Laboratory of Geodetic and Photogrammetric Measurements
Manager: Prof. Mirko Reguzzoni
The Laboratory of Geodetic and Photogrammetric Measurements is setup at the DICA section of Geodesy and Geomatics. The Laboratory performs geodetic and photogrammetric surveys and measurements. These experimental activities are performed both as a support to the Section research and teaching, and as a service of consultancy and technological transfer to the Department, the University and other public and private organizations.
In particular, the Laboratory performs surveys and experimental activities for:
- high-precision static and kinematic positioning by classical surveying instrumentations and/or satellite GPS/GNSS instrumentations and/or RGB/RGB-D cameras;
- monitoring of land, structures and infrastructures, as well as geodynamical deformations, by GPS/GNSS systems (permanently or semi-permanently located at the area under investigation) and photogrammetric techniques;
- 3D modelling and cartographic/tematic representation of objects, structures and infrastructures, soil, vegetation and land using RGB/NIR cameras from different platforms, included UAVs;
- design, development and testing of digital maps and, generally, geographical information systems.
To perform these activities, the Laboratory has available:
- traditional surveying instrumentations (theodolites, total stations, optical and digital levels, invar rods);
- GPS/GNSS geodetic (Trimble, Topcon, Leica) and low-cost (Ublox, NVS) receivers, equipped with antennas of different accuracy;
- photogrammetric cameras (1 Nikon D800 and 2 Nikon D70 with calibrated lens, 4 mirrorless cameras with calibrated lens, 1 ADClite Tetracam with a NIR sensor) and a MS Kinect device (RGB-D camera);
- UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehichles) of different kinds, such as multirotor and fixed wing UAVs, to be used for photogrammetric surveys;
- software packages for data processing.
