Generate 3D data with Drone2Map for ArcGIS

RalfSchüpferling

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Three-dimensional geodata can be created from laser scan flights or your own models. However, they can also be generated using photogrammetric methods. For several years now, recording systems carried not only by airplanes but also by unmanned copters have been considered.
Overlapping images are linked together in Drone2Map via thousands of image points to form an image composite, from which orthomosaics are calculated, allowing lengths and areas to be measured precisely. The stereoscopic information from the overlay is converted into 3D data. The only requirement is that the image data have GPS location coordinates.<\/P>

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The short video<\/A> provides an insight into the possibilities and workflows with Drone2Map:<\/P>

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The results can easily be brought from the software into the ArcGIS platform and shared with others or used locally. Orthomosaics and digital surface models (DSM) are available as GeoTiff files, 3D point clouds can be exported in LAS, PLY, or XYZ format, and for textured 3D outputs, besides the Esri Scene Layer Package, other export formats are also available.<\/P>

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With Drone2Map for ArcGIS, orthomosaics (above) or 3D point clouds (below) can be generated quickly and easily and brought into the ArcGIS platform.<\/P>

Such data can be used for visibility analyses, modeling, or volume calculations. Thematic layers can also be generated using image evaluation methods.
More information about the software can be found in the

ArcGIS blog post<\/A>, <\/SPAN>which was published during the beta version phase. A detailed product documentation<\/A> <\/SPAN>is also available. The notes in the interactive ArcGIS Imagery Book are also interesting:<\/SPAN><\/P><A href="http:\/\/learn.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-imagery-book\/chapter6\/