Technical Guides

Guides to the final processing step for photogrammetry

Once you have finished taking your photos, they will need to be processed into digital spatial data.

Agisoft Metashape Professional

Agisoft Metashape Professional is a software that performs photogrammetric processing of digital images and generates 3D spatial data. This data can be used in GIS applications, cultural heritage documentation, and visual effects production as well as for indirect measurements of subjects at many different scales.

TIP: Agisoft Metashape is available on all University computers.

Taking Photos

If you do not have your photo-set ready for processing, please refer back to Overview, Process and the Benchmark:

PhotogrammetryPhotogrammetry Benchmark

Using Agisoft Metashape

NOTE: Agisoft Metashape v.1.6.2 used in the articles.

Begin here with the basics of using the software to process your photographs:

From Photos to 3D Spatial Data

If you are interested in taking measurements, please view this guide:

Taking Measurements + Visualisation

If you need to apply any advanced techniques, refer to this guide:

Advanced Techniques