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      This article provides information on Pix4D's outputs that can be used for other applications.

      Pix4D's outputs can be used for many applications, including but not limited to the followings:

      The following table presents applications that can be done using Pix4D's outputs within other software.

      Note:
      • The majority of these uses can be covered by Pix4D products. No third party software is required.
      • We only display applications that have been tested by our team. There can be more applications and software.

      Contour lines generation
      Output
      Software
      Raster DSM (GeoTIFF)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS
      Raster DTM (GeoTIFF)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS

      Path: DSM tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\tiles
      Path: DSM merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm

      Path: DTM tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm\tiles
      Path: DTM merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm

      Distance and area measurements
      Output
      Software
      Raster DSM (GeoTIFF)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS
      Orthomosaic (GeoTIFF)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS
      AutoCAD
      Raster DTM (GeoTIFF)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS

      Path: DSM tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\tiles
      Path: DSM merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm

      Path: tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\tiles
      Path: merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_transparent_mosaic_group_name
      Path: merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_mosaic_group_name

      Path: DTM tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm\tiles
      Path: DTM merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm

      Volume calculation
      Output
      Software
      Raster DSM (GeoTIFF)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Path: tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\tiles
      Path: merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm

      Comparing volumes between two DSMs
      Output
      Software
      Raster DSM (GeoTIFF)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS
      Path: tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\tiles
      Path: merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm

      2D digitization
      Output
      Software
      Orthomosaic (GeoTIFF)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS
      AutoCAD
      Path: tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\tiles
      Path: merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_transparent_mosaic_group_name
      Path: merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_mosaic_group_name

      3D digitization
      Output
      Software
      Raster DSM (GeoTIFF)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS
      Path: tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\tiles
      Path: merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm

      3D visualization
      Output
      Software
      Densified Point Cloud (.las)
      Grid DSM (.las)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quick Terrain Reader
      VRMesh
      Densified Point Cloud (.laz)
      Grid DSM (.laz)
      Global Mapper
      Quick Terrain Reader
      Densified Point Cloud (.xyz)
      Grid DSM (.xyz)
      Global Maper
      AutoCAD
      Densified Point Cloud (.ply)
      3D Textured Mesh (.ply)
      Meshlab
      VRMesh
      Sketchfab
      3D Textured Mesh (.obj)

      Meshlab
      Global Mapper
      Rhino
      3ds Max
      3DBuilder
      Autodesk Maya

      3D Textured Mesh (.fbx)

      Rhino
      3ds Max
      AutoCAD
      Blender
      Autodesk Maya
      Cinema 4D

      3D Textured Mesh (.pdf)
      Adobe Acrobat Reader
      LOD Mesh (.osgb)
      Acute3D
      Path: Densified Point Cloud (.las, .laz, .xyz, .ply): ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud
      Path: Grid DSM (.las, .laz, .xyz):...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\project_name_dsm
      Path: 3D Textured Mesh ( .ply, .obj, .fbx, .dxf, .dxf (polylines), .pdf, .osgb): ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh

      Visualization on Google applications
      Output
      Software / Web application
      KML Google tiles (Orthomosaic)
      Google Earth
      HTML Google tiles
      Google Maps
      3D Digitized objects (.kml)
      Google Earth

      Path: KML: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\google_tiles\project_name_mosaic
      Path: HTML: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\google_tiles\project_name_mosaic
      Path: 3D Digitized objects (.kml): user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name

      Vegetation indices - Index visualization and color editing
      Output
      Software
      Index Map (GeoTIFF)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS
      Path: tiles: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name\tiles
      Path: merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

      Vegetation indices - agriculture applications
      Output
      Software
      Grid Index Map Shapefile (.shp)
      Farm Works
      Path: merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

      Thermal Map
      Output
      Software
      Index Map (GeoTIFF)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS
      Path: tiles: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name\tiles
      Path: merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

      Thermal Maps index - Thermal applications
      Output
      Software

      Grid index Map Shapefile (.shp)
      Index Map (GeoTIFFF, GeoJPG, PNG)

      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS

      Thermal Index Map (.kml)

      Google Earth
      Path: merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

      Point cloud classification
      Output
      Software
      Densified Point Cloud (.las, .ply)
      Grid DSM (.las)
      VRMesh

      Path: Densified Point Cloud (.las, .ply): ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud\project_name_densified_point_cloud
      Path: Grid DSM (.las): ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\project_name_dsm

      Stereo viewing
      Output
      Software
      Internal camera parameters
      External camera parameters
      LPS
      Internal camera parameters
      External camera parameters
      Undistorted images
      Inpho
      Path: internal camera parameters: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_calibrated_internal_camera_parameters
      Path: external camera parameters: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_calibrated_external_camera_parameters
      Path: undistorted images: ...\project_name\1_initial\images\undistorted_images\image

      3D printing
      Output
      Software
      3D Textured Mesh (.ply)
      Blender (print using makerbot)
      Meshmixer (use ReplicatorG to prepare for 3D printing)
      Path: 3D Textured Mesh ( .ply): ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh

      Contour lines visualization and editing
      Output
      Software
      .shp
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS
      .dxf
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS
      AutoCAD
      .pdf (visualization only)
      Adobe Acrobat Reader
      Path: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\contours\project_name_interval_resolution_minimum_line_size_DSM
      Path: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\contours\project_name_interval_resolution_minimum_line_size_DTM

      Web viewing and sharing
      Output
      Software / Web application
      Densified Point Cloud (.ply)

      Sketchfab
      3D Textured Mesh (.ply)
      3D Textured Mesh (.fbx)
      Sketchfab
      Path: Densified Point Cloud (.ply): ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud\project_name_densified_point_cloud
      Path: 3D Textured Mesh (.ply, .fbx): ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh

      Video animation viewing
      Output
      Software
      Video animation (.mp4)
      Video animation (.mkv)
      Video animation (.avi)
      VLC
      Windows Media Player
      Path: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name

      3D Digitized objects visualization and editing
      Output
      Software
      Polyline ( .shp, .dxf)
      Surface (.shp, .dxf)
      Volume - Base surface (.shp, .dxf)
      Global Mapper
      ArcGIS
      Quantum GIS
      Polyline (.dgn)
      Surface (.dgn)
      Volume - Base surface (.dgn)
      MicroStation
      Path: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name

      In the field inspection (Index Map)
      Output
      Software / Web application
      .jpg Colored Index Map
      Image Viewer
      Path: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index\project_name_rgba_index_name

      Bundle Adjustment
      Output
      Software / Web application
      Bingo (ASCII text file)
      BINGO
      .ssk
      ImageStation
      Path: Bingo: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_tp_bingo
      Path: ssk: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_photo
      Path: ssk: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_camera

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