Photogrammetry in Building Management

Building inspection without scaffolding: Michael Radeck explains how an entire building can be inspected with a flying camera drone and low-cost software – and what has to be done to make it work. Tips, tricks and experience, using the inspection of a church tower as an example.

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Why not borrow an interesting technique from colleagues in the film industry? Using the software “Agisoft Photoscan”, many photos from different angles can be combined into a digital model – one precise enough to see whether restoration is needed and, if so, where.

In the report, we show how this technique can be used to avoid scaffolding a large building. And at the same time really put the camera drone through its paces.

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