Photogrammetry

Introduction


This course introduces photogrammetry as a data acquisition tool, and provides a general overview of its theory and working principles. This course covers the factors that influence the formation of the photographs, and the process of reconstructing the three-dimensional model for the real world.
Students will gain the ability to extract data from aerial photography. The typical geometry of a photograph and the basic mathematical formulations are introduced.

 


Learning outcomes


At the end of the course, students should have a good knowledge on how to acquire different types of remote sensing imagery and the basic algorithms to process and analyze remotely sensed images. Students should to be able to apply and develop photogrammetry for production of spatial data and for non-topographic applications, to plan aerial photogrammetric spatial data production and to analyze the resulting quality. They will also be able to apply the image orientation procedures to generate topographic products such as orthoimages and topographic maps. They will understand how to evaluate and analyze the quality of topographic products such as topographic maps, georeferenced images, orthoimages and DEMs.

 


Content


  • Photogrammetric measuring principles
  • Internal geometry of a camera
  • Data acquisition sensors: Digital aerial cameras, very high resolution satellite sensors and GPS;
  • Relationship between the ground (or object) coordinate system and the camera coordinate system
  • Typical mathematical model: Collinearity equations
  • Photogrammetric orientation, geometric properties, system error and correction
  • Photogrammetric products: maps, DEMs, topographic databases and orthophotos
  • Aerial surveying and planning , quality aspect
  • Digital Images and digital matchning techniques
  • Direct georeferencing
  • Stereo Vision
  • 3D modelling
  • DEMs from lidar

 

Allocated time per teaching and learning method

 

Teaching / learning method

Allocated Hours

Lectures

36

Supervised practicals

40

Unsupervised practicals

10

Individual assignment

24

Group assignment

0

Self-study

30

Examination

4

Excursion

0

Fieldwork

0

Graduation project supervision

0

MSc thesis supervision

0

Development time

0

 


Examination


There will be a midterm and a final examination. All examinations will be closed book and closed notes. In addition, students will be given some Practical exercises related to Collinearity equations, transformation between the camera coordinate system and the ground (or object) coordinate system, orthophoto generation and working with image matching techniques.

 


Final Grade Determination

 

Components

Weight

Assignment

30 %

Midterm Examination

30 %

Final Examination

40 %

 


Reference


Burnside C.D. (1985) Mapping from Aerial Photography, 2nd Ed, Collins.

Date:
2018/06/02
review:
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