Digital photogrammetry : theory and applications /

With its combination of explanatory text, complete software (LISA, BLUH) and sample data, this book provides an ideal basis for the study of photogrammetric applications. Written for geographers, cartographers, forest engineers and other experts working with aerial photos, the reader can progress th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Linder, Wilfried, 1959-
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2003.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Basic ideas and main task of photogrammetry; Image sources: Analogue and digital cameras; Short history of photogrammetric evaluation methods; Geometric principles 1: Flying height, focal length; Geometric principles 2: Image orientation; Some definitions; Length and angle units
  • Included software and data: Hardware requirements, operating system; Image material; Overview of the software; Installation; Additional programmes, copyright, data; General remarks
  • Scanning of photos: Scanner types; Geometric resolution; Radiometric resolution; Some practical advice; Import of the scanned images
  • Example 1
  • A single model: Project definition; Model definition; Stereoscopic viewing; Measurement of object coordinates; Creation of DTMs via image matching; Ortho images
  • Example 2
  • Aerial triangulation: Aerial triangulation measurement; Block adjustment with BLUH; Mosaics of DTMs and ortho images
  • Example 3
  • Some special cases: Scanning aerial photos with an A4 scanner; Interior orientation without camera parameters; Images from a digital camera; An example of close-range photogrammetry; A view into the future: Photogrammetry in 2020
  • Programme description: Some definitions; Basic functions; Aims and limits of the programme; Operating the programme; Buttons in the graphics windows; File handling; Pre-programmes; Aerial triangulation measurement; Aerial triangulation with BLUH; Processing; Display
  • Appendix: Codes; GCP positions for tutorial 2.