PhotoModeler

PhotoModeler is a software application that performs image-based modeling and close range stereophotogrammetry – producing 3D models and measurements from photography. The software is used for close-range, aerial and uav photogrammetry.

PhotoModeler

Screenshot of PhotoModeler
Developer(s)	Eos Systems Inc.
Initial release	1994
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Type	Photogrammetry
License	Proprietary commercial software
Website	www.photomodeler.com

Close Range Photogrammetry (CRP) can mean photographs taken from the ground with a handheld camera, or taken from a UAV/drone at relatively low altitude. PhotoModeler and CRP are used for performing measurement and modeling in agriculture, archaeology, architecture, biology, engineering, fabrication, film production, forensics, mining, stockpile volumes, etc.[1][2][3]

Applications

Some of the applications of PhotoModeler are:

• Accident reconstruction / Forensics[4]
• Archaeology / Paleontology[5]
• Architecture
• Biology[6][7]
• Engineering[8][9]
• Fabrication and Manufacturing
• Film[10]
• Mining[11]
• Situational Awareness (SA)[12]

See also

• Stereophotogrammetry
• 3D data acquisition and object reconstruction
• Image-based modeling and rendering
• Computer vision
• 3D scanner

Notes and references

1. Luhman 2006: p.469
2. Karara 1989: p.321
3. McGlone 2004: p.1015
4. The Boston Channel 2008
5. Matthews 2008: p. 11
6. Bythell 2011
7. de Bruyn 2009
8. Grande 2006
9. Richardson 2008
10. Duesing 2006
11. Dunn 2009
12. Schwartz

Notes

• Atkinson, K.B. (1996). Close Range Photogrammetry and Machine Vision. Latheronwheel, Scotland: Whittles Publishing. ISBN 1-870325-46-X.
• Bythell, J.; Pan, P. "Three-dimensional morphometric measurements of reef corals using underwater photogrammetry techniques". Coral Reefs. SpringerLink. 20 (3): 193–199. doi:10.1007/s003380100157. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
• de Bruyn, P.J.N.; Bester, M.N.; Carlini, A.R.; Oosthuizen, W.C. (2009). "How to weigh an elephant seal with one finger: a simple three-dimensional photogrammetric application". Aquatic Biology. 5: 31–39. doi:10.3354/ab00135.
• Dunn, Maynard (2009). "RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CLOSE RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY FOR MINING AND RECLAMATION" (pdf). Retrieved 31 May 2011.
• Duesing, Brett (2006). "Q&A: Pushing Visual Limits of 3D". Cadalyst Magazine. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
• Grande, Joseph (July 2006). "3D Part Inspection Is a Snapshot Away". Plastics Technology. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
• Karara, H.M. (1989). Non-Topographic Photogrammetry (2nd ed.). Falls Church, VA, USA: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. ISBN 0-944426-10-7.
• Luhmann, Thomas; Robson; Kyle; Harley (2006). Close Range Photogrammetry: Principles, Methods and Applications. Dunbeath,Scotland: Whittles Publishing. ISBN 1-870325-50-8.
• Matthews, N. A. (2008). "Aerial and Close-Range Photogrammetric Technology: Providing Resource Documentation, Interpretation, and Preservation" (pdf). Denver, Colorado: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, National Operations Center. p. 42. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
• McGlone, Chris (2004). Manual of Photogrammetry (5th ed.). Bethesda, MA, USA: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. ISBN 1-57083-071-1.
• Richardson, Shawn (2008). "Using Photo Modeling to Obtain the Modes of a Structure" (pdf). Sound and Vibration. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
• "Police Take Accident Reconstruction To Skies: Photogrammetry Animation Can Be Used In Court". The Boston Channel. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
• Schwartz, J. "Precise positioning surveillance in 3-D using night-vision stereoscopic photogrammetry". Display Technologies and Applications for Defense, Security, and Avionics - V. S.P.I.E. 8042. doi:10.1117/12.884597. Retrieved 20 December 2011.