Pix4D Pix4Dmapper

System includes hardware

N

Operating system(s)

Windows 7, 8, 10 64 bits

CPU (min.)

Any CPU (Intel i5/ i7/ Xeon recommended)

CPU (preferred)

Intel i7/Xeon CPU quad-core or hexacore

Min. RAM memory [Mb]

4000

Preferred RAM memory [Mb]

16000

Min. data storage capacity [Gb]

10

Preferred data storage capacity [Gb]

100

Min. graphic card

Any GPU that is compatible with OpenGL 3.2

Supported special hardware

All cameras supported

User definable operations and extensions

Command line

64-bit version of software available

Y

Distributed processing capacity

N

GPU based calculations

Y

Preferred graphic card

GeForce GPU with at least 2 GB RAM

Min. display memory [Mb]

16

Pref. display memory [Mb]

2000

Resolution

Any

Method of stereo image separation

rayCloud(tm) combining 3D point cloud with original input images for multi-ray matching.

Supported image sources

Any camera - Metric cameras, Multispectral cameras, Fisheye cameras, Camera rigs, DSLR cameras, Thermal cameras, 360° cameras, Smartphone cameras...

Input image formats

JPG / TIFF, RGB / NIR / Thermal / single or multi band / MP4 video

Export data formats

• Nadir Orthomosaic in GeoTIFF and kml google tiles • Nadir Digital Surface Models in GeoTIFF, XYZ, LAS and LAZ• Nadir Digital Terrain Models in GeoTIFF• Contour lines in SHP, PDF, and DXF • Orthomosaic from any facade in GeoTIFF• Digital Surface Model from any facade in GeoTIFF• Index (NDVI, NDRE, etc) maps in GeoTIFF• Classification maps in shapefile• 3D textured mesh in OBJ, PLY, DXF, FBX and PDF• 3D Point cloud in LAS, LAZ, XYZ and PLY • User-defined vector objects in DXF, SHP, DGN and KML • Fly-through animation videos in MP4 and AVI • Fly-through waypoints in CSV • Compatible formats of Aerial Triangulation results for traditional photogrammetry software solutions (e.g. INPHO, Leica LPS, DAT/EM Summit Evolution, and many more)

Scanned analogue Aerial Photos

Y

Digital Aerial Nadir Frames

Y

Oblique Images

Y

Linear array sensors

N

Optical Satellite Images

Y

UAS Images

Y

Radar Images

N

Automatic contrast manipulations

N

Spatial convolution

Y

Radiometric corrections

Y

Radiometric adjustment for mosaicing

Y

Automatic interior

Y

Relative

Y

Automatic aerotriangulation

Y

Automated blunder detection

Y

Self calibration

Y

Automatic Relative

Y

images simultaneously processed

Y

Automatic matching

Dense matching, 3D points computed up to every pixel of each original image.

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

Length

Y

Area

Y

Volume

Y

Main applications

Surveying, Mining, Inspection, Forensics, Public Safety, Emergency Response, Environmental Monitoring, Earthworks...

Distinguishable features

Automatic self-calibration || Machine-learning point cloud classification || Any camera || All imagery and video support (aerial, oblique and terrestrial || rayCloud™ combining 3D points with original input images || Mosaic Editor, Cloud-based processing and support || Rental options