Compatible Sensors for Agriculture and their Settings

1. Description

This table summarizes the sensors compatible with Aether and the recommended photogrammetry settings for best results.

2. List of sensors and their settings

Brand Model Upload requirement
Photogrammetry
Micasense Altum PT 5 multispectral bands + panchromatic band + thermal images

Self-service mode with recommended settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Recommended

The thermal band will not be processed

Advanced mode with recommended settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Advanced
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Recommended

The thermal band will be processed

Micasense Rededge-MX, RededgeMini, Rededge 3 5 bands + calibration target

Self-service mode with recommended settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Recommended

Micasense

 


 

RedEdge-P

5 multispectral bands + panchromatic band (not mandatory)

 

+ calibration target

 

 

Self-service mode with recommended settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Recommended
Micasense Dual 10 bands + calibration target

Self-service mode with recommended settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Recommended
Micasense Altum

5 bands + thermal images

(optional) + calibration target

Self-service mode with recommended settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Recommended

The thermal band will not be processed

Advanced mode with recommended settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Advanced
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Recommended

The thermal band will be processed

Parrot Sequoia, Sequoia + 4 bands + calibration target

Self-service mode with recommended settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Recommended
RGB sensors in different survey

Self-service mode with custom settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Custom
    • Keypoints image scale: 0,5
    • Calibration method: Standard
    • Point Cloud image scale: Half Image Size
    • Point Cloud density: Optimal
    • Point cloud minimum matches: 4
    • DSM method: Triangulation
    • Mesh resolution: Low
    • Rematch: YES
    • Internal Param optimization: All prior
    • Radiometric Correction: AUTO
    • Orthomosaic resolution: 1 GSD
DJI Phantom 4 Pro Multispectral - 5 bands

Self-service mode with recommended settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Recommended
RGB sensors in different survey

Self-service mode with custom settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Custom
    • Keypoints image scale: 0,5
    • Calibration method: Standard
    • Point Cloud image scale: Half Image Size
    • Point Cloud density: Optimal
    • Point cloud minimum matches: 4
    • DSM method: Triangulation
    • Mesh resolution: Low
    • Rematch: YES
    • Internal Param optimization: All prior
    • Radiometric Correction: AUTO
    • Orthomosaic resolution: 1 GSD

DJI

 


 

Mavic 3M

Multispectral - 4 bands

 


 

Self-service mode with recommended settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Recommended


 

RGB sensors in different survey

Self-service mode with custom settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Custom
    • Keypoints image scale: 0,5
    • Calibration method: Standard
    • Point Cloud image scale: Half Image Size
    • Point Cloud density: Optimal
    • Point cloud minimum matches: 4
    • DSM method: Triangulation
    • Mesh resolution: Low
    • Rematch: YES
    • Internal Param optimization: All prior
    • Radiometric Correction: AUTO
    • Orthomosaic resolution: 1 GSD


 

Sentera Double 4K RE NIR + RGB (in the same survey)

Self-service mode with recommended settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Recommended
RGB sensors   RGB sensor

Self-service mode with custom settings:

  • Photogrammetry: Self-Service
  • Processing engine: Pix4Dengine
  • Settings: Custom
    • Keypoints image scale: 0,5
    • Calibration method: Standard
    • Point Cloud image scale: Half Image Size
    • Point Cloud density: Optimal
    • Point cloud minimum matches: 4
    • DSM method: Triangulation
    • Mesh resolution: Low
    • Rematch: YES
    • Internal Param optimization: All prior
    • Radiometric Correction: AUTO
    • Orthomosaic resolution: 1 GSD

See the article Supported Sensors for Photogrammetry‍ to see the full list of supported sensors in Aether.

Info

If you are planning to use a sensor not listed here to capture the data to be processed in Aether, please contact Alteia’s Support Team, before launching the photogrammetry process in Aether.

 

 

 

 

 


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