Specialized Knowledge in Modern Photogrammetry
Detailed Curriculum
- Basic Concepts and Definitions
- What is Photogrammetry? – A brief historical overview
- Photogrammetry and Competing Techniques
- Basic Concepts and Principles of Photography (sensor size, resolution, shutter speed, aperture, lenses, motion blur, under/over exposure, ISO, focus and depth of field, metering, global shutter, mechanical shutter & rolling shutter)
- What camera and lens do I need?
- From wide-angle to zoom lenses
- Operation analysis of modern photogrammetry algorithms
- Horizontal and oblique overlaps
- Designing vertical & oblique shots: How, why, and when? What could go wrong? Best practices
- Σχεδιασμός πλάγιων λήψεων. Πως, γιατί και πότε; Τι μπορεί να πάει λάθος; Ορθές πρακτικές
- Photographic frame content and result quality
- Aerotriangulation of images and photo-centers
- Best practices for correct aerotriangulation of images
- Production of 2D data
- Production of 3D data
- Absolute and Relative Accuracy
- Georeferencing of photographs (exif metadata, autonomous, RTK, PPK)
- Expected accuracy of photogrammetric processing
- Photostationary points: What are they? How many do I need? How do I distribute them in space?
- • Control points: What are they and how many do I need?


