30975 - Fundamentals of Photogrammetry

Course contents

“What is photogrammetry”: the basic mathematical model. Analogy between the classical survey with Total Station and survey with the camera.

The plane transformations: rotation in a plane; the roto-translation with scale variation; the affine transformation; the omografic transformation.

Rotations in space; central projection in space; central projection of a plane; central projection of a straight-line.

The normal case of double-photo restitution.

The Inner Orientation and the calibration procedures.

Terrestrial and aerial cameras; analytical stereoplotters

Planning and execution of a terrestrial photogrammetric survey; flight planning of an aerial photogrammetric survey.

Photogrammetric orientation procedures: separate orientation of the two photographs; common orientation of the two photographs (single and two-steps).

Stereo and mono restitution.

Digital photogrammetry.

Example of photogrammetric surveys.

Readings/Bibliography

Kraus K., 1994. Photogrammetry Vol. I, Fundamentals and Standard Processes, with contributions by P. Waldhäusl. Ferd. 4th edition, Dümmler/Bonn, ISBN 3-427-78684-6.

Kraus K., 1997. Photogrammetry Vol. II. Ferd. Dümmlers Verlag Ed., ISBN 3-427-78694-3.

Mikhail E. M., Bethel J.S., McGlone J.C., 2001. Introduction to modern photogrammetry. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN 0-471-30924-9.

Schenk T., 1999. Digital Photogrammetry. Terra Science, ISBN 0-9677653-0-7.

Teaching methods

Lecture + practical

Assessment methods

The examination is articulated in an oral test that aimed to verify the learning of the arguments deals in the course of the lessons.

Teaching tools

During the course, students will use topographic and photogrammetric instruments (Total Stations, analytical stereoplotters, Digital Photogrammetric Workstations, photogrammetric cameras …) located in the Surveying laboratory of DISTART Department.

Office hours

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