UAV Image Preprocessing with Agisoft Metashape
Capturing images with a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) is all fun and games until you need to start working on image preprocessing. I wrote some articles on drone autopilot for data collection, and now in this article, I’ll tell you about image preprocessing. If you have multiple images with overlaps taken with UAVs like drones and you want to merge them all into a single image, you can do that with Agisoft Metashape Professional. With its advanced algorithms, it can automatically align images, generate dense point clouds, and create high-quality 3D models, meshes, and orthomosaics. And it is so easy that you are just one click away from exporting an outstanding processed image.
Agisoft Metashape is an advanced photogrammetry software that enables users to process high-quality images captured by UAVs and create precise 3D models, point clouds, and orthomosaics. Before using Agisoft Metashape for drone images, it’s crucial to capture a series of overlapping images using a UAV like a drone, ensuring there is enough overlap (usually 70–80%) between the images to accurately stitch them together. Once you have captured the required images, you can import them into Agisoft Metashape, where the software aligns and matches the images, generating a dense point cloud and creating a mesh with a few clicks. Additionally, you can create a textured mesh using the software and…
