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6 FEATURE LIST

Features Advantages

Aerial —nadir & oblique— and terrestrial Process images taken from any angle from, any aerial or terrestrial, manned or unmanned
imagery platform
Video (mp4 or avi format) Automatically extracts still frames from videos to create a project
Any camera (compact, DSLR, thermal,
Use images acquired with any camera, from small to large frames, from consumer-grade to
multispectral, fisheye, 360°, large-frame,
highly specialized cameras (large frame add-on required for images over 55 MP)
etc.) images in .jpg or .tiff
Multi-camera support in the same project Create a project using images from different cameras and process them together
INPUTS RTK/PPK + IMU data support Allows faster and more robust calibration when using the Accurate Geolocation Pipeline
Camera rig support Process images using known rig relatives from multiple synchronized cameras
Ground control point edit and import Import and edit ground control points to improve the absolute accuracy of your project
Known or custom reference coordinate
Select EPSG code from known coordinate systems or define your own local system
system support in imperial or metric units
Camera exterior orientation support Optimize camera exterior orientation parameters starting from GPS and IMU input parameters
External point cloud import Import point clouds from different sources, such as LiDAR, to generate DSMs & orthomosaics

Processing templates Automate processing and generation of outputs by using standard or customized templates
Rapid Check with Quality Report Rapid processing template for a quick dataset-check while still on site
Optimize internal camera parameters, such as focal length, principal point of autocollimation
Camera self-calibration
and lens distortions
Correct the warp of images taken with rolling shutter cameras (like GoPro, DJI Phantoms, etc.)
Rolling shutter effect correction
to maintain accuracy even when flying fast and low
Automatic Aerial Triangulation (AAT) and
Process automatically with or without known camera exterior orientations: (x, y, z, w, f, k)
Bundle Block Adjustment (BBA)
Produce a dense and detailed 3D point cloud, which can be used as a basis for DSM and 3D
Automatic point cloud densification
mesh
Automatic point cloud filtering &
Use presets for point cloud filtering and smoothing options
smoothing
Machine-learning point cloud Automatically classify the RGB dense point cloud into five groups: ground road surfaces, high
PROCESSING classification vegetation, buildings and human-made objects
Automatic DTM/DEM extraction Remove above-ground objects from DSM and create a bare-Earth model
Automatic brightness and color
Compensate automatically for change of brightness, luminosity and color balancing of images
correction
Quality Report Assess the accuracy and quality of projects
Combine multiple projects into one or splite large projects into several for more efficient
Project merging and splitting
processing
Project area definition Import (.shp) or draw specific areas to faster generate results inside specific boundaries
Custom number of keypoints Set the number of keypoints to filter noise or speed up processing
Increase the processing speed by leveraging the power of CPU cores and threads, as well as
Multiprocessor CPU + GPU support
GPUs
Calibrate and correct the image image reflectance, taking the illumination and sensor influence
Radiometric processing and calibration
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 Project visualization Assess quality of optimized camera positions, 3D point cloud and mesh
Navigation modes View 3D point cloud and mesh in standard, trackball or first person viewing modes
Scale Constraint Accurately scale projects with no or imprecise geolocation by defining one/multiple distances
Orientation Constraint Orientate objects with no or imprecise geolocation by defining directions of one/multiple axes
Ground control point (GCP ) / Manual tie Annotate and edit 2D and 3D GCPs, check points, and MTPs with the highest accuracy, using
point (MTP) editing both original images and 3D information at the same time
Ellipsoid error visualization Visually assess the size of the error of the computed position of a GCP or MTP
Reoptimize camera positions and/or rematch images based on GCPs & MTPs to improve
Project reoptimization
reconstruction
Carve: Remove points from 3D point cloud and create filters based on image content
RAYCLOUD
EDITOR Image masking Mask: Clear the unwanted background in orthoplane results.
Global Mask: Disregard objects that appear in all images, such as a drone leg or a tripod
Point cloud editing Select, classify or delete points from the point cloud using various selection tools
Orthoplane creation Define a plane to generate a DSM and orthomosaic from building facades, bridge piles, etc
Annotate and measure polylines and surfaces in the point cloud.
Polyline and surface object creation
Accurately refine vertexes in multiple original images
Annotate & create surfaces in the point cloud to flatten an area or fill up holes in the mesh and
3D mesh and DSM editing
DSM
Visual outlier detection Detect and visualize incorrectly-clicked MTPs (Manual Tie Points)/GCPs (Ground Control Points)
Fly-through animation Create a virtual camera trajectory, play the animation in real-time and export it

Volume object creation Annotate and measure volumes based on the DSM
VOLUME Import and export selected volume bases in .shp files to enable easy monitoring of stockpiles on
Volume object management
MANAGER site
Base adjustment Adjust the reference base to fit different terrain and obtain accurate measurement

Create and edit regions on the orthomosaic, choose the best content from multiple underlying
Region editing
images and projection type to remove moving objects or artifacts
MOSAIC EDITOR Edit only the desired portion of the orthomosaic, blend it in real-time and get the improved
Local blending
orthomosaic within minutes
Planar or ortho projection selection Select planar or ortho projection for each created region to remove artifacts

Radiometric adjustment interface Make the vegetation indices more reliable and accurate by applying radiometric corrections
Reflectance map Generate an accurate Reflectance map and the preferred resolution as a basis of index maps
Multiple region management Improve your analysis by managing and visualizing index values per region
NDVI map Generate singleband and NDVI maps based on pre-defined formulas without user intervention
INDEX Create and save your own formulas choosing among each input band and generate custom
CALCULATOR Index formula editing
index maps
Create a basis of your annotated vector map by segmenting the data into classes using
Class management
statistical algorithms
Prescription annotation Match on-site scouts and observations by assigning annotations based on your decisions
Prescription map export Put your data into action and export the prescription map in .shp format

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 Nadir orthomosaics in GeoTIFF output format
Orthomosaics from user-defined orthoplane in GeoTIFF output format
2D output results: Google tiles export in .kml and .html output formats
Index maps (Thermal, DVI, NDVI, SAVI, etc.) in GeoTIFF and GeoJPG format
Prescription maps in .shp format
• Nadir DSMs and DTMs in GeoTIFF format
2.5D output results:
• DSMs from user-defined orthoplane in GeoTIFF output format
• 3D PDF for easy sharing of 3D mesh
• Full 3D textured mesh in .obj, .ply, .dxf, and .fbx format
OUTPUT RESULTS
• Tiled Level-of-detail (LoD) mesh in osgb and slpk (Esri) format
3D output results: • Point cloud in .las, .laz, .xyz and .ply output format• Contour lines in .shp, .dxf, .pdf format
• Classified point cloud in .las and .csv format
• Contour lines in .shp, .dxf, .pdf format
• User-defined vector objects in .dxf, .shp, .dgn, and kml format
Export the animation in .mp4 and. avi formats and the fly-through waypoints and path in .csv
Fly-through animation and flight paths
format
Optimized camera position, external Export Aerial Triangulation results into third-party software (e.g. INPHO, Leica LPS, DAT/EM
orientation and internal parameters, Summit Evolution)
If the original images were acquired using a perpective lens an undistorted copy of the
Undistorted images
calibrated images will be generated

English, Spanish, Mandarin (zh-CH, zh-TW), Russian, German, French, Japanese, Italian and
MULTI-LINGUAL Language Options
Korean

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HARDWARE CPU: Quad-core or hexa-core Intel i7/Xeon HD: SSD recommended

GPU: Compatible with OpenGL 3.2 OS: Windows 10 64 bits

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