Agisoft Metashape 1.5.0 – der “Nachfolger” von Agisoft Photoscan im pre-release

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Agisoft legt die beliebte Photogrammetrie-Software "Agisoft Photoscan" unter dem Namen "Metashape" neu auf. Dabei handelt es sich nicht um eine Revolution sondern viel mehr um eine Weiterentwicklung und Namensänderung. Die pre-release Version von "Metashape 1.5.0" kann unter folgendem link abgerufen werden: Agisoft Metashape 1.5.0 Metashape wird (wie Agisoft bisher auch) in einer Standard und einer Professionell-Edition angeboten und enthält alle bekannten Features von Agisoft Photoscan sowie einige interessante neue Funktionen (z.B. automatische Klassifikation der Punktwolke). Offiziell wird Metashape erst Ende 2018 veröffentlicht. Agisoft Photoscan-Nutzer können (wie immer problemlos) von Ihrer Standard- oder Professionell-Edition kostenfrei zu Metashape updaten. Hinweis: Projekte die mit Metashape erstellt wurden können nicht in älteren Agisoft-Versionen geöffnet werden, wohin gegen Agisoft-Projekte sich problemlos in Metashape öffnen lassen sollten.   Laut Change-Log enthält Metashape in der Pro-Version (Version 1.5.0 build 6957 (6 October 2018) folgende zusätzliche Komponenten:   • Added cloud processing support. • Added automatic dense point cloud classification to Ground, Building, Vegetation, Road, Car, Manmade classes. • Added Refine seamlines option to Build Orthomosaic...
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Aligning turntable photos with a single mask in Agisoft Photoscan Pro

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Agisoft introduces a new alignment parameter ("Apply masks to Key/Tie points"), which was added in PhotoScan 1.4.1. It can be used to align turntable photos with background suppression using a single mask. If Apply masks to Key points selected - masked areas are excluded from feature detection procedure independently for each photo. This behavior is equal to old Constrain features by mask parameter that was in PhotoScan 1.4.0 and older versions. If Apply masks to Tie points selected - certain tie points are excluded from alignment procedure. Effectively this implies that if some area is masked at least on a single photo, relevant key points on the rest of the photos picturing the same area will be also ignored during alignment procedure (a tie point is a set of key points which have been matched as projections of the same 3D point on different images). This can be useful to suppress background in turntable-like shooting scenario with few or even with a...
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New model reconstruction method with volumetric masking in Agisoft PhotoScan

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The new tutorial on the Agisoft Homepage introduces a new reconstruction method, which is able to handle thin structures like butterfly wings and illustrates how to enhance results with new strict volumetric masking feature. With strict volumetric masking, applying a single mask can be enough. In previous versions of the software, polygonal model reconstruction required dense cloud data, and in some cases user faced the necessity to manually remove noise from the dense cloud, or to mask nearly all images before building dense cloud. New mesh reconstruction method uses depth maps directly without the need to generate dense point cloud first. Read More...
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Stellenausschreibung “Vermessungsingenieur für den Einsatz von unbemannten Flugsystemen (UAV/UAS) und 3D-Laserscannern”

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Bei der Stadt Gelsenkirchen ist in der Abteilung Geobasisdaten und Vermessung des Referates Vermessung und Kataster die Stelle einer Vermessungsingenieurin bzw. eines Vermessungsingenieurs für den vermessungstechnischen Außendienst Kennziffer: E 2018 – 036 (bitte bei Bewerbung angeben) unbefristet zu besetzen. Das Aufgabenspektrum der Stelle umfasst insbesondere die eigenverantwortliche Wahrnehmung von vermessungstechnischen Aufgaben im Außendienst samt anschließender Bearbeitung der Vermessungsergebnisse im Innendienst. Der Einsatz erfolgt an wechselnden Arbeitsstellen innerhalb des Stadtgebietes bei allen Witterungsverhältnissen, teilweise in schwer begehbarem Gelände. Das Arbeitsumfeld dieser Position umfasst im Wesentlichen folgende Tätigkeitsschwerpunkte:  Planung und Realisierung von Vermessungen vorwiegend unter Einsatz von unbemannten Flugsystemen (UAV/UAS) und 3D-Laserscannern  Bearbeitung und Auswertung von Befliegungs- und Scannerdaten für Bestandsdokumentationen und die Erfassung von Geodaten  Topographische Datenerfassung und Datenaufbereitung in Lage und Höhe  Ausführung und Auswertung von Präzisionsmessungen in übergeordneten Netzen des Lage- und Höhenfestpunktfeldes   Die gesamte Stellenausschreibung können sie hier abrufen....
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International regulations for Drone-Operations in one Map

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Due to the fact that we have customers all around the world, it is very important for us to get a quick idea of the legal regulations in specific countries. Anil Polat created this nice overview map where you can query the regulations by country! The map is also available as an app (DroneMate) for Android/IOS. If some data is missing you can also contribute to the map by editing and completing the displayed information. Thanks Anil! ...
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Agisoft Photoscan Update Version 1.4.1 build 5925 (26 February 2018)

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Agisoft recently released the latest update for Agisoft Photoscan Pro on 26th February 2018.  Features like Micasense & Sequoia Multispectral Sensoer support, customizable palette for DEM's, JPEG2000 image format support were added. Also it is now possible to merge models and denseclouds if they are located in the same chunk! Note: Since Version 1.4.0 build 5420 (27 November 2017) it is possible to import pointclouds into the software from other sources (f.e. LIDAR) in all common file formats - a big advantage!   Here are the complete Change Logs of the latest updates since November:   Agisoft PhotoScan Change Log Version 1.4.1 build 5925 (26 February 2018) Standard and Professional editions • Added JPEG 2000 image format support. • Added Tie points masking option to Align Photos command. • Added Alembic format support for Import/Export Cameras command. • Added Autodesk FBX format support for Export Cameras command. • Added Merge command for models and dense clouds in the same chunk. • Added Australis 7 format support for calibration import/export. • Added support for changing file...
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Kenntnisnachweis Nach §21d Abs. 2 (LuftVo) für Gewerbliche Kopter-Piloten

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Haben sie schon Ihren Kenntnisnachweis nach $21d erworben? Die Prüfung zum Kenntnisnachweis kostet bei uns 125€ (Brutto), Kenntnisnachweis und Prüfungsvorbereitung (E-Learning) kosten 275€ (Brutto). Der nächste Prüfungstermin findet am 23.03.2017 (danach 23.04.2018) im Prolog-Gebäude am Campus Melaten in Aachen statt! Anmelden können sie sich per Email: info@3ds-scan.de Weitere Informationen finden sie hier ...
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Photogrammetry Software Review: Remake VS. Photoscan VS. Reality Capture VS. Zephyr

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  Nick Lievendag from 3dscanexpert.com wrote a nice review of different photogrammetry software that is currently on the market. The review is covering four different solutions: ReMake from Autodesk (USA), Agisoft Photoscan from Agisoft based in Russia, Reality Capture from Capturing Reality based in Bratislava/Slovakia, and 3DF Zephyr from the Italian-based company 3DFlow. The first test is to find out which software can produce the best results in 15 Minutes (using the same input datasets). Interesting results - in my opinion we definetly should keep an eye on Reality Capture. Their algorythms promise to make enormous computing power less important, which seems to work quiet well.  3dscanexpert.com is also providing detailed reviews of the different software solutions for those who can't decide what to use. Unfortunately Pix4D (or Esri's Drone2Map) and Betley's Context Capture was not part of the review, which would have been quiet interesting. Here you can read the full article   Full review ReMake Full review Photoscan Full review Reality Capture Full review 3DF Zephyr  ...
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Agisoft Photoscan Update to Version 1.4.0

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Agisoft recently released the latest update for Agisoft Photoscan Pro on 19th of September 2017. Features like stereoscopic measurements, vegetation index calculaion (with radiometric calibration), configurable datum transformations, new data formats and uploaders to services like sketchfab or melown where added. Here the complete change log for the newest update:   Agisoft PhotoScan Change Log Version 1.4.0 build 5076 (19 September 2017, preview release) Standard and Professional editions • Added Animation pane with fly through video export support. • Added incremental image alignment support. • Added Move Region, Move Object and Scale Object tools. • Added camera thumbnails display in Model view. • Added Alembic format support for model import/export. • Added FBX format support for Import Cameras command. • Added Calibrate Colors command for vignetting and brightness calibration. • Added support for multiple dense clouds/models in a single chunk. • Added point cloud support to Sketchfab uploader. • Added use visibility consistent mesh generation setting to Preferences dialog (experimental). • Added Refine Mesh command (experimental). • Added Import Video command. • Added Details section to Progress...
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Land Viewer: fast & free, on-the-fly, real-time imagery processing and analytics

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Founded in 2015 by Max Polyakov, EOS Inc. (EOS stands for the Earth Observing System) developed one of the best satellite data processing and analytics platforms out there. EOS’s back-end solutions are used by some of the Fortune 500 companies and the mapping industry leaders. The platform offers the fastest engine to search and process satellite and areal imagery I’ve ever seen. On the top, it features a massive set of filters and algorithms to analyze the data at any scale. Now, all these features are available for free to the general public. The company recently launched a new, impressive web-based tool where anyone can access, analyze and download satellite images for free. The service is called Land Viewer and offers free, on-the-fly, real-time imagery processing and analytics packed with features. It’s cool and insanely fast. It gives you access to imagery from Landsat 8 and Sentinel 2 satellites with more to come soon. (Aleks Buczkowski, geoawesomeness.com) Read More                                ...
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