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Description

Transform simple photographs and point clouds into intricate 3D models. The process of reality modeling involves capturing the physical attributes of an infrastructure asset, developing a detailed representation, and ensuring its upkeep through ongoing surveys. Bentley's ContextCapture is a powerful reality modeling software that offers a comprehensive digital representation of the real world by producing a 3D reality mesh. This 3D reality mesh comprises numerous triangles and image data, forming a detailed model of actual conditions. Each element within this digital framework can be automatically identified and geospatially linked, allowing for an engaging and intuitive experience when navigating, locating, viewing, and querying asset information. Reality meshes find versatile applications across various engineering, maintenance, and GIS processes, offering essential real-world context to inform decisions related to design, construction, and operations. This technology often utilizes overlapping aerial photographs captured by drones, alongside ground-level images and, when necessary, enhanced with laser scans for accuracy. As such, the integration of these methods ensures a thorough and reliable digital representation of the physical environment.

Description

PhotoMesh is a versatile photogrammetry application that transforms aerial, drone, and terrestrial images, videos, and LiDAR data into both 2D and 3D geospatial products that are georeferenced. It creates various outputs, including textured 3D meshes, Gaussian splatting models, point clouds, true orthophotos, and digital surface and terrain models. The software incorporates aerotriangulation, ground control points, quality reporting, and alignment features with existing 3D datasets or LiDAR, facilitating repeated surveys, change detection, mapping, infrastructure engineering, and asset inspections. Capable of processing extensive image collections, PhotoMesh allows project workloads to be distributed across multiple fuser machines or cloud resources for enhanced efficiency. It supports diverse types of imagery, including RGB, multispectral, and thermal. The software generates outputs like 3DML, 3D Tiles, I3S/SLPK, LAS, and GeoTIFF, which are ideal for GIS applications and 3D visualization processes. Additionally, integration with REST APIs enables automation in production and effective management of project queues. PhotoMesh is primarily designed for Windows, but it also offers Linux support for fuser installations and includes a separate managed service for cloud processing, providing users with flexible options for their photogrammetry needs. This adaptability makes it a valuable tool for professionals across various industries looking to enhance their geospatial analysis capabilities.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

ArcGIS No 
Cesium No 
Drone Harmony No 
MicroStation Yes 
Prevu3D Yes 
QGIS No 
Skydio 3D Scan Yes 
SuperMap GIS Yes 

Integrations

ArcGIS Yes 
Cesium Yes 
Drone Harmony Yes 
MicroStation No 
Prevu3D No 
QGIS Yes 
Skydio 3D Scan No 
SuperMap GIS No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Bentley Systems

Founded

1984

Country

United States

Website

www.bentley.com/en/products/brands/contextcapture

Vendor Details

Company Name

Skyline Software

Founded

1997

Country

United States

Website

www.skylinesoft.com/photomesh/

Product Features

3D Modeling

2D Drawing No 
Animation No 
Annotations No 
Bill of Materials No 
Character Modeling No 
Collaboration Tools No 
Component Library No 
Data Import / Export No 
For 3D Printing No 
For Architects No 
For Manufacturers No 
Reference Management No 
Simulation No 

Drone Mapping

2D Maps No 
3D Maps No 
Annotations No 
Compare Maps No 
Distance Measurement No 
Elevation Profiles No 
Overlays No 
Photogrammetry No 
Sharing Tools No 
Site Progress Tracking No 
Virtual Inspections No 

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