**Meet the editor**

Dr da Silva graduated in Civil Engineering from the University of Pernambuco in 1979, and received his MSc (1993) and DSc (2001) in Geodetic Sciences from Federal University of Parana, Brazil, with a thesis in the field of photogrammetry. He is currently professor of photogrammetry in undergraduate and postgraduate at the Department of Cartographic Engineering, Federal

University of Pernambuco, Brazil. Besides teaching and research activities, Dr da Silva also acts as a consultant in photogrammetric mapping.

Contents

**Preface VII** 

Chapter 1 **Color Restoration of Aerial Photographs 1** 

Chapter 2 **High-Quality Seamless Panoramic Images 29** 

Chapter 3 **Assessment of Stereoscopic Precision – Film** 

Chapter 4 **Application of a Photogrammetric System** 

Chapter 5 **Photogrammetry for Archaeological** 

Rami AL-Ruzouq

Pierre Drap

**to Digital Photogrammetric Cameras 47**  Benjamín Arias-Pérez, Diego González-Aguilera, Javier Gómez-Lahoz and David Hernández-López

Chapter 6 **Underwater Photogrammetry for Archaeology 111** 

**for Monitoring Civil Engineering Structures 73**  Junggeun Han, Kikwon Hong and Sanghun Kim

**Documentation and Cultural Heritage Conservation 97** 

Daniel Carneiro da Silva and Ana Lúcia Bezerra Candeias

Jaechoon Chon, Jimmy Wang, Tom Slankard and John Ristevski

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#### **Preface XI**


Preface

high precision and attention.

which the object cannot be touched.

facilitated its use.

Photogrammetry from aerial platforms has been recognized since the 20th century as an important technique to map aerial grades, cities and regions. The modalities known as terrestrial and short distance have also been used, although in lesser proportion, in

The main characteristics of photogrammetry, which prevented its wider use in other fields or made it difficult, were the high cost of the equipment – including airplanes, special aerial or terrestrial cameras, support field equipment for topography and geodesy, restitution equipment, and the high labor costs of the highly qualified personnel, from university-educated supervisors to technicians. All steps of the process, from the planning phase and acquisition of photographs to the finalization of the product are composed of a succession of rigorous proceedings, which demand

This scenario of high operational costs in photogrammetry started to change in the 1990's with the introduction of digital photogrammetry. Already, in the beginning of the second decade of the 21st Century, photogrammetric digital cameras of all sizes are available on the market with high performance computer programs in mapping, but also for specific applications in mechanics, medicine, physiotherapy and other industries. Digital photometry has brought about great gains in productivity and has

Moreover, with the low cost digital equipment and the freely available advanced processing image programs in libraries, as well as the integration of new developments in the field of information science – computer vision, inertial sensors and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) positioning, it is now possible to develop low-cost personalized solutions. Therefore, photogrammetry is now accessible to non-photogrammetry specialists, researchers, engineers and specialists in all areas who need tridimensional measurements, including those peculiar critical situations in

The objective of this book is to supply current information about questions and applications of digital photogrammetry. The initial chapters deal with subjects related to radiometric and geometric quality. Chapter one deals with the alterations landscape

architecture, to survey historical buildings and monuments.
