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The simple and intuitive interface allows the user an immediate interaction
with the features offered.
The workflow, passing through the management of the dataset up to the
generation of the DTM, contour lines , orthomosaic and DSM is easy to be
followed.
Furthermore APS lets the control over results to the user.
There are 4 main tabs, each of them has a list of specific commands within it.
Project: through this section you can decide to create a new project or to open one
already processed.
Measure: it is possible to take linear or areal measurement on the orthophoto you
have got.
View: you can check the Footprints of each photogram, the camera position at the
moment of each snap, the image names, the tiles and the sheet layout. (slide over to
see how to generate tiles).
Overview: enabling this command by clicking on a single camera you can check the
linked photogram
Windows: you can decide to enable the command bar and the workflow window.
Help: in project info you can check all the results, otherwise it is possible to consult a
tutorial, get the latest version and send us back your feedback.
This is the CAD Tab, which is subdivided in 4 sections and related functions:
This is the Stereo Tab, which allows the user to export for Menci Stereo Tool
to get stereoscopic view of photograms blocks, and make accurate
measurements and carthographic vectorialization.
NEW PROJECT:
In order to set a new project you need to follow a few easy steps.
When uploading the camera passport if you have the required details you can fill a new one all by
yourself,
In case you need a passport for your camera we can provide it in no time, otherwise if you have a
good dataset
you can even try to extract it by using APS before getting started with a new project, slide over to
know how to do.
APS CAMERA CALIBRATION
To extract the camera passport it is necessary to have a good data set. In order to be considered
good the images have to be at least 26 spread in 4 strips and depicting an area as even as
possible.
If you have this condition you can try to extract a suitable passport by clicking on the green mark
on the left top of the main interface. You will be asked to choose the images along with the
GPS/IMU data recorded by your device. The images can be selected by drawing specific area of
interest, slide over to upload images section (step n4) to see how to do.
3) Insert GPS/IMU data
GPU Descriptor Matching: this algorithm can be used only if the graphic card has the GPU,
this algorithm is capable to tie images taken at different altitudes or
rotated.
Descriptor Matching: this algorithm works like the previous one but when computing the data
it proceeds more slowly.
Template Matching: in order to work properly this algorithm needs a minimum overlap of 80%,
further the flight must be planned with a relative height of 200 m
Optical flow Matching: it must be used when there are chromatically homogeneous areas,
but in order to work the IMU data has to be available.
Enhanced Descriptor Matching: it can be used when the flight is particularly drifted away
and the GPU algorithm doesnt work as it should.
6) Run the process
To get started with the process you need to click on OK, otherwise you can run the whole procedure
as batch
Once the procedure has begun you are going through five automatic steps, which will lead you
towards the final results.
These five automatic steps can be grouped in a single set named IMAGE PROCESSING.
During the IMAGE PROCESSING the whole set of images is imported at first, then the chosen
algorithm runs in order to find and match all the alike features among the images, these alike
points are known as TIE POINTS.
Once all the features are tied among them the set of images will be packed in a bundle.
Finding and matching features and the bundle procedure are the three main steps, which are the
main processes of aerial triangulation to perform the external orientation.
- IMPORT
- FIND FEATURES
- MATCH FEATURES
- BUNDLE ADJUSTEMENT
- RASTER OVERVIEW
IMPORT
FIND FEATURES
MATCHING
BUNDLE
RASTER OVERVIEW
The absolute planimetric and altimetric precision depends on the GPS station mounted in your
device. In order to get a better precision it can be useful to add some ground control point
(GCP). These points are acquired at first by a GPS station, which must be collocated on a
visible point such as a target.
Once you have got all the points homogeneously spread on the interested area, you have to upload
the file in APS.
This file must be set as: ID, Long, Lat, Height.
To allow APS to compute data in specific area it is useful to set up an area of interest as tangent as
possible to the flight plane stripes, these are overlaid to the raster overview. To set the area click on
the related button and define it by clicking the four vertexes.
The DTM provided by APS has a fifty times step larger than the GSD. It is a model which is related
to the terrain, for this reason the algorithm uses a range of filters to reduce the noise that house
and trees would give to the model.
The DTM is used by APS to generate exclusively the OrthoPhoto.
A final report with all its features is generated and it can be consulted by clicking on the blue
arrow ,through this arrow it is also possible to export the DTM or import it as a model generated
with an other software.
To generate the DTM click on the
following button
Since you have a model such as the DTM, APS allows the user to extract
contour lines.
To get Contour lines click the following button.
Contour lines can be exported as a DWG file through the blue arrow lying beside the afore
mentioned command.
Seam lines:
Each OrthoPhoto is a set of pieces which make a mosaic, these pieces are generated automatically
by clicking on the seam lines command (see above). Each seam line represents the edge of each
piece.
Any seam line can be edited to rectify a certain kind of error witch can occur any time there are
elements with a sudden difference in height compared to the surrounding area, such as Houses
and bridges.
The roof of this house is split by a seam line, the result occurring is a graphic mistake as the
OrthoPhoto gets generated. By clicking on the lower pane it is possible to enlarge its area of
interest and include the roof. By following this way the mistake gets corrected.
ORTHOPHOTO:
Once the DTM has been done it is possible to get an OrthoPhoto of the surveyed area, an
OrthoPhoto is nothing but a set of images whose projective rays are parallel to each other. This
allows the user to get a product planimetrically correct.
To get an OrthoPhoto click on the following button:
The related window will be opened to set all
the parameters which will be considered
during the construction.
These are:
- Radiometric Balancing
Point cloud and DSM are gained all in once, you have to set the DSM step at first so that a point
cloud will be generated with that defined step, after that the DSM will be developed with the same
step.
The minimum step is five times the GSD, further the user will be asked to fill holes, this allows to
interpolate the points when some points cant be recognized during the point cloud generation.
POINT CLOUD
The point cloud is a set of points, each of them can contain both geographic and RGB information.
The point cloud can be exported as file ASCII by clicking on the blue arrow.
DSM
The DSM is a surface model, during its creation no filter is applied and the result is a model that
takes into account every single object laid on the surface such as houses and trees
POINT CLOUD & DSM: report
Alike to the other results even for POINT CLOUD and DSM it is possible to
consult a report.
STEREO TOOL