3D stereo photogrammetry at the highest level: Agisoft Metashape Pro and 3D PluraView

Thanks to their outstanding stereoscopic visualization quality, the 3D PluraView monitors from Schneider Digital enable users to use innovative 3D editing and measurement methods in Metashape for the first time! In combination, both high-end technologies result in a perfect 3D-STEREO workplace solution for digital geodata acquisition at the highest level. This is why the compatibility of Agisoft Matashape Pro with the entire 3D PluraView Monitor product family has now been officially certified by the manufacturer Schneider Digital.

The 3D photogrammetry application Agisoft Metashape Pro is used, often in combination with so-called drones or Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), when conventional surveying has reached its limits. Metashape Pro is not only the ideal tool for processing UAS images, but also for large-format aerial images and terrestrial close-ups. As part of the analysis and processing of geodata, Metashape Pro generates detailed, fully textured 3D models with the highest accuracy and detail from digital images. Tens of thousands of users worldwide already benefit from the level of detail and achievable precision of this application.

As a global specialist for stereoscopic 3D hardware and visualization solutions, Schneider Digital has been working closely with the software company Agisoft for many years. Agisoft is a pioneer in the development of UAS and terrestrial photogrammetry solutions. Since 2017, the company has increasingly focused its development efforts on implementing stereoscopic visualization and editing functions to create detailed, fully textured 3D models from digital images. These 3D stereo visualization and editing functions are particularly important for UAS service providers for the digitization of objects and the creation and editing of dense 3D point clouds and textured building models. Since the release 1.6.3 in June 2020, Agisoft has supported the stereoscopic editing functions of the Stealth 3D Mouse S4-Z in Metashape Pro, which now enables particularly precise and efficient work in (holographic) space.

While the standard version of the Metashape software is sufficient for basic, non-geodetic requirements and smaller projects, the Pro version is very well suited for georeferencing large 3D GIS data sets and digitizing them in the software - also in 3D stereo. Up to 50,000 images of a physical object or geographical area can be integrated and analyzed in a coherent image block with the Pro version. The complex, rigid 3D model adjustment enables the tens of thousands of Metashape Pro users worldwide to solve any type of 3D reconstruction, visualization, surveying and mapping task efficiently and with maximum precision.

Due to its achievable accuracy, the software is used for UAS and aerial triangulation as well as for the processing of satellite images. Metashape Pro is also used in the creation of elevation models and in terrestrial laser scanning, where objects are directly mapped and reconstructed using dense and highly accurate 3D point clouds with 3D point coordinates. Metashape Pro is based on computationally intensive and accurate reconstruction algorithms for the three-dimensional calculation and visualization of geo-referenced objects, which were originally captured as autocorrelated surface models in the form of dense point clouds using professional sensor technology.

The future of geodata is 3D stereo visualization

Metashape Pro is certainly one of the photogrammetry software applications currently available with the widest range of functions. But only with powerful hardware components can the dimensioning, visualization and analysis of 3D data be carried out efficiently and realistically. The main elements of the functional scope are 3D stereo display, 3D object acquisition and the connection to very large GIS databases. With the 3D PluraView monitors and their dual screens, Schneider Digital provides the optimal desktop solution for stereoscopic visualization and data editing. With display diagonals of up to 28" and up to 4K resolution per screen, the passive beamsplitter technology enables a daylight-compatible and unrivaled high-contrast stereoscopic display of high-resolution GIS and BIM models.

Agisoft Metashape Pro processes very large amounts of data reliably and precisely and has therefore become an indispensable part of many users' geodata workflows. Today, UAS systems can capture image series with several thousand images and resolutions of 1 cm and less. In the terrestrial 'close-range' area, even less than 1mm pixel size is possible. With Metashape Pro and the correctly configured processing hardware, data sets of several terabytes can be easily processed. The ability to process large data sets with the highest resolutions is routinely used in the digital reconstruction of buildings and terrain models, but also especially in archaeology for the recording and reconstruction of cultural assets.

With Metashape Pro, 3D models can also be recorded and processed multiple times and displayed as a 4D time series. Thanks to its ability to realistically display combined geodata and building models with a high level of detail, Metashape Pro is also the ideal software for surveyors and architects. The main functions of the software solutions are

* Process different geodata sets, especially from aerial imagery and LiDAR sensors.
* Position, triangulate and align several thousand aerial images together
* Geocode digital imagery, topographic maps and point clouds and integrate CAx data
* Provide comprehensive toolsets for stereoscopic object acquisition and GIS-based attribution
* Automatically correlate digital terrain surfaces (DOM) and provide tools to create DTM models
* Adjust image data radiometrically and create seamless, orthorectified mosaics
* Convert spatial 3D data into different projections and elevation models
* Provide workflows for multispectral (thermal) UAS and aerial imagery
* Process LiDAR point cloud data and coregister with positionally accurate objects
* Integrate panchromatic and multispectral satellite imagery for geocoding and data acquisition
* Generate textured and geocoded 3D models of objects and buildings

Best viewing comfort in excellent 3D quality

For 16 years now, the passive 'beamsplitter' monitor technology of the 3D PluraView monitors has been the reference with the highest user satisfaction and user acceptance of all stereoscopic display systems, especially in the geoinformation industry. As the advanced successor to PLANAR's beamsplitter monitors, very large amounts of data can be spatially visualized in the highest resolution with up to 4K/UHD per stereo channel. Especially on the 4K displays, the image quality is so high that even finely textured objects are reproduced with pin-sharp clarity and high contrast down to the smallest detail. At the same time, the passive 3D PluraView monitors are particularly durable and reliable and deliver the substantial added value that enables fatigue-free working in all 3D stereo applications, even in daylight in the office. Thanks to the passive 90° linear polarizing filter glasses, which require one screen each for the left and right stereo image, the 3D PluraView monitors are absolutely flicker-free and completely independent of the existing light source in the room.

Maximum Metashape performance thanks to complete workstation solutions

The entire 3D PluraView model range can be used plug & play with the Metashape Pro stereoscopic software application. These 3D monitors support professional software applications with fast image build-up, distortion-free image changes, combined with high color depth and a high-contrast image display. The reliable 3D PluraView technology from Schneider Digital is the basis for precise, stereoscopic display of the highest quality. As a stereo-capable software solution, Agisoft Metashape Pro always utilizes the full performance of each workstation: all components, i.e. multi-core CPU, graphics card(s) and RAM, work together to fully exploit and scale the performance of Metashape. This ideal combination and the compatibility of the Agisoft Metashape Pro software with the 3D PuraView monitors has now been officially certified by Schneider Digital.

Schneider Digital is also a specialized manufacturer of powerful high-end PULSARON workstations based on AMD and the CENTURON series with Intel CPUs, equipped with professional graphics cards from NVIDIA or AMD. These customized workstations are precisely tailored to the individual requirements of professional users and provide Metashape with optimum support for all calculation steps. Supplemented by special 3D mice (also known as 'controllers'), such as the Stealth 3D-Mouse S4-Z or the 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Pro, complete solutions from Schneider Digital are created with precisely coordinated hardware components for the calculation, visualization and interactive processing of demanding, graphics-intensive 3D projects. Agisoft users benefit from a complete workstation solution from Schneider Digital that guarantees maximum workstation performance and optimum stereoscopic image evaluation and editing.

Certified symbiosis of software and hardware

Schneider Digital and Agisoft successfully tested the interaction between Metashape Pro and the 3D PluraView monitor in practice last year. As expected, both solutions, hardware and software, met the high requirements of international standards in terms of quality and reliability. This complete solution was therefore certified by both partners. For Josef Schneider, CEO at Schneider Digital, this is an important step forward: "We are delighted to be able to merge software and hardware into one powerful unit in our collaboration with Agisoft. With the 3D PluraView monitor technology, we offer Metashape Pro users an ideal, spatial 3D visualization method that allows them to experience Metashape models individually or in teams permanently in 3D stereo on a 3D PluraView monitor. And without having to wear restrictive VR headsets."

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Schneider Digital is a global full-service solution provider for professional 3D stereo, 4K/8K and VR/AR hardware. Based on its 25 years of industry and product experience and its excellent relationships with leading manufacturers, Schneider Digital offers innovative, sophisticated professional hardware products and customized complete solutions for professional use. Qualified consulting and dedicated after-sales service are the company's own standards.

The Schneider Digital product portfolio includes the right professional hardware solution for the respective requirements in these areas: High Resolution 4K/8K-to multi-display walls. Schneider Digital is the manufacturer of its own Powerwall solution smartVR-Wall and the passive stereo monitor 3D PluraView. Performance workstations and professional graphics cards from AMD and NVIDIA as well as innovative hardware peripherals (tracking, input devices, etc.) round off the range. Many items are in stock. This guarantees fast delivery and project realization.

Schneider Digital is an authorized service distributor of AMD FirePRO/Radeon Pro, PNY/NVIDIA Quadro, 3Dconnexion, Stealth int, Planar and EIZO. Schneider Digital products are primarily used in graphics-intensive computer applications such as CAD/CAM/CAE, FEM, CFD, simulation, GIS, architecture, medicine and research, film, TV, animation and digital imaging.

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