REPORT ON THE METRIC CAMERA WORKSHOP AT DFVLR OBERPFAFFENHOFEN

The Metric Camera workshop was held to discuss results obtained from experiences carried out by principal investigations in the Metric Camera Project. The papers divided into three groups: photogrammetric investigations, interpretation and general. The photogrammetric investigations covered tests of accuracy. Plotting, aerial triangulation and the production of digital elevation modles and orthophotographs. There was general agreement that planimetric accuracies of between 20 m and 30 m and height accuracies of about 30 m could be achieved The emphasis within the group of papers on interpretation was on geology and the maping of cultural features. Results of this work are summarised and discussed in this paper.     

Photogrammetry as A Research Tool for Glaciology

Using a multidisciplinary project studying surging glaciers in Svalbard as a reference, this paper examines some of the ways in which photogrammetry can be used as a research tool by glaciologists. Photogrammetric compilations of two of the glaciers under study were produced from 1990 aerial photography. Photogrammetry was regarded primarily as a source of digital elevation models in this project, rather than as a cartographic tool. Problems encountered in applying photogrammetry to the arctic terrain are considered and a methodology devised to ameliorate these problems by maximizing the available data is described. The results of the photogrammetric work are presented and difficulties in quantifying the accuracy of the photogrammetric data are examined. Examples of the ways in which the photogrammetrically derived digital data have been used for glaciological analysis and visualization are discussed.     

基于数字航摄的1∶10000像控网布设试验方案的研究

目前,数字航摄的像控网布设是困扰很多作业单位和技术人员的问题,2012年将要发布实施的行业规范对此仍然缺少实质性的阐述,而数字航摄已经成为航空摄影资料获取的主要手段。本文结合2012年辽宁省开展的1∶10 000基本地形图更新项目,系统地阐述了辽宁省基于数字航摄的像控网布设试验方案的建立及技术要求。     

CCD Image System Design And Exploitation: Experiences And Lessons Learned

The use of digital imagery, acquired through charge-coupled devices (CCDs) either by the scanning of hard copy film or direct capture through the use of a CCD camera, has fundamentally changed the photogrammetric environment. In order to fully exploit these digital image data, the photogrammetrist must employ system design, implementation philosophies and processing methodologies different from those of traditional film based photogrammetry. It is now possible for these new photogrammetric systems to be operated from low cost, high performance PC and Macintosh class commercial hardware, using vendor supplied software for user developed applications. This paper explores lessons learned and experiences gained from low cost, digital photogrammetric system development and CCD image exploitation. Examples and discussion presented in this paper include: (1) integration of user developed applications with commercial hardware and software; (2) user interface design; (3) validation of processing algorithms within the digital image domain; (4) system calibration; (5) digital image data handling, management and storage; and (6) image data compression. The film based photogrammetric system provides the point of departure to digital photogrammetry. Technical knowledge, system design and implementation and CCD image exploitation provide the experience.     

Photogrammetric Solutions for Industrial Automation and Process Control

Digital photogrammetric systems have been introduced to solve various measurement problems in industrial applications for many years, ever since high resolution CCD cameras and powerful computer technologies have been available. For a successful implementation of a digital photogrammetric system into the production line, not only does the actual measurement task have to be solved but also a complete integration of the system into the production process usually has to be supplied by the system manufacturer. Three examples of successful implementations of photogrammetric systems for industrial automation and process control are presented in this paper.     

Ordnance Survey Policy and Practical Implications for The Revision of Rural Mapping

During 1994 a project was initiated by Ordnance Survey to investigate the requirement for completing the multi-million pound digital revision of 1:2500 scale mapping within Great Britain. This paper, although concentrating on this scale of mapping, discusses the revision policy issues that faced Ordnance Survey and the practical implications arising from implementing the policy for its 1:2500 and 1:10 000 basic scale mapping. Use of contractors was seen as a prime requirement as the resources available within Ordnance Survey were not sufficient to implement the full revision programme. This paper discusses the background to the task and considers the range of photogrammetric options and contractual and quality procedures required for the revision of the mapping over the next few years.     

Digital Rectification Techniques for Architectural and Archaeological Presentation

Some exciting developments have been made recently, in the field of digital image rectification, which are of interest to both the photogrammetric specialist and non-specialist. This paper outlines the technical processes involved in generating digitally rectified images, as well as raising some of the issues that are becoming apparent when applying this modern technology to archaeological and architectural presentation.     

VirtuoZo全数字摄影测量工作站处理数码影像的生产应用

全数字摄影测量主要应用于生产数字地形图及数字地面高程模型（DEM）和数字正射影像图（DOM）。某市及周边地区1：l000地形图航测项目,利用DMC一110摄影仪进行摄影获取的影像数据,使用VirtuoZo数字摄影测量工作站,阐述进行航测内业绘制地形图的全面流程。DMC技术将发挥更大的优势,在数字摄影测量中得到越来越广泛的应用。     

Pavement Deformation Monitoring in a Rolling Load Facility

This paper describes work undertaken to measure deformation of a pavement within the Newcastle University Rolling Load Facility (NUROLF). Precise three dimensional measurements of the pavement have been produced from stereo-imagery taken with diVerent cameras, using both analytical and digital photogrammetric instrumentation. The photogrammetric measurements, and those from the existing system consisting of an array of linear voltage displacement transducers, have been compared with measurements produced using a digital level. Encouraging results have been achieved and photogrammetry has been shown to be capable of producing a similar accuracy to the existing system. There are many advantages associated with a photogrammetric survey but attempts to establish a permanent, automated photogrammetric system for the rolling load facility at a reasonable cost have so far been unsuccessful. It is anticipated that, with the falling cost of high resolution digital sensors, such a system will soon be possible.     

利用SSK全数字摄影测量系统进行立体测图

主要阐述了SSK系统的组成、特点和功能.最后文章结合1:10 000比例尺省级基础测绘的数字化测图生产,详细说明了基于全数字摄影测量系统进行数字化立体测图的具体作业步骤、生产流程及质量控制等.     

DMC数字航摄在大比例尺地形图成图中的应用

数字航空摄影具有从测量到成图的全过程数字化的优点。结合1∶2000地形图DMC全数字摄影测量项目对面阵CCD航摄像机用于大比例尺航测成图的基本要求进行了分析研究,提出数字像机的几何标定、数字摄影的质量检验和生产作业规范制订的必要性。     

月球探测摄影测量数据处理系统方案分析

本文提出了月球摄影测量数据处理系统的设计原则，探讨了月球摄影测量数据处理系统的组成和研究的内容，分析了在月球探测摄影测量数据处理中，首先应该解决的关键技术问题。结论：对月球探测摄影测量数据处理系统的研究，可以保障月球探测卫星工程测绘月球表面三维影像图及地形图任务的完成，同时，也可以为后续的月球探测计划提供摄影测量的基础理论、技术、方法和实践经验。     

Digital Photogrammetry at Ordnance Survey Ireland

The main activities carried out by Ordnance Survey Ireland are focused on the production and maintenance of both small and large scale topographic databases. In 1980, photogrammetric methods were extensively adopted to carry out these tasks, based on analytical procedures. A review of operating practices in 1992 led to the introduction of digital systems. The technical complexities of the installation of digital hardware and software in a production environment are reported in this paper. An expanded role for the photogrammetric department also required the acquisition of new skills by its personnel. Experience has shown that further development, based on co-operation between vendor and user, must continue in the digital field.     

数字立体像对的自动相对定向

进入90年代,数字摄影测量得到了飞速发展,相继有许多数字摄影测量系统出现。本文对数字摄影测量系统的基础之一——数字相对定向作了理论和实验研究,提出了一种基于特征点组的金字塔结构的自动相对定向方法,即用Fstner算子选择定向点,用金字塔结构影像数据相关定向点,最后用最小二乘相关获取的点位进行相对定向计算。实验证明,该方法是可行的,取得了满意的结果。     

DIGITAL PLOTTERS: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

This paper reviews the requirements and equipment for the photogrammetric restitution of digital data. Advances in computer technology have made it possible to process and display image data in very fast time; this has made real time movement of images on a display screen a reality and hence, together with stereoscopic viewing, a digital version of the analytical plotter. The necessary components are discussed and the implementations which have been made. The use of parallel processing for additional speed is also discussed and the alternatives of using standard workstations are considered. A system developed at University College London is described and some pointers to the future are provided.     

Low Cost Digital Rectification on A PC

Digital photogrammetric techniques have opened fresh horizons and have enabled photogrammetry to become a more user friendly tool for a wide range of applications. However cost remains a critical issue, because new digital photogrammetric workstations and their related software are considered expensive. This paper examines the problem of digital rectification and presents low cost solutions involving the use of commercial off the shelf software packages, which include graphics and painting software, image processing tools and a CAD system. Additionally, specially developed software performing vector rectification is described and discussed. All the packages have been used for rectifying digital images and the results are presented. An attempt is also made to assess the accuracy and reliability of the results. Finally, several alternative digital products are presented, mainly concerning the use of the methods described in the restitution of cultural monuments.     

Medical photogrammetric measurement: overview and prospects

Since the earliest days of photogrammetry, there have been photogrammetrists who have directed research effort towards medical measurement. Although the specific motivation for these studies has not always been disclosed, it is probably because of the various benefits that photogrammetry can offer to humanity as a painless and non-invasive means of providing medical practitioners with spatial measurement relating to the human body. The intention of this paper is to reflect on the place of the many medical developments within the photogrammetric world. The various photogrammetric applications in medicine are summarised to identify the characteristics of medical photogrammetry, and it becomes evident that medical photogrammetrists have developed a range of body measurements using widely varying photogrammetric techniques, in response to the demands for specialised spatial measurement tools for a wide variety of medical ends. This volume of research activity has made medical measurement a substantial and varied sector of non-mapping photogrammetry. It is also clear that there are numerous challenges to the design of medical photogrammetric systems. They must give paramount consideration to the human patients and their comfort; they must yield not simply spatial data about the body but rather specific medical information. At the same time, it is of concern that non-photogrammetric scientists and engineers have developed medical measurement systems based on both photogrammetric and other optical techniques. Fortunately, photogrammetrists can also contribute to medical problems through their spatial data experiences. It is concluded that the many distinctive challenges mean that medical photogrammetry has not yet been as successful at changing the world as the extensive efforts applied to it suggest, but nevertheless, medical photogrammetry deserves to be recognised as a category of close range photogrammetry which remains a valuable pursuit which should not be abandoned because of any difficulties.     

非量测型相机检校及可靠性研究

随着大面阵CCD技术以及数码相机的出现、应用和发展,数码相机开始应用于摄影测量生产,但是数码相机镜头畸变差很大,内方位元素无法直接量取,属于非量测型相机,这就使得数码相机无法直接在摄影测量中使用。文章通过对数码相机的检校和精度分析,说明了数码相机通过检校具有较高精度,并通过具体实践,证明了经检校的数码相机用于摄影测量是可行的。     

RTK结合无人机低空摄影在高原地区测绘中的应用

无人机低空摄影是一种新的数字测绘航空摄影技术。探讨了RTK结合无人机低空摄影测量的具体思路,提出了利用模型精化技术提高高程精度的解决方案,结合无人机特点,阐释了无人机低空摄影测量的关键技术。并利用高原地区的试验数据,分析总结了该作业模式的精度和效率。