Category Archives for "Background"
Posts with background on theory, photogrammetry, cameras, 3D, CAD, etc.
Customer Project Profile – Lightpoint Scientific
In this post we feature a customer’s workflow using PhotoModeler in vehicle crush analysis and accident reconstruction. Lou Peck, of Lightpoint Scientific and Axiom Forensic, is a long time customer doing Accident Reconstruction and Crush analysis. His team has developed a workflow that uses laser scan data in PhotoModeler to build up crush and accident scene […]
Introducing PhotoModeler’s New Letter Sheet Target System
Do you fabricate a product that requires accurate and complex measurements on site?For example:Boat decks and covers2D templates and patternsKitchen and bath countertopsPool covers and decksKitchen and bath countertopsFlooring, patios, stairs, paversGlazing or surface measurement Letter Sheet Target System Introduction Video Click here to view a larger version with captions. Unless the shapes are […]
How Is Photogrammetry Used in Video Games?
One of the lesser-known applications of photogrammetry is in video game design. Many video game developers employ this measurements-from-photos technology to create all kinds of 3D models that are then used as in-game assets. These could range from small, handheld objects such as bottles or firearms to large-scale environments such as cityscapes or mountains. There […]
Photogrammetry vs 3D Scanning
Digital 3D models are used in a variety of industries, but there is more than one method to create them from a real object or scene. Photogrammetry and 3D scanning are the two primary methods for creating these models. Whether you need 3D models for design, manufacturing, forensics, or research, below are the pros, cons, […]
Innovative Ways Professionals Measure Your Home for Renovations
Home renovations of any size can be stressful to take on. When it’s time for you to renovate your home, you have a long list of tasks that need to be taken care of. One important part of a renovation that many people don’t think of is having different elements in their home measured. Although […]
Photogrammetry Applications in Aerial Photography
PhotoModeler Technologies’ photogrammetry software obviously has a wide variety of real-world applications, not the least of which is in aerial photography as performed by drones and other kinds of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). Aerial Photography in Industry Land Surveying Disaster Relief Cartography Public Safety How Aerial Photogrammetry Applies Photo Triangulation Advantages of Aerial Photogrammetry UAVs […]
Photogrammetry and Car Crashes
Among photogrammetry’s many useful applications is in the area of car crashes, specifically the reconstruction of car crashes after on-site evidence has been removed. The ability of photogrammetry to remake car accident scenes is tremendously important to the police and forensic specialists who investigate the aftermath of these kinds of events. This is because car […]
What’s Involved in Crime Scene Photography?
Perhaps one of the most valuable applications of PhotoModeler Technologies’ photogrammetry software–which lets users measure areas from photographs–is in crime scene and forensic photography. Photogrammetry software is valuable to forensic photography because the images taken by crime scene photographers must often be used to present facts about conditions, distances, and placement to a court as […]
How Does Photogrammetry Work?
What Is Photogrammetry? Brief History of Photogrammetry Photogrammetry Locations Photography Essentials Uses for Photogrammetry How Does Photogrammetry Actually Work? At PhotoModeler Technologies, we feel that the customers who get the most excited about our software are the ones who best understand the field of photogrammetry. This makes sense since the people with a foundational knowledge […]
Low-Cost Cameras for Photogrammetry and Measurement
What makes a good low-cost camera for photogrammetry? Photogrammetry is the technique of using a camera to measure and model the real world. First, note that low-cost is a relative term – we are not talking about a $150 camera – instead of between $750 and $1200. This is more aptly titled: “What is the […]