GEO5061 - Photogrammetry

Course Description

Photogrammetry studies the principles of precise location measurement from photographs. This course introduces the foundations and modern technologies of photogrammetry as it relates to remote sensing, computer vision, engineering, surveying, and location science. This course will also demonstrate practical photogrammetry data acquisition, processing, product generation and quality assessment, as well as developing an understanding of the necessary optics, mathematics, sensor systems, image processing, and computer vision fundamentals.

Course Outline

History of photogrammetry, types of photography
Principles and Mathematics of photogrammetry
Photogrammetry systems and sensors
Photogrammetric orientation, geometry and properties of vertical and tilted photographs, photographic measurements, refinements and parallax
Analytical photogrammetry and aero triangulation
Digital photogrammetry
Georeferencing and Mosaics
Orthophotography and topographic mapping
Structure from Motion techniques
Photogrammetry applications
- Mobile LiDAR mapping and smart cities
- UAV LiDAR and RGB Photogrammetry for 3D object measurements
- Optical/SAR Photogrammetry for global 3D terrain

Learner Outcomes

Familiar with the fundamentals of digital photogrammetry
Be able to mathematically relate ground and image coordinates
Be able to rectify and orthorectify a frame image to a reference coordinate system
Be able to design and execute a project to build a 3D model from optical stereo images, SAR data, and/or LiDAR
Understand photogrammetric algorithms, operations, products, and standards

Prerequisites

GEO5040 - Introduction to Remote Sensing or equivalent experience.

Duration

30 Hours | 5 Days or 10 Nights