Agisoft Processing Guide
Revision: August, 2022
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Overview 3
Requirements 3
Add Photos 4
Import references 5
Setting Geotag Accuracy 6
Camera Calibration 7
Align Photos 9
Optimize camera locations 11
Build Dense Cloud 12
Build DEM 13
Build Orthomosaic 15
Exporting the results 17
Export Orthomosaic 18
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Overview
The following guide describes the standard processing steps for processing ppk data collected
by the E400 without ground control points (GCPs) in Agisoft Metashape Profession edition.
Requirements
1) Imagery from flight
2) Geotags for imagery
3) Agisoft metascan professional
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Add Photos
Select the Add photos command from the Workflow menu.
Browse the source folder and select files to be processed then click ok. The images will be
added to the cameras tab.
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Import references
To import the camera coordinate data from the CSV file, click the Import Reference button on
the Reference pane. Browse to the file containing recorded reference coordinates and click the
Open button.
In the Import CSV dialog, set the parameters for import (coordinate system, delimiter, columns,
etc.)
Geotagging method Latitude Longitude Altitude
PPK Dependant on base Dependant on base Dependant on base
coordinate coordinate coordinate
Companion WGS84 WGS84 MSL
Computer
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Setting Geotag Accuracy
Click the reference settings tab.
Change the Camera accuracy based on your geotag accuracy.
Geotagging method Accuracy
PPK .05m
Standard Accuracy 5m
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Camera Calibration
Select Camera Calibration from the Tools menu.
Select the following settings depending on your camera.
A6100
Rolling shutter Enabled
PPK Z offset (m) .143
PPK Z accuracy .001
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RX1RII
Rolling shutter Disabled
PPK Z offset (m) .1529
PPK Z accuracy .001
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Align Photos
Select the Align Photos command from the Workflow menu.
Set the parameters in the Align Photos dialog window:
Click the OK button. The progress dialog box will appear displaying the current processing
status. To cancel the processing, click the Cancel button.
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Alignment having been completed, computed camera positions, and a sparse point cloud will be
displayed in the Model view.
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Optimize camera locations
Click the Optimize toolbar button on the Reference pane.
In the Optimize Camera Alignment dialog box, check additional camera parameters to be
optimized.
Click the OK button to start optimization.
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Build Dense Cloud
1. Select Build Dense Cloud command from the Workflow menu.
2. In the Build Dense Cloud dialog box select the desired reconstruction parameters and click
the OK button.
The progress dialog box will appear displaying the current processing status. To cancel the
processing, click on the Cancel button.
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Build DEM
Select the Build DEM command from the Workflow menu.
In the Build DEM dialog box, set your required parameters.
Click the OK button. The progress dialog box will appear displaying the current processing
status. To cancel processing, click the Cancel button.
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Build Orthomosaic
Select the Build Orthomosaic command from the Workflow menu.
Set parameters in the Orthomosaic dialog window.
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3. Click the OK button. The progress dialog box will appear displaying the current processing
status. To cancel the processing, click the Cancel button.
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Exporting the results
Select Export DEM command from the File menu.
In the Export DEM dialog, specify the desired coordinate system for DEM export. Check Write
KML file and/or Write World file options to create files needed to georeference the orthomosaic
in the Google Earth and/or a GIS-application, if necessary.
Click the Export button to start the export.
Browse the destination folder, choose the file type, and print in the file name. Click the Save
button.
The progress dialog box will appear displaying the current processing status. To cancel the
processing, click the Cancel button.
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Export Orthomosaic
Select Export Orthomosaic command from the File menu.
2. In the Export Orthomosaic dialog box specify the coordinate system for the Orthomosaic to
be saved in.
Click the Export button to start the export.
Browse the destination folder, choose the file type, and print in the file name. Click the Save
button.
The progress dialog box will appear displaying the current processing status. To cancel the
processing, click the Cancel button.
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