FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Assessing the Accuracy of High Resolution Digital Surface Models Computed by PhotoScan((R)) and MicMac((R)) in Sub-Optimal Survey Conditions BT AF JAUD, Marion PASSOT, Sophie LE BIVIC, Rejanne DELACOURT, Christophe GRANDJEAN, Philippe LE DANTEC, Nicolas AS 1:1;2:2;3:1;4:1;5:2;6:1,3; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:; C1 Univ Bretagne Occidentale, Lab Domaines Ocean UMR 6538, IUEM, Technopole Brest Iroise,Rue Dumont DUrville, F-29280 Plouzane, France. Univ Lyon 1, Lab Geol Lyon UMR 5276, Campus Doua,2 Rue Raphael Dubois, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France. DTecEMF, CEREMA Ctr Etud & Expertise Risques Environm Mobi, F-29280 Plouzane, France. C2 UBO, FRANCE UNIV LYON, FRANCE CEREMA, FRANCE UM LGO IN DOAJ TC 125 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00639/75081/75581.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;image processing;SfM photogrammetry software;Digital Surface Model;UAV;orthophoto;accuracy assessment AB For monitoring purposes and in the context of geomorphological research, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) appear to be a promising solution to provide multi-temporal Digital Surface Models (DSMs) and orthophotographs. There are a variety of photogrammetric software tools available for UAV-based data. The objective of this study is to investigate the level of accuracy that can be achieved using two of these software tools: Agisoft PhotoScan((R)) Pro and an open-source alternative, IGN((c)) MicMac((R)), in sub-optimal survey conditions (rugged terrain, with a large variety of morphological features covering a range of roughness sizes, poor GPS reception). A set of UAV images has been taken by a hexacopter drone above the Riviere des Remparts, a river on Reunion Island. This site was chosen for its challenging survey conditions: the topography of the study area (i) involved constraints on the flight plan; (ii) implied errors on some GPS measurements; (iii) prevented an optimal distribution of the Ground Control Points (GCPs) and; (iv) was very complex to reconstruct. Several image processing tests are performed with different scenarios in order to analyze the sensitivity of each software package to different parameters (image quality, numbers of GCPs, etc.). When computing the horizontal and vertical errors within a control region on a set of ground reference targets, both methods provide rather similar results. A precision up to 3-4 cm is achievable with these software packages. The DSM quality is also assessed over the entire study area comparing PhotoScan DSM and MicMac DSM with a Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) point cloud. PhotoScan and MicMac DSM are also compared at the scale of particular features. Both software packages provide satisfying results: PhotoScan is more straightforward to use but its source code is not open; MicMac is recommended for experimented users as it is more flexible. PY 2016 PD JUL SO Remote Sensing PU Mdpi VL 8 IS 6 UT 000379985300025 DI 10.3390/rs8060465 ID 75081 ER EF