This repo is a collection of AWESOME photogrammetry projects, applications, tools, resources.

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Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
  • Definition
  • Photogrammetric software
  • Structure from motion (SFM) software
  • Calibration software
  • Least squares optimization libraries
  • Datasets and benchmarks
  • Journals
  • Conference proceedings
  • Books
  • Introductory and review papers
  • Courses and tutorials
  • Scientific conferences
  • Related awesome lists
  • License
  • Acknowledgments

Definition

Definition of photogrammetry according to K. Schindler and W. Förstner:

"Photogrammetry is the science and technology of obtaining information about the physical environment from images, with a focus on applications in surveying, mapping and high-precision metrology. The aim of photogrammetry is to provide automated or semi-automated procedures for these engineering tasks, with emphasis on a specified accuracy, reliability, and completeness of the information."

Source: Photogrammetry by K. Schindler and W. Förstner (2020). In: Computer Vision: A Reference Guide, 2nd edition.

Photogrammetric software

• Agisoft Metashape - Process digital images and generate 3D spatial data
• MicMac - A free open-source photogrammetric suite that can be used in a variety of 3D reconstruction scenarios
• MVE - Includes Structure from Motion, Multi-View Stereo and Surface Reconstruction
• OpenDroneMap - An open source command line toolkit for processing aerial drone imagery
• Pix4D - A unique photogrammetry software suite for mobile and drone mapping
• RealityCapture - The state-of-the-art photogrammetry software solution that is changing the industry
• SURE by nFrames - Software for 3D reconstruction from images with unique performance and flexibility
• TeleSculptor - A cross-platform desktop application for photogrammetry
• Trimble Inpho - Industry Leading Software for Digital Photogrammetry

Structure from motion (SFM) software

• BoofCV - Includes SFM, Multi-View Stereo, Android Support and various calibration tasks
• Bundler - SFM system for unordered image collections
• COLMAP - Structure-from-Motion and Multi-View Stereo
• Meshroom - 3D Reconstruction Software
• openMVG - Multiple View Geometry library
• openSFM - Structure from Motion library written in Python
• VisualSFM - GUI application for 3D reconstruction using SFM

Calibration software

• camera_calibration - Accurate geometric camera calibration
• kalibr - Multi-camera, visual-inertial and rolling shutter camera calibration toolbox
• mrcal - Toolkit for camera calibration and more

Least squares optimization libraries

• Ceres solver - C++ library for modeling and solving large, complicated optimization problems
• dlib/optimization - C++ toolkit which provides also functions for solving least-squares problems
• Eigen - C++ template library for linear algebra with a variety of built-in solvers and wrappers to external solvers
• g2o - C++ framework for optimizing graph-based nonlinear error functions
• GTSAM - C++ library for factor graphs and bayes networks optimizations towards SLAM, VO and SFM
• lmfit - Python package which builds on and extends many of the optimization methods of scipy.optimize
• scipy.optimize.least_squares - Powerful least-squares optimization function for python
• Matlab/OptimizationToolbox - Toolbox for local optimizations, including functions for solving least squares problems

Datasets and benchmarks

• Bundle adjustment in the large - Bundle adjustment data sets for five different scenes (2010)
• Hessigheim 3D (H3D) benchmark - Benchmark on semantic segmentation of high-resolution 3D point clouds and textured meshes (2021)

Journals

• ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (SNIF=3.006)
• Open ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
• Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS) (SNIF=1.425)
• PFG – Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science (SNIF=0.682)
• Remote Sensing (SNIF=1.661)
• Remote Sensing of Environment (SNIF=2.943)
• The Photogrammetric Record (SNIF=1.758)

Last update of source normalized impact factors (SNIF) according to www.journalguide.com: 2021-03-05

Conference proceedings

• ISPRS Annals
• ISPRS Archives

Books

• Close-Range Photogrammetry and 3D Imaging by T. Luhmann, S. Robson, S. Kyle and J. Boehm (2014)
• Observations and Least Squares by E. Mikhail (1983)
• Photogrammetric Computer Vision by W. Förstner and B. P. Wrobel (2016)
• Photogrammetrie und Fernerkundung (german) by C. Heipke (editor) (2017)
• Photogrammetry - Geometry from Images and Laser Scans by K. Kraus (2011)

Introductory and review papers

• Deep learning in remote sensing applications: A meta-analysis and review by L. Ma et al. (2019)
• Mathematical foundations of photogrammetry by K. Schindler (2014)
• UAV for 3D mapping applications: a review by F. Nex and F. Remondino (2013)
• Unmanned aerial systems for photogrammetry and remote sensing: A review by I. Colomina and P. Molina (2014)

Courses and tutorials

• "Online Training – Photogrammetric Computer Vision" by Cyrill Stachniss at the University of Bonn (2021)
• "Photogrammetry I" by Cyrill Stachniss at the University of Bonn (2015)
• "Photogrammetry II" by Cyrill Stachniss at the University of Bonn (2020)

Scientific conferences

• ISPRS conferences

Related awesome lists

• Awesome Computer Vision
• Awesome Geospatial
• Awesome Lidar
• Awesome Open Geoscience
• Awesome Robotics
• Awesome 3D Reconstruction

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Acknowledgments

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