Structure from Motion

About this course

Understand how overlapping photographs become three-dimensional reconstructions through feature matching, camera geometry, triangulation and bundle adjustment, and learn to diagnose reconstruction failures.

This advanced course is part of the UAV, Photogrammetry & 3D school. Delivery: Self-Paced / Instructor-Led. Estimated study time: 24 h.

Course curriculum

• Module 1 — Camera Geometry and Projection
• Module 2 — Features and Matching
• Module 3 — Two-View Geometry and Relative Pose
• Module 4 — Incremental Reconstruction and Triangulation
• Module 5 — Bundle Adjustment and Ground Control
• Module 6 — Self-Calibration and Doming
• Module 7 — Scale, Georeferencing and Accuracy
• Module 8 — When SfM Fails

Applied learning

• Case Study — Brackenhill: the Strip That Fit Perfectly
• Lab 1 — A Minimal SfM Pipeline
• Lab 2 — Ground Control Design for a Block without PPK
• Lab 3 — Diagnosing a Reconstruction
• Capstone — An SfM Processing Audit and Reprocessing Plan

Who this course is for

GIS / Remote Sensing Professional; Technology Professional

Prerequisites

NE-UAV-204

Course details

• Course code: NE-UAV-301
• Level: Advanced
• Estimated duration: 24 h
• Delivery: Self-Paced / Instructor-Led

Course materials are in pilot review.