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The Four Phases Of Photogrammetry

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The development of photogrammetry clearly depends on the general development of science and technology. It is interesting to note that the four major phases of photogrammetry are directly related to the technological inventions of photography, airplanes, computers and electronics. Figure below depicts the four generations of photogrammetry. Photogrammetry had its beginning with the invention of photography by Daguerre and Niepce in 1839.The first generation, from the middle to the end of last century, was very much a pioneering and experimental phase with remarkable achievements in terrestrial and balloon photogrammetry.The second generation, usually referred to as analog photogrammetry, is characterized by the invention of stereo-photogrammetry …show more content…

In contrast to all other phases, digital images are used instead of aerial photographs. With the availability of storage devices which permit rapid access to digital imagery, and special microprocessor chips, digital photogrammetry began in earnest only a few years ago. The field is still in its infancy and has not yet made its way into the photogrammetric practice.Photogrammetry is the science of making measurements from photographs, especially for recovering the exact properties & positions of surface points and object without physical contact with the objects. It is the determination of a parameter of interest in 3D object from 2D image coordinates. These parameters could be spatial coordinates (1D to 3D), deformation, angle, or changes in angle, etc. The fundamental principle used by photogrammetry is Triangulation. By taking photographs from at least two different locations, lines of sight can be developed from each camera to points on the object. These lines of sight are mathematically intersected to produce the 3-dimensional coordinates of the points of interest.The output of photogrammetry is typically a map, drawing, measurement, or a 3D model of some real-world object or scene. Many of the maps we use today are created with photogrammetry and photographs taken from aircraft. Moreover, it may be used to recover the motion pathways of designated reference points …show more content…

It has a simple principle but still has a huge influence on current architectural works. The simple procedure is that it takes input from photography which is a 2D representation of 3D objects and then photogrammetry system does the 3D computation of the object and surface from a photograph. Based on location of camera, photogrammetry can be of two types:
i. Aerial Photogrammetry
The camera is placed in an aircraft in Aerial Photogrammetry and it is vertically pointed with respect to ground. Several overlapping photos are taken as aircraft flies of the area which had to be studied. Remotely taken photos are than processed in stereo-plotter which is an instrument that allows seeing two photos at once to an operator in a stereo view. For creation of Digital Elevation Model (DEM), these photos are used in automatic processing. Aerial photogrammetry is mainly used to produce large scale topographical or thematical maps and Digital Terrain Models (DTM), representing the terrain relief. ii. Close-Range/Terrestrial

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