Starter settings

Each column is one processing settings for end-to-end workflow. The processing setting configuration should start from the named template, closest to the user intended workflow, then apply modifier rows to the same object.

The modifier rows apply to whichever alternative is selected.

N/A means that step does not exist in the workflow. Fast pipelines call calibrate() takes no settings object. It is followed by the ortho step directly.

Modifier setting updates the setting object’s particular setting value only. Do not reconstruct a new Settings() object just to change a setting, it would overwrite the whole template. Vice versa, change one value in the existing setting object.

settings = calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.LARGE  # or calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.RTK
settings.calibration_int_param_opt = calib.Settings.OptimIntType.AllPrior

The algo settings parameter values, grouped inside each template, are listed in Processing templates. Background for calibration pipelines, DSM methods, and ortho pipelines is in Photogrammetric Processing Algorithms.

Gaussian splatting produces its own point cloud (if requested). It has the same format as the dense point cloud from densification. When a workflow runs Gaussian splatting, use the Gaussian splatting generated point cloud for the mesh generation instead of the dense point cloud.

2D survey

Workflow	2D survey	2D survey (extra detailed)	2D survey (fast)
Capture	Nadir	Nadir	Nadir
Overlap	80/80	80/80	70/70 - 80/80
Pipeline	Accurate	Accurate+GS	Fast (fastalgo)
Camera			Camera model in the camera database
Calibration	calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.LARGE	calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.LARGE	N/A
Calibration modifiers			N/A
Sky segmentation			N/A
Densification	dense.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	dense.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	N/A
Densification modifiers			N/A
Gaussian splats		gsplat.Settings.TEMPLATES.DRONE	N/A
DSM	dsm.Settings.IDW()	gsplat.RasterSettings(pixel_size)	N/A
DTM			N/A
Mesh	mesh.SCALABLE_MESH_TEMPLATES.NADIR	mesh.SCALABLE_MESH_TEMPLATES.NADIR	N/A
Ortho	ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR

3D survey and 3D structure

Workflow	3D survey (extra detailed)	3D structure inspection
Capture	Oblique	3D oblique
Overlap	80/80	80/80
Pipeline	Accurate+GS	Accurate+GS
Camera
Calibration	calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.LARGE	calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.MODELS_3D
Calibration modifiers	settings.oblique = True	settings.pipeline = calib.Settings.CalibrationType.Scalable and settings.oblique = True
Sky segmentation	skyseg.Settings()	skyseg.Settings()
Densification	dense.Settings.TEMPLATES.OBLIQUE	dense.Settings.TEMPLATES.OBLIQUE
Densification modifiers		settings.multi_scale = False
Gaussian splats	gsplat.Settings.TEMPLATES.DRONE	gsplat.Settings.TEMPLATES.DRONE
DSM	gsplat.RasterSettings(pixel_size)
DTM
Mesh	mesh.SCALABLE_MESH_TEMPLATES.OBLIQUE	mesh.SCALABLE_MESH_TEMPLATES.OBLIQUE
Ortho	ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.OBLIQUE

Thermal IR

Workflow	RGB+Thermal IR	RGB+Thermal IR (fast)	Thermal IR	Thermal IR (fast)
Capture	Nadir	Nadir	Nadir	Nadir
Overlap	80/80	80/80	90/90	80/80
Pipeline	Accurate	Fast	Accurate	Fast
Camera	Camera model in the camera database	Camera model in the camera database	Camera model in the camera database	Camera model in the camera database
Calibration	calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.RTK or calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.LARGE	N/A	calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.RTK or calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.LARGE	N/A
Calibration modifiers	settings.calibration_int_param_opt = calib.Settings.OptimIntType.AllPrior	N/A	settings.calibration_int_param_opt = calib.Settings.OptimIntType.AllPrior and settings.image_scale = 2	N/A
Sky segmentation		N/A		N/A
Densification	dense.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	N/A	dense.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	N/A
Densification modifiers	settings.camera_filter = dense.Settings.CameraFilter.HighestMegapixel	N/A		N/A
Gaussian splats		N/A		N/A
DSM	dsm.Settings.IDW()	N/A	dsm.Settings.IDW() or dsm.Settings.Triangulation()	N/A
DTM		N/A		N/A
Mesh		N/A		N/A
Ortho	ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR

Multispectral and Ag RGB

Workflow	Ag Multispectral	Ag Multispectral (fast)	Ag RGB	Ag RGB (extra detailed)	Ag RGB (fast)
Capture	Nadir, GSD 3-10 cm (index maps)	Nadir	Nadir	Nadir	Nadir
Overlap	75/75	75/75	80/80	80/80	75/75
Pipeline	Accurate	Fast	Accurate	Accurate+GS	Fast
Camera	cameras.WeatherCondition.CLEAR_SKY or cameras.WeatherCondition.OVERCAST	cameras.WeatherCondition.CLEAR_SKY or cameras.WeatherCondition.OVERCAST		Camera model in the camera database	Camera model in the camera database
Calibration	calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.FLAT	N/A	calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.FLAT or calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.LARGE	calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.FLAT or calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.LARGE	N/A
Calibration modifiers	settings.calibration_int_param_opt = calib.Settings.OptimIntType.AllPrior and settings.calibration_int_param_strategy = calib.Settings.OptimIntStrategy.Default	N/A		settings.calibration_int_param_opt = calib.Settings.OptimIntType.AllPrior	N/A
Sky segmentation		N/A			N/A
Densification	dense.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	N/A	dense.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	dense.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	N/A
Densification modifiers		N/A			N/A
Gaussian splats		N/A		gsplat.Settings.TEMPLATES.DRONE	N/A
DSM	dsm.Settings.IDW() or dsm.Settings.Triangulation()	N/A	dsm.Settings.IDW()	gsplat.RasterSettings(pixel_size)	N/A
DTM		N/A	dsm.DTMSettings(dsm_settings=dsm.Settings.IDW())		N/A
Mesh		N/A			N/A
Ortho	ortho.Settings( capture_pattern=ortho.Settings.CapturePattern.NADIR, pipeline=ortho.Settings.Pipeline.FULL, blend_ratio=0.2)	ortho.Settings( capture_pattern=ortho.Settings.CapturePattern.NADIR, pipeline=ortho.Settings.Pipeline.FULL, blend_ratio=0.2)	DTM as input, then ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR	ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.NADIR

PIX4Dcatch

Workflow	Terrestrial survey	Terrestrial survey (extra detailed)
Capture	App	App
Overlap	App	App
Pipeline	Accurate	Accurate+GS
Camera
Calibration	calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.CATCH	calib.Settings.TEMPLATES.CATCH
Calibration modifiers
Sky segmentation	skyseg.Settings()	skyseg.Settings()
Densification	dense.Settings.TEMPLATES.OBLIQUE	dense.Settings.TEMPLATES.OBLIQUE
Densification modifiers
Gaussian splats		gsplat.Settings.TEMPLATES.TERRESTRIAL
DSM	dsm.Settings.IDW()	gsplat.RasterSettings(pixel_size)
DTM
Mesh	mesh.SCALABLE_MESH_TEMPLATES.CATCH	mesh.SCALABLE_MESH_TEMPLATES.CATCH
Ortho	ortho.Settings.TEMPLATES.OBLIQUE