The Planck mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) is designed to image the anisotropies of the Cosmic Background Radiation Field over the whole sky. To achieve this aim, sophisticated reflectors are used as part of the Planck telescope receiving system. The system consists of secondary and primary reflectors which are sections of two different ellipsoids of revolution with mean diameters of...

Automatic image orientation of close-range image blocks is becoming a task of increasing importance in the practice of photogrammetry. Although image orientation procedures based on interactive tie point measurements do not require any preferential block structure, the use of structured sequences can help to accomplish this task in an automated way. Automatic orientation of image sequences has ...

This paper is focused on integration between laser scanning data, CAD modelling and photogrammetric data collected during the survey of one façade of the monument called “Quattro Canti” in the historic centre of Palermo. The investigation has been directed to the production of a 3D photorealistic model of the monument. The “Quattro Canti” monument is formed by four cylindrical façades facing th...

Repeated photogrammetric measurements are a valuable source of ~conservedu information during final shaping of geotechnical models of complex multi-layer landslides. Photogrammetric measurements of a sequence of detailed unchanged points enable establishing the clear limit between the moved and stable parts of the terrain. The paper provides a number of practical and theoretical findings result...

We used spectral, textural and photogrammetric information from very-high resolution (VHR) stereo satellite data (Pléiades and WorldView-2) to estimate forest biomass across two test sites located in Chile and Germany. We compared Random Forest model performances of different predictor sets (spectral, textural, and photogrammetric), forest inventory designs and filter sizes (texture information...

Close range photogrammetry network design is referred to the process of placing a set of cameras in order to achieve photogrammetric tasks. The main objective of this paper is tried to find the best location of two/three camera stations. The genetic algorithm optimization and Particle Swarm Optimization are developed to determine the optimal camera stations for computing the three dimensional c...

Photogrammetric methods in building control with the development of modern technologies prove their effectiveness comparison geodetic ones. The construction and inspection buildings, structures, complex equipment can be provided at each stage results aerial surveys three-dimensional models on basis for high-quality processes. In executive structures under construction, photogrammetric are also ...

The restoration of wooden artworks often requires high resolution 3D close-range elevation models. This work shows in that context some experience developed for the survey of Donatello’s wooden statue “La Maddalena”. A conventional close-range photogrammetric survey was carried out for the post elaboration of 3D high resolution cloud points data obtained by a fringe interferometric system devic...

In architectural surveying aimed to restoration and to conservation, close to the traditional two-dimensional vectorial representation in orthogonal projection, raster representation has gained considerable importance. Among all raster representations, the most widely-used is the digital orthophoto. The application of laser scanners as a new instrument for terrestrial survey together with firml...

The modern World is constantly changing and education is one of the last things that do not get obsolete. However, its techniques must be adapted to newer resources and environments. Particularly, Photogrammetry is a science that has suffered from so many abrupt changes in the last fifteen years. We have passed from an enclosed and convergent dynamic characterized by Stereoscopic Aerial Photogr...