BUILDING A DIGITAL CLOSE RANGE THREE DIMENSIONAL MEASURING SYSTEM FOR LESS THAN £5000

The use of CCD cameras for digital photogrammetry has only slowly been taken up by the photogrammetric community. However, the pace of change is quickening with better understanding and cheaper equipment. Recently a decision was made to start some research into close range three dimensional digital measurement. The overall objective was to develop a low cost system for the automated measurement of small industrial objects. This shorter contribution describes the initial stages of this work.