\image |
Point Clouds |
Densified Point Cloud |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.las |
Quick Terrain Reader |
Visualization |
Global Mapper
ArcGIS |
Visualization |
VRMesh |
Visualization
Point cloud classification |
LAStools |
DTM generation |
.laz |
Quick Terrain Reader |
Visualization |
Global Mapper |
Visualization |
LAStools |
DTM generation |
.xyz (very large file, not easy to handle) |
AutoCAD
Global Mapper |
Visualization |
.ply |
Meshlab |
Visualization |
VRMesh |
Visualization
Point cloud classification |
Sketchfab |
Web viewing and sharing |
Path: …\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud\project_name_densified_point_cloud |
Classified Point Cloud |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.las |
Quick Terrain Reader |
Visualization |
Global Mapper
ArcGIS |
Visualization |
VRMesh |
Visualization |
.laz |
Quick Terrain Reader |
Visualization |
Global Mapper |
Visualization |
.xyz (very large file, not easy to manage) |
AutoCAD
Global Maper |
Visualization |
.ply |
Meshlab |
Visualization |
VRMesh |
Visualization |
Sketchfab |
Web viewing and sharing |
Path: user_defined_path/project_name_user_defined_file_name |
Digital Surface Model (DSM) |
Grid DSM |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.las |
Quick Terrain Reader |
Visualization |
Global Mapper
ArcGIS |
Visualization |
VRMesh |
Visualization
Point cloud classification |
LAStools |
DTM generation |
.laz |
Quick Terrain Reader |
Visualization |
Global Mapper |
Visualization |
LAStools |
DTM generation |
.xyz (very large file, not easy to manage) |
AutoCAD
Global Mapper |
Visualization |
Path: …\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\project_name_dsm |
Raster DSM |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.tif (GeoTIFF) |
Global Mapper
ArcGIS
Quantum GIS |
Contour lines generation
Distance, area and volume measurements
Comparing volumes between two DSMs (Global Mapper, ArcGIS)
3D digitization (Global Mapper, ArcGIS) |
Path: tiles: …\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\tiles
Path: merged file: …\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm |
Digital Terrain Model (DTM) |
Raster DTM |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.tif (GeoTIFF) |
Global Mapper
ArcGIS
Quantum GIS |
Contour lines generation
Distance and area measurements |
Path: tiles: …\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\dtm\tiles
Path: merged file:…\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\dtm |
Orthomosaic |
Orthomosaic GeoTIFF |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.tif (GeoTIFF) |
Global Mapper
ArcGIS
Quantum GIS
AutoCAD |
Distance and area measurements
2D digitization |
Path: tiles: …\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\tiles
Path: merged file: …\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_transparent_mosaic_group_name
Path: merged file: …\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_mosaic_group_name |
Orthomosaic KML file |
File format |
Software / Web Application |
Use |
.kml |
Google Earth |
Visualization |
Path: …\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\google_tiles\project_name_mosaic |
Orthomosaic Google Maps HTML file |
File format |
Software / Web Application |
Use |
.html |
Google Maps |
Visualization |
Path: …\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\google_tiles\project_name_mosaic |
Orthomosaic Mapbox Tiles |
File format |
Software / Web Application |
Use |
.mbtiles |
Mapbox |
Web viewing and sharing
Map creation |
Path: …\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\google_tiles\project_name |
Index Map |
Index Map GeoTIFF |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.tif (GeoTIFF) |
Global Mapper
ArcGIS
Quantum GIS |
Visualization
Color editing |
Path: tiles: …\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name\tiles
Path: merged file: …\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name |
Colored Index Map KML file |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.jpg |
Image Viewer |
Visualization
In the field inspection |
.kml |
Google Earth |
Visualization
In the field inspection |
Path: …\project_name\4_index\indices\index\project_name_rgba_index_name |
Grid Index Map Shapefile |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.shp |
Farm Works |
Agriculture applications |
Path: merged file: …\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name |
3D Textured Mesh |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.obj |
Meshlab, Global Mapper, Rhino, 3ds Max |
Visualization |
zipped .obj |
Sketchfab |
Web viewing and sharing |
.fbx |
Rhino, 3ds Max, AutoCAD |
Visualization |
.dxf |
AutoCAD
Global Mapper
ArcGIS
Quantum GIS |
Visualization |
.ply |
Meshlab |
Visualization |
Sketchfab |
Web viewing and sharing |
Blender, Meshmixer |
3D printing |
.pdf |
Adobe Acrobat Reader |
Visualization |
Path: …\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh |
Contour lines |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.shp |
Global Mapper
ArcGIS
Quantum GIS |
Visualization
Editing |
.pdf |
Adobe Acrobat Reader |
Visualization |
.dxf |
AutoCAD
Global Mapper
ArcGIS
Quantum GIS |
Visualization
Editing |
Path: …\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\contours\project_name_interval_resolution_minimum_line_size |
Video animation |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.mp4 |
VLC
Windows Media Player |
Video animation viewing |
.mkv |
VLC
Windows Media Player |
Video animation viewing |
.avi |
VLC
Windows Media Player |
Video animation viewing |
Path: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name |
3D Digitized objects |
Polyline, Surface, Volume (mesh) |
File format |
Software |
Use |
.shp |
Global Mapper
ArcGIS
Quantum GIS
AutoCAD |
Visualization
Editing |
.dxf |
Global Mapper
ArcGIS
Quantum GIS
AutoCAD |
Visualization
Editing |
.kml |
Google Earth |
Visualization |
.dgn |
MicroStation |
Visualization
Editing |
Path: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name |
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