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Intelligent photogrammetry
Agisoft Metashape is a stand-alone software product that performs photogrammetric processing of digital images and generates 3D spatial data to be used in GIS applications, cultural heritage documentation, and visual effects production as well as for indirect measurements of objects of various scales.
Wisely implemented digital photogrammetry technique enforced with computer vision methods results in smart automated processing system that, on the one hand, can be managed by a new-comer in the field of photogrammetry, yet, on the other hand, has a lot to offer to a specialist who can adjust the workflow to numerous specific tasks and different types of data. Throughout various case studies, Metashape proves to produce quality and accurate results.
Agisoft Metashape is a cutting-edge software solution, with its engine core driving photogrammetry to its ultimate limits, while the whole system is designed to deliver industry specific results relying on machine learning techniques for post-processing and analysis tasks. The software allows to process images from RGB or multispectral cameras, including multi-camera systems, into the high-value spatial information in the form of dense point clouds, textured polygonal models, georeferenced true orthomosaics and DSMs/DTMs. Further post-processing enables to eliminate shadows and texture artifacts from the models, calculate vegetation indices and extract information for farming equipment action maps, auto matically classify dense point clouds, etc.
Agisoft MetaShapes Features – Professional Edition
Photogrammetric triangulation
Processing of various types of imagery: aerial (nadir, oblique) & close-range.
Auto calibration: frame (incl. fisheye), spherical & cylindrical cameras.
Multi-camera projects support.
Dense point cloud: editing and classification
Elaborate model editing for accurate results.
Points classification to customize geometry reconstruction.
.LAS export to benefit from classical point data processing workflow.
Digital elevation model: DSM/DTM export
Digital Surface and/or Digital Terrain Model — depending on the project.
Georeferncing based on EXIF metadata/flight log: GPS/GCPs data.
EPSG registry coordinate systems support: WGS84, UTM, etc.
Georeferenced orthomosaic export
Georeferenced orthomosaic: most-GIS-compatible GeoTIFF format; .KML file to be located on Google Earth.
Export in blocks for huge projects.
Color correction for homogeneous texture.
Measurements: distances, areas, volumes
Inbuilt tools to measure distances, areas, and volumes.
To perform more sophisticated metric analysis Metashape products can be smoothly transferred to external tools thanks to a variety of export formats.
Ground control points: high accuracy surveying
GCPs import to control the accuracy of the results.
Coded/non-coded targets auto detection for fast GCPs input.
Scale bar tool to set reference distance without implementation of positioning equipment.
Python scripts: customize processing workflow
In addition to Batch processing — a way to save on human intervention, Python scripting suggests customization options:
a parameters template for several similar data sets; intermediate processing results inspection; etc.
Multispectral imagery processing
RGB/NIR/thermal/multispectral imagery processing.
Fast reconstruction based on preferable channel.
Multichannel orthomosaic generation for built-in vegetation indices (NDVI) calculation and export.v
3D model:
generation and texturing
Various scenes: archaeological sites, artifacts, buildings, interiors, people, etc.
Direct upload Sketchfab resource and export to various popular formats.
Photorealistic textures: HDR and multi-file support.
4D modeling for dynamic scenes
Multi-camera station data processing for creative projects in cinematographic art, game industry, etc.
The basis for numerous visual effects with 3D models reconstructed in time sequence.
Panorama stitching
3D reconstruction for data captured from the same camera position — camera station, provided that at least 2 camera stations are present.
360° panorama stitching for one camera station data.
Network
processing
Distributed calculations over a computer network to use the combined power of multiple nodes for huge data sets processing in one project.
Stardard Edition
Photogrammetric triangulation
Processing of various types of imagery: aerial (nadir, oblique) & close-range.
Auto calibration: frame (incl. fisheye), spherical & cylindrical cameras.
Multi-camera projects support.
Dense point cloud generation
Elaborate model editing for accurate results.
.LAS export/import to benefit from classical point data processing workflow.
3D model:
generation and texturing
Various scenes: archaeological sites, artifacts, buildings, interiors, people, etc.
Direct upload Sketchfab resource and export to various popular formats.
Photorealistic textures: HDR and multi-file support.
Panorama stitching
3D reconstruction for data captured from the same camera position — camera station, provided that at least 2 camera stations are present.
360° panorama stitching for one camera station data.
Description
Features | Professional Edition | Standard Edition |
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Photogrammetric triangulation | ||
Dense point cloud: generation and editing | ||
3D model: generation and texturing | ||
Spherical panorama stitching | ||
Fisheye camera support | ||
Spherical and cylindrical camera support | ||
Dense point cloud: classification | ||
DEM: georeferenced DSM / DTM export | ||
Georeferenced orthomosaic export | ||
Orthomosaic seamline editing | ||
Markers / scale bars support | ||
Ground control points support | ||
Coded / non-coded targets auto detection | ||
Multispectral imagery processing | ||
NDVI and other vegetation indices calculation | ||
Hierarchical tiled model generation | ||
4D modeling for dynamic scenes | ||
Python scripting | ||
Network processing | ||
OS: Windows, Mac OS X, Debian/Ubuntu | ||
Floating Licenses |
System Requirements
RAM
In most cases, the maximum project size that can be processed is limited by the amount of RAM available. Therefore it is important to select the platform allowing to install the required amount of RAM. See Memory Requirements.
CPU
Complex geometry reconstruction algorithms need a lot of computational resources for processing. A high-speed multi-core CPU (3GHz+) is recommended.
GPU
Agisoft Metashape supports GPU acceleration for image matching and dense cloud generation steps, so high-end OpenCL or CUDA-compatible graphics card can speed up the processing.
Basic Configuration
up to 32 GB RAM
CPU: Quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU, Socket LGA 1150 or 1155 (Kaby Lake, Skylake, Broadwell, Haswell, Ivy Bridge or Sandy Bridge)
Motherboard: Any LGA 1150 or 1155 model with 4 DDR3 slots and at least 1 PCI Express x16 slot
RAM: DDR3-1600, 4 x 4 GB (16 GB total) or 4 x 8 GB (32 GB total)
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce GTX 1080 (optional)
Advanced Configuration
up to 64 GB RAM
CPU: Octa-core or hexa-core Intel Core i7 CPU, Socket LGA 2011-v3 or 2011 (Broadwell-E, Haswell-E, Ivy Bridge-E or Sandy Bridge-E)
Motherboard: Any LGA 2011-v3 or 2011 model with 8 DDR4 or DDR3 slots and at least 1 PCI Express x16 slot
RAM: DDR4-2133 or DDR3-1600, 8 x 4 GB (32 GB total) or 8 x 8 GB (64 GB total)
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti, GeForce GTX 1080 or GeForce TITAN X
Extreme Configuration
more than 64 GB RAM
For the processing of extremely large data sets a dual-socket Intel Xeon Workstation can be used.
To compare various systems see PhotoScan Benchmark results by Anandtech, Puget Systems benchmarks for multi-core CPUs and multi-GPU setups and related discussions in the corresponding thread of Agisoft Forum.
Change Log
FAQs
Tutorials
Agisoft Metashape Orthophoto & DEM Generation (without GCPs) #gettingstarted
This tutorial shows how to generate your first orthophoto and/or DEM with Agisoft PhotoScan Pro, whether you have ground control points (GCPs) data or not.
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