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USGS PhotoScan Workflow PDF

This document summarizes the workflow steps for creating 3D models and orthomosaics using Agisoft PhotoScan software. The workflow involves: 1. Adding photos and setting the coordinate system/projection. 2. Aligning photos and performing an initial bundle adjustment to calibrate camera parameters. 3. Gradually reducing reconstruction uncertainty and projection errors through point deletion and optimization. 4. Adding ground control points, scale bars, and further optimizing the model. 5. Building a dense point cloud, mesh, textures, and DEM/orthomosaic.

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USGS PhotoScan Workflow PDF

This document summarizes the workflow steps for creating 3D models and orthomosaics using Agisoft PhotoScan software. The workflow involves: 1. Adding photos and setting the coordinate system/projection. 2. Aligning photos and performing an initial bundle adjustment to calibrate camera parameters. 3. Gradually reducing reconstruction uncertainty and projection errors through point deletion and optimization. 4. Adding ground control points, scale bars, and further optimizing the model. 5. Building a dense point cloud, mesh, textures, and DEM/orthomosaic.

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Agisoft PhotoScan Workflow

Steps Menu Function Action


Photo Setup, Alignment, Adjustment
1 Main Menu - Workflow Add Photos Navigate to directory with photos. Select and add all necessary photos for project
2 Reference Panel - Settings Set Coordinate/Projection Select the Coordinate System (Local, Geographic, Projected) and Select Projection (i.e. WGS84)
3 Main Menu - Tools Camera Calibration Check to make sure that all the photos with the same focal distance/parameters are grouped together
4 Main Menu - Workflow Align Photos Settings: high, generic or referenced, 60,000, 0
5 Reference Panel - Optimize Initial Bundle Adjustment Check on: f, cx, cy, k1, k2, k3, p1, p2

Error Reduction & Bundle Adjustment


6 Main Menu - Edit Reconstruction Uncertainty Set Level: 10 (if more than 50% of pts are selected, increase the level to a higher value (limit 50))
Gradual Selection (Geometry) Delete the points, Optimize
Check on: f, cx, cy, k1, k2, k3, p1, p2
Repeat and least 2 times and continue to lower the level closer to 10 without having to delete points
Monitor: Projections goal not less than 100, Error (pix) goal = .3, SEUW = 1.0

7 Main Menu - Edit Projection Accuracy Set Level: 2 - 3 (if more than 50% of pts are selected, increase the level to a higer value (i.e. 3))
Gradual Selection (Pixel Matching Errors) Delete the points, Optimize
Check on: f, cx, cy, k1, k2, k3, p1, p2
Repeat and least 2 times and continue to lower the level closer to 2 without having to delete points
Tighten Tie Point Accuracy Value Change the settings of the tie point accuracy (pix) from 1 to .1
Optimize
Check on (all): f, cx, cy, k1, k2, k3, k4, b1, b2, p1, p, p3, p4
Monitor: Projections goal not less than 100, Error (pix) goal = .3, SEUW = 1.0

8 Main Menu - Photo Add Control Points (Markers) Import in the ground control points (if available), manually select or use autodetection on individual images
Edit Markers Add Scale Bars Select the Coordinate System (Local, Geographic, Projected) and Select Projection (i.e. WGS84)

9 Main Menu - Edit Reprojection Error Set Level: .3 (if more than 10% of pts are selected, increase the level to a higher value)
Gradual Selection (Pixel Residual Errors) Delete the points, Optimize
Check on (all): f, cx, cy, k1, k2, k3, k4, b1, b2, p1, p, p3, p4
Repeat until reaching the .3 level without having to delete points
Monitor: Projections goal not less than 100, Error (pix) goal = .3, SEUW = 1.0

Build Dense Point Cloud, Mesh, Texture, DEM, Orthomosaic


10 Main Menu - Workflow Build Dense Cloud Quality: High, Med, Low Depth Filtering: Agressive
Build Mesh Height Field, Dense cloud, High Interpolation: Enabled
Build Texture (optional) Orthophoto, Mosaic
Build DEM Set Coordinate System/Projection, Dense Cloud, Enabled
Build Orthomosaic Geographic, Set Coordinate System/Projection, Mesh, Mosaic

USGS National UAS Project Office – March 2017

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