Pix4Dsurvey

Features 

Capture
Capture images or point clouds with a drone or any laser scanner.
When using a drone, automate and optimize your flights with the free Pix4Dcapture mobile app.

Model
Transform your images into digital point clouds, and import them into Pix4Dsurvey.
Work directly with Pix4Dmapper or Pix4Dmatic files, as well as any .las or .laz file.

Vectorize
Generate a TIN to model the ground and create engineering-ready CAD vector files from point cloud data by extracting key elements of your project with Pix4Dsurvey.

Integrate
Open your simplified, accurate data in any CAD or GIS software with custom layers and properties that fit your existing workflow.

 

Beyond the point

Extract only the most relevant information to speed up and simplify your surveying workflows

 

Vectorize anything
Use the combined power of images and point clouds to extract key elements from photogrammetry, laser scanning or LiDAR data. Survey curbs, building footprints, walls, catenary curves and more.

Flexible & scalable
Work with small to very large projects. More than one photogrammetry or laser scanning file can be worked on at once, easily.

CAD ready
Include layers and properties for a smooth transition to CAD or GIS and reduce file size when exporting your projects as vector files.

 

Built-in vectorization tools
Vectorize your project using points, polylines, polygons and catenary curves with just a few clicks.

 

Create surfaces
Model the ground with a TIN from points and breaklines to represent the topography of your project. Automate the creation of spot elevations and allow drastic simplification of the number of point cloud points. 

 

Unlock more data
Move beyond photogrammetry, yet still work with Pix4D’s rayCloud to access the original images and 3D point clouds simultaneously. Vectorize in 3D, edit in 2D. Even complex objects such as catenaries only visible in images can be surveyed.

 

Scale up
Pix4Dsurvey can handle billions of points. Work with more than one point cloud file at a time, in the same project.

 

Integrated solution
Pix4Dsurvey works with your existing workflows. Import .p4d files from Pix4Dmapper at the click of a button, or work with LAS files.

 

Easy export
Every surveyed object can be assigned to a layer and edited. Layers can be exported separately or together for a smooth transition to your preferred CAD or GIS software.

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Your choice of point cloud

Import projects from Pix4Dmapper, Pix4Dmatic, or any .las or .laz file.

Aerial data
Create a point cloud from images in Pix4Dmapper or Pix4Dmatic, and drag and drop the .p4d or .p4m file to Pix4Dsurvey.

Laser scanner or LiDAR
Pix4Dsurvey works with any point cloud formatted as a .las or .laz file.

 

Product Specifications

 

Inputs	Features	Advantages
	Aerial (nadir and oblique) and terrestrial imagery	Process images taken at any angle and from any aerial manned or unmanned platform as well as from the ground
	Video (mp4 or avi format)	Automatically extracts still frames from video files to create a project
	Any camera (compact, SLR, thermal, multispectral, GoPro, 360-degree, largeframe add-on, etc.) images in .jpg or .tiff	Use images acquired by any camera, from small to large frames, from consumer-grade to highly specialized cameras
	Multi-camera support for the same project	Create a project using images from different cameras and process them together
	Camera rig support	Process images using known rig relatives from multiple synchronized cameras, customized or from known manufacturers for more robust, accurate and faster processing
	Ground control point edit and import	Import and edit ground control points to improve the absolute accuracy of your project
	Known or custom reference coordinate system support in imperial or metric units	Select EPSG code from known coordinate systems or define your own local system
	Camera exterior orientation support	Optimize camera exterior orientation parameters starting from GPS and IMU input parameters
	External point cloud import	Import a point cloud from different sources, such as LiDAR, and use it to create a DSM and orthomosaic
Processing	Processing templates	Automate processing and generation of outputs by using standard or customized templates
	Rapid Check with Quality Report	Rapid processing template for a dataset quick check while still on site
	Camera self-calibration	Optimize internal camera parameters, such as focal length, principal point of autocollimation and lens distortions
	Rolling shutter effect correction	Correct the warp of images taken with rolling shutter cameras (like GoPro, DJI Phantom 2 and 3, etc.) to maintain good accuracy, especially useful when flying fast and low.
	Automatic Aerial Triangulation (AAT) and Bundle Block Adjustment (BBA)	Process with or without known camera exterior orientations: (x, y, z, omega, phi, kappa)
	Automatic point cloud densification	Produce a dense and detailed 3D point cloud, which can be used as a basis for DSM and 3D mesh
	Automatic point cloud filtering & smoothing	Use presets for point cloud filtering and smoothing options
	Machine-learning point cloud classification	Automatically classify the RGB dense point cloud into five groups: ground, road surfaces, high vegetation, buildings and human-made objects
	Automatic DTM/DEM extraction	Remove above-ground objects from DSM and create a bare-Earth model. For additional control, select and delete points manually in the rayCloud to improve DTM/DEM generation
	Automatic brightness and color correction	Compensate automatically for change of brightness, luminosity and color balancing of images
	Automatic outlier detection	Detect incorrectly-clicked MTPs/GCPs to reduce human errors
	Quality Report	Assess the accuracy and quality of projects
	Project merging and splitting	Combine multiple projects into one or split large projects into several for more efficient processing
	Project area definition	Import (.shp) or draw specific areas to faster generate results inside specific boundaries
	Targeted Feature Extraction	Give the number of features to find, getting more features in low-texture images to assist the reconstruction or less features for large-frame images to speed up processing
	Multiprocessor CPU + GPU support	Increase the processing speed by leveraging the power of CPU cores and threads, as well as GPUs
Raycloud Editor	Project visualization	Assess quality of optimized camera positions, 3D point cloud and mesh
	Navigation modes	View 3D point cloud and mesh in standard, trackball, or first person viewing modes
	Scale Constraint	Accurately scale projects with no or imprecise geolocation by defining one/multiple distances
	Orientation Constraint	Orientate projects with no or imprecise geolocation by defining directions of one/multiple axes
	Ground control point (GCP ) / Manual tie point (MTP) editing	Annotate and edit 2D and 3D ground control points (GCPs), check points and manual tie points with the highest accuracy, using both original images and 3D information at the same time
	Project reoptimization	Reoptimize camera positions and/or rematch images based on GCPs and manual tie points to improve reconstruction of difficult areas
	Image masking	Carve: Remove points from 3D point cloud and create filters based on image content. Mask: Clear the unwanted background in orthoplane results. Global Mask: Disregard objects which appear in all images, such as a drone leg or tripod which occluded the lens during all image acquisition.
	Point cloud editing	Select, classify or delete points from the point cloud using various selection tools
	Orthoplane creation	Define a plane to generate a DSM and orthomosaic from building facades, bridge piles, etc
	Polyline and surface object creation	Annotate and measure polylines and surfaces in the point cloud. Accurately refine vertexes in multiple original images.
	3D mesh and DSM editing	Annotate and create surfaces in the point cloud to flatten an area, or to fill up holes in the mesh and DSM caused by insufficient image content.
	Fly-through animation	Create a virtual camera trajectory in 3D rayCloud viewer, play the animation in real-time, export the animation as a video (in mp4 and avi format) and the editable flightpath waypoints in .csv format
Volume Manager	Volume object creation	Annotate and measure volumes based on the DSM
	Volume object management	Import and export selected volume bases in .shp files to enable easy monitoring of stockpiles on site.
	Base adjustment	Adjust the reference base to fit different terrain and obtain accurate measurement
Mosaic Editor	Region editing	Create and edit regions on the orthomosaic, choose the best content from multiple underlying images and projection type to remove moving objects or artifacts
	Local blending	Edit only the desired portion of the orthomosaic, blend it in real-time and get the improved orthomosaic within minutes
	Planar or ortho projection selection	Select planar or ortho projection for each created region to remove artifacts
Index Calculator	Reflectance map	Generate an accurate Reflectance map at the preferred resolution as a basis of index maps target
	Radiometric adjustment interface	Make the reflectance maps more reliable and accurate by correcting illumination effects using a radiometric
	Multiple region management	Improve your analysis by managing and visualizing index values per region
	Automatic NDVI map	Generate singleband and NDVI maps based on pre-defined formulas without user intervention
	Index formula editing	Create and save your own formulas choosing among each available input band and generate custom index maps
	Class management	Create a basis of your annotated vector map by segmenting the data into classes using statistical algorithms (equal spacing, equal area, Jenks)
	Prescription annotation	Match on-site scouts and observations by assigning annotations based on your decisions
	Prescription map export	Put your data into action and export the prescription map in .shp format

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