The research suggests a system that automatically generates Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of a chicken filet. The DEM is generated by close range photogrammetry methods, using stereoscopic images of the chicken filet. A major problem of the photogrammetric process is the uniformity of the chicken filet’s color and texture, which makes it hard to find matching-points in the two stereo images. Th...

The imaging component of the Airborne Integrated Mapping System (AIMS), developed at The Center for Mapping at The Ohio State University, is currently based on a high-resolution Charge-Coupled Device (CCD), a solid-state imaging sensor, which captures 4K by 4K panchromatic imagery. The use of direct digital image data, as well as the relatively new exploitation of the exterior orientation, whi...

Digital Photogrammetry has caused a revolution in the cartographic world thanks to a simplification of the photogrammetric systems. This fact, along with the ever greater need for fast and precise cartography, has increased the number of potential digital photogrammetric users. Despite the simplification of these systems, it still important to take into account the high necessary investment of ...

Laser scanning (LIDAR) is a recent technology that is receiving an increasing interest from professionals dealing with mapping applications. The interest in LIDAR is attributed to the rich geometric surface information provided by the data in the form of dense non-selective points. On the other hand, photogrammetric processing of stereo-images provides an accurate surface model represented by f...

This paper deals with a method of TRITOP photogrammetric system automation. Unlike the methods of optical scanning systems automation, this area has not been studied well yet. The method of photogrammetric measurement automation via the TRITOP system and an industrial robot is presented. The work is focused on the communication between the main parts of the measurement chain – camera, control c...

In the last years UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)-systems became relevant for applications in precision farming and in infrastructure maintenance, like road maintenance and dam surveillance. This paper gives an overview about UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) systems and their application for photogrammetric recording and documentation of cultural heritage. First the historical development of UAV sys...

The objective of this investigation was to develop and investigate methods for point cloud generation by image matching using aerial image data collected by quadrocopter type micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imaging systems. Automatic generation of high-quality, dense point clouds from digital images by image matching is a recent, cutting-edge step forward in digital photogrammetric technolo...

The objective of this paper is to introduce a low cost digital close range photogrammetric system developed in our department. With this system an amateur camera is employed for stereo coverage of industrial objects. The acquired images are scanned by a desktop scanner. The digitized images are then fed into a desktop computer for photogrammetric processing developed in Matlab6.5 environment. P...