This US Army software rapidly converts live drone video into 2D and 3D maps
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A scientist in Virginia has built software for the Army Corps of Engineers that turns streaming drone footage into 2D and 3D maps. The invention uses sophisticated photogrammetry — the science of making measurements from photographs and for recovering the exact positions of surface points — to build the images. “It currently is not possible to produce accurate 3D models in real-time, on a consistent basis, because of limitations inherent in the frame selection process. In an early test of the technology with the 101st Airborne Division, video footage from a senseFly eBee drone was used to map a six-kilometer area that included a mock city at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. “And I’m happy to help companies learn how they can leverage Dr. Massaro’s work for their own products or applications.” Business inquiries can be sent to Quinton King at quinton.king@montana.edu or reach him by telephone at 406-994-7795.
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