PhotoModeler

Mapping facilities

N

Semi-automatic corner point extraction

N

Semi-automatic line feature extraction

N

Semi-automatic building extraction

N

3D superimposition

Y

Integration with scanned maps

N

Integration with 2D vector maps

Y

Integration with 3D vector maps

Y

Integration with point clouds

Y

Automatic texturing

Y

System includes hardware

N

Operating system(s)

Windows

CPU (min.)

1.5Ghz

CPU (preferred)

2.0Ghz

Min. RAM memory [Mb]

4096

Preferred RAM memory [Mb]

32768

Min. data storage capacity [Gb]

1

Preferred data storage capacity [Gb]

20

Min. graphic card

any

Supported special hardware

none

64-bit version of software available

Y

Distributed processing capacity

N

GPU based calculations

N

Hardware handling of big data sets

any

Source data

digital cameras, video cameras, drone cameras, scanned film

Input image formats

JPEG, TIFF, BMP, Targa (.tga), PNG, PSD, Jpeg2000 (.jp2/.jpx), MOV, MP4 (mpeg 4), AVI, WMV, 3GP, MPEG

Export data formats

Ortho/DEM: JPEG, TIFF. 3D: 3ds / 3D Studio, 3dm / Rhino, Csv / Comma Separated Values, Dxf / 2D & 3D DXF, Fbx / Filmbox, Igs / IGES, Kml / Google Earth, Kmz / Google Earth, Las / ASPRS LAS, Ma / Maya script, Ms / 3D Studio Max script, Obj / Wavefront, Pts / PTS - XYZ scan data, Txt / RAW XYZ coords, Stl / Stereo-lithography, Wrl / VRML 1 & 2, Byu / Brigham Young, Facet, Iv / Inventor, Ply / Polygon, Stl / Stereo lithography

Scanned analogue Aerial Photos

Y

Digital Aerial Nadir Frames

Y

Oblique Images

Y

Linear array sensors

N

Optical Satellite Images

N

UAS Images

Y

Radar Images

N

Automatic breakline extraction

N

Checking facilities (DEM editing)

Y

Automatic contour generation

Y

Mosaicing of orthoimages

Y

True orthoimage generation

Y

Dense DSM creating capability

Y

DSM to DTM filtering

Y

Automatic seam line creation

N

Dense Image Matching

Y

Automatic matching

yes

Method of stereo image separation

mono-comparator - no stereo viewing

Year of introduction

1991

Year of last update

2018

Modular

Standalone desktop software. Three versions: PhotoModeler Standard, PhotoModeler Scanner, & PhotoModeler UAS. Each a super-set of one before.

License configuration

desktop

Regional settings available

none

Automatic interior

Y

Relative

Y

Automatic aerotriangulation

Y

Automated blunder detection

Y

images simultaneously processed

Y

Self calibration

Y

Automatic Relative

yes

Length

Y

Area

Y

Volume

Y

Automatic contrast manipulations

N

Spatial convolution

N

Radiometric corrections

N

Radiometric adjustment for mosaicing

Y

Main applications

UAV / UAS mapping, volumes, contours // close-range photogrammetry // architecture and engineering applications //accident reconstruction and forensics

Distinguishable features

Fully automated workflow. Wide range of capabilities from manual to automatic. Support of high accuracy industrial targeting and automatic feature detection. Othophoto and DEM creation, as well and point clouds and CAD data.