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Articles | Volume XL-5/W4
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-W4-229-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-W4-229-2015
18 Feb 2015
 | 18 Feb 2015

TESTING THE LOW-COST RPAS POTENTIAL IN 3D CULTURAL HERITAGE RECONSTRUCTION

M. Bolognesi, A. Furini, V. Russo, A. Pellegrinelli, and P. Russo

Keywords: photogrammetry, RPAS (UAV), 3D Digital Model, Accuracy, Low-cost systems, Cultural Heritage, GoPro

Abstract. In order to analyze the potential as well as the limitations of low-cost RPAS photogrammetric systems for architectural cultural heritage reconstruction, some tests were performed by a small RPAS equipped with an ultralight camera. The tests were carried out in a site of remarkable historical interest. A great amount of images were taken with camera’s optical axis in vertical and oblique position. Images were processed by the commercial software PhotoScan of Agisoft and numerous models were realized, each of them was compared with an accurate TLS model used as a reference. The test, despite some problems found, has provided good results in terms of accuracy (average error <2cm) and reliability.