In this post I discuss the benefits of textured surface models vs point clouds and untextured surface models when it comes to structural mapping.
In this post I expand on the video I uploaded to our YouTube channel that illustrates how to use UAVs with our software.
Residuals
Apr 16
What are residuals? How can we use them? This post answers both of those questions, showing how residuals can be used to identify blunders in your survey data, bad calibrations, and incorrect project setups.
Stereo Display Hardware
Jul 18
Stereo display options have been thin on the ground in recent years. This post covers a little of the history and describes in detail the specifications and setup of a new stereo workstation using the latest hardware that ADAM has purchased.
In this post I explore how the DTM Filtering dialog can be used to remove infrastructure from DTMs for applications like stockpile volume calculations.
In the final article in this series I look at RAM, hard disks, operating systems, and summarise the recommendations of the first two posts.
Aerial Photography
Jan 18
With the advent of low-cost aerial platforms like UAVs customers are increasingly becoming interested in capturing their own aerial imagery for use with 3DM Analyst. In this post I’ll look at the issues involved and the techniques we use.
Part 3 of this series looks at how much effort is required to achieve a given level of accuracy. This is critically important because although something may be possible in theory, if the effort required in practice is excessive then it may as well be impossible.
In Part 1 I looked at the levels of accuracy and detail that customers have been able to achieve with our software.
In Part 2 I’ll show how you can estimate the accuracy beforehand so you can achieve the required accuracy with the least effort.
In this first of a series of posts on accuracy I’ll look at the practical limits on what can be — and has been — achieved in the real world by our customers.
An easy-to-follow explanation of the technique that our software uses to acquire accurate 3D data.
In this second article in the series I look at what impact the graphics chip has on our software and which ones you should use.
Computer Recommendations
Aug 25
What computer specifications should you aim for? This first in a series of articles looks at the impact the CPU has and explains how to decide whether an upgrade is worthwhile.
Introduction
Aug 20
Welcome to ADAM Technology’s Blog. Check back here frequently to see new articles about the software and techniques for using it.