PhotoModeler 2016 released

The latest version of Eos Systems’ image-based modeling software brings improved results with drone / UAS / UAV projects. It provides much faster processing of large numbers of photographs, handles control points with more flexibility and reads GPS data from drone image headers. Changes include:

• New Smart Project Robust Orient – the photo orientation algorithm used in Smart Projects has undergone a complete rewrite
• GPS Camera Stations – photos that contain GPS data (common with drone/UAS photos) can be automatically setup with a geo coordinate system and display in the 3D viewer
• Script commands can be run from within PhotoModeler or by loading a text file
• False color surfaces – triangulated PointMeshes have two new display styles “Color from height” and “Color from photo overlap”
• Auto-assign control/EGE – a new tool automatically assigns control, pinned and multi-point transform points to associated points in the project
• Large project UI speed improvements – improvements in the speed of various user interface operations
• UI updates – new tool icons in the modern ‘flat’ style and new realistic Camera symbol in the 3D Viewer

Plus 126 fixes and minor improvements. PhotoModeler is offered in three versions: the base PhotoModeler software ($1145), PhotoModeler Scanner ($2495) which adds SmartMatch scanning and dense surface modeling, and PhotoModeler Motion, which contains all the previous features and adds measurement over time ($3495). The update is free for current customers on an active maintenance subscription. A trial version is available for download. More on PhotoModeler’s site.