REAL-TIME PHOTOGRAMMETRY AT THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRIC STATION (DIPS) OF ETH ZURICH

Abstract

Real-time photogrammetry (RTP) is a non-contact three-dimensional measurement technique with a response time of one video cycle. As part of a research and development program for digital and real-time photogrammetry, the Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammety at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, has established the Digital Photogrammetric Station (DIPS). The hardware and software of this development system is explained. Hardware aspects of solid-state cameras relevant to camera calibration for RTP are discussed. An off-line bundle adjustment program with additional parameters has been installed. An initial calibration and point positioning test using this program and existing image processing algorithms has been performed. The processing steps and results are analyzed. Accuracies, as computed from object space check points, in planimetry of 1:5000 or 0.09 pixel pitch, in depth of 0.08%c of object distance, have been achieved.