List The Uses of Photogrammetry
List The Uses of Photogrammetry
Photogrammetry
Remote Sensing
Architectural Applications
Engineering Applications
Laser Scanning
Other Applications
Since the early days of the anaglyph (red and green glasses) instruments,
the manufacturers of photogrammetric equipment have continued to develop
new systems, the latest resulting in the introduction of the 'soft copy' plotter.
The instrument most commonly used throughout the developed world is the
analytical plotter. This is a computer driven, optical instrument using hard
copy photography from which the operator extracts 3D measurements. There
are a number of manufactures of this type of instrument, first introduced in
the early 70s. Over the last few years, a number of 'soft copy' workstations
have been introduced. These systems use digital photography through a
powerful PC and glasses for the operator. These systems are far more
portable than the analytical plotters and are considerably cheaper. The ability
to use these from home or a small office offers greater working flexibility. A
number of software and camera manufactures have recently introduced ‘low
cost’ digital packages, designed for the non-photogrammetrist, to work on a
PC. These systems developed by renowned companies such as Rollei and
Kodak work on the principle of multi image, not stereoscopy, and may
provide satisfactory answers in certain situations. They should not however
be confused with the product produced by a professional photogrammetric
company.