New model reconstruction method with volumetric masking in Agisoft PhotoScan
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…
Stellenausschreibung „Vermessungsingenieur für den Einsatz von unbemannten Flugsystemen (UAV/UAS) und 3D-Laserscannern“
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…
International regulations for Drone-Operations in one Map
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…
Agisoft Photoscan Update Version 1.4.1 build 5925 (26 February 2018)
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:…
Kenntnisnachweis Nach §21d Abs. 2 (LuftVo) für Gewerbliche Kopter-Piloten
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…
Photogrammetry Software Review: Remake VS. Photoscan VS. Reality Capture VS. Zephyr
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…
Agisoft Photoscan Update to Version 1.4.0
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:…
Land Viewer: fast & free, on-the-fly, real-time imagery processing and analytics
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…
Automated snow Avalanche 3D mapping using object-based analysis and near-infrared aerial imagery in ArcGIS
Snow avalanches are one of the most hazardous winter phenomena that occur in mountainous areas. They are dangerous to human lives, especially in tourist areas used as ski resorts. The Alps are the highest mountains in Europe. They are located across seven countries, but Switzerland is where the highest mountains…
Photogrammetry De-Lightning Tool in Unity for photogrammetry enthusiasts
Unity’s senior technical artist Cyril Jover shared the video of the new tool, which will prove useful for photogrammetry enthusiasts. Basically, it uses some clever algorithms to remove all the unnecessary lighting information from the scan and make it more usable for environment design. The De-Lighting process requires an environment…
