3D Mapping Techniques - Part 1

NOW AVAILABLE https://vimeo.com/ondemand/smms/ A training video that shows the techniques to extract feature and break lines from Metashape Pro to be imported in Civil 3D to create a 3D surface model is now available. Professional Aerial Mapping at its best! The feature and break line creation mimics the process that aerial mapping companies use with their specialized mapping software via stereo modeling techniques. This software is expensive and requires specific hardware for its operation as well as trained personnel to create 3D surface models. It takes years of experience to really be good at it. You too can be a professional mapper.

Above: My daughter (Becky) busy at work at her stereo modeling workstation.

Creating professional looking 3D models with non-stereo modeling techniques is now possible with the modern day mapping processing software and drone technology. Below is the final deliverable for a 3D surface model in Civil 3D that was created from surface information extracted from Metashape Pro of a drone flight. This 3D surface model is used by engineers/architects for design purposes. Prior to drone technology the area would have been surveyed with conventional and/or GPS equipment to collect the information needed to create a 3D surface model. The ground survey process is time consuming and can get expensive. Drones have opened up a world of aerial mapping techniques to survey companies that was not available until now. The new video series on " Survey Mapping Made Simple " will show you how to do it at a professional level. Below: A parking lot with contours and planimetric linework.

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Check out the New video series on " Survey Mapping Made Simple ". https://vimeo.com/ondemand/smms/

An online " Flight Parameter " web app for multiple drone platforms is now available: Click here to open.

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