Image-based unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) are used in a variety of geodetic applications. Precise 3D terrain surface mapping requires ground control points (GCPs) for scaling and (indirect) georeferencing. In image analysis software (e.g., Agisoft Metashape), the images can be generated to a 3D point cloud using Structure-from-Motion (SfM). In general, the conventional GCP design for UAS flights is a checkerboard pattern, which is provided in the software and used for automatic marker detection in each image. When changing the pattern, manual work would be required by picking the GCP individually by hand. To increase the level of automation in the evaluation, this article aims to present a workflow that automatically detects a new edge-based GCP design pattern in the images, calculates their center points, and provides this information to the SfM software. Using the proposed workflow based on deep learning (DL) and image processing, the quality of the resulting 3D model can be equated to the result with GCP center points picked by human evaluator. Consequently, the workload can be accelerated with this approach.


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    Title :

    Object Recognition of a GCP Design in UAS Imagery Using Deep Learning and Image Processing—Proof of Concept Study


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    Publication date :

    2023




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


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