期刊名称：ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2194-9042
电子版ISSN：2194-9050
出版年度：2000
卷号：XXXIII Part B5/1
页码：525-532
出版社：Copernicus Publications
摘要：This paper reports on the rigorous testing of low cost desktop image measurement software that has recently become commercially available to the mass market. These software packages indicate the potential to produce accurate 3-dimensional data from multi-station convergent, and in some cases single, imagery. The investigation, commissioned by English Heritage, has centered on the 3D Builder, Photomodeler and Dimension software packages. The measurements have been carried out on imagery taken to the English Heritage specification on one of their sites. The results indicate that all the packages are capable of returning measurement accuracies to rival analytical photogrammetric methods when examined under 'real-world' conditions. Other limitations, such as plotting versatility, however restrict the suitability of the software for architectural applications. These packages have the potential to open up photogrammetry to new users but the dangers of treating them as black box technology are stressed
