Pix4D explained

Pix4D
Developer:Pix4D
Released:2011
Latest Release Version:4.8.2
Latest Release Date:September 21, 2022
Operating System:Windows, Linux, MacOs
Language:EN, ES, FR, DE, IT, JP, KO, zh-CN, zh-TW, RU
Genre:photogrammetry, 3D computer graphics software, computer vision, Point cloud
License:Proprietary

Pix4D is a Swiss software company that specializes in terrestrial and drone photogrammetry mapping software. It was founded in 2011 as a spinoff from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Computer Vision Lab in Switzerland.[1] It develops a suite of software products that use photogrammetry[2] [3] and computer vision algorithms to transform DSLR, fisheye, RGB, thermal and multispectral images into 3D maps and 3D modeling.[4] [5] The company has 7[6] international offices, with its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Pix4D suite of products includes PIX4Dmapper, PIX4Dfields, PIX4Dcloud, PIX4Dreact, PIX4Dsurvey, PIX4Dcatch, Pix4Dmatic, PIX4Dcapture Pro, and PIX4Dengine. In April 2021 Pix4D added the viDoc RTK rover, a handheld hardware device, to its portfolio.[7]

Its software lines operate on desktop, cloud, and mobile platforms.[8] PIX4Dmapper has been used to map the Matterhorn mountain in Switzerland,[9] the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil[10] and also the 2018 lower Puna eruption[11] in Hawaii island. Pix4D software uses imagery captured with drones, mobile devices, or planes to recreate scenes in 3D.

10 year anniversary & rebranding

In June 2021, Pix4D celebrated its 10-year anniversary. To commemorate the event, Pix4D updated its logo and website styling.[12] The rebranding involved new styles for the logo font and color scheme, as well as updated style formats for product names and color schemes.

Pix4D User Conference

Pix4D launched its first User Conference in 2019.[13] The event was held in October 2019 in Denver, Colorado. It was attended by over 250 people and hosted at the McNichols Civic Center Building. Pix4D announced two new products at the event: PIX4Dreact and PIX4Dsurvey. Apart from keynote speeches by Pix4D staff members, there were also guest presentations by visitors.

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, no event took place in 2020. In 2021, Pix4D launched a User Conference called "From the Ground Up". The conference was live for 24 hours and included 40 sessions broadcast in 4 languages - English, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese. The event consisted of Pix4D product presentations, user keynote talks to demonstrate how people were using Pix4D software, and a Speed Quiz with the Pix4D Training Team.

In 2022, Pix4D hosted 2 User Conference events - 1 in Tokyo[14] and 1 in Denver, Colorado.[15] The structure was similar to the 2019 event.

Languages

Pix4D's website is available in multiple languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Portuguese.

The desktop versions of Pix4D software are available in: English, Spanish, Mandarin (zh-CH, zh-TW), Russian, German, French, Japanese, Italian and Korean.
The Cloud versions are available in: English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, and Thai.
The mobile versions of Pix4D software are available in English.

Industries

The major industries that Pix4D software is used, are:

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Mitchell, Michael."EPFL Spinoff Turns Thousands of 2D Photos into 3D Images", EPFL, Lausanne, 9 May 2011. Retrieved on 17 January 2017.
  2. [Encyclopædia Britannica|Britanica]
  3. J. Vallet a / F. Panissod a / C. Strecha b / M. Tracol c . Photogrammetric performance of an ultra light weight swinglet "UAV" . The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. 3822 . 253–258 . Sep 16, 2011 . 2011ISPAr3822C.253V . 10.5194/isprsarchives-XXXVIII-1-C22-253-2011 . free .
  4. Trout, Christopher. “Pix4D Turns Your 2D Aerial Photographs into 3D Maps on the Fly”, “Engadget”, 7 May 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  5. 10.5194/isprsannals-II-3-135-2014 . Automated End-to-End Workflow for Precise and Geo-accurate Reconstructions using Fiducial Markers . 2014 . Rumpler . M. . Daftry . S. . Tscharf . A. . Prettenthaler . R. . Hoppe . C. . Mayer . G. . Bischof . H. . ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. II3 . 135–142 . 2014ISPAn.II3..135R . free .
  6. Web site: About Pix4D, the leading photogrammetry software company . 2022-12-13 . Pix4D . en-US.
  7. Web site: The viDoc RTK rover: survey-grade 3D models with Pix4Dcatch . 2022-12-13 . Pix4D . en-US.
  8. https://pix4d.com/hybrid-innovation/ "Mobile + Desktop + Cloud"
  9. Drone Adventures team. “Matterhorn mapped by fleet of drones in under 6 hours”, 11 January 2018,
  10. Simonite, Tom. “High-Resolution 3-D Scans Built from Drone Photos”, MIT Technology Review, 19 March 2015. Retrieved on 18 January 2017.
  11. UH Hilo Team. “Mapping Kilauea's volcanic eruption with drones”, 28 February 2019,
  12. Web site: 10 years of Pix4D: a celebration, and a new logo . 2022-12-13 . Pix4D . en-US.
  13. Web site: The first ever Pix4D User Conference: Highlights . 2022-12-13 . Pix4D . en-US.
  14. Web site: Pix4D announces User Conference in Tokyo in June 2022 . 2022-12-13 . Pix4D . en-US.
  15. Web site: Highlights of the Pix4D 2022 User Conference in Denver . 2022-12-13 . Pix4D . en-US.
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  18. Book: Shahab Moeini, Azzeddine Oudjehane, Tareq Baker, Wade Hawkins . Application of an interrelated UAS - BIM system for construction progress monitoring, inspection and project management1 . Aug 8, 2017 .
  19. Juergen Landauer, ResearchGate Book: Automating Archaeological Documentation with Robotics Tools . April 1, 2019 .
  20. Juergen Landauer, ResearchGate Book: Towards automating drone flights for archaeological site documentation . Sep 1, 2018 .
  21. Book: Khaula Alkaabi, Abdelgadir Abuelgasim . Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Technology for Research and Education in UAE . Sep 8, 2019 .
  22. Book: Áthila Gevaerd Montibeller . Estimating energy fluxes and evapotranspiration of corn and soybean with an unmanned aircraft system in Ames, Iowa . July 1, 2017 .
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  26. Book: Hyung Taeck Yoo, Hyunwoo Lee, Seokho Chi, Bon-Gang Hwang, Jinwoo Kim . Computing in Civil Engineering 2017 . https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317575004 . A Preliminary Study on Disaster Waste Detection and Volume Estimation based on 3D Spatial Information . Mar 3, 2016 . 428–435 . 10.1061/9780784480823.051. 9780784480823 .
  27. Book: Robin Hartley . Unmanned aerial vehicles in forestry – reaching for a new perspective . May 1, 2017 .
  28. Dong Ho Lee, Jong Hwa Park . Developing Inspection Methodology of Solar Energy Plants by Thermal Infrared Sensor on Board Unmanned Aerial Vehicles . Energies . Jun 30, 2019 . 12 . 15 . 2928 . 10.3390/en12152928 . free .
  29. Book: Bernhard Draeyer / Christoph Strecha . 3110690 . How accurate are UAV surveying methods? . Feb 2014 .
  30. Book: Major Kijun. Lee . Military application of aerial photogrammetry mapping assisted by small unmanned air vehicles . Mar 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701074224/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/1056512.pdf. live. July 1, 2019.
  31. Book: Anne Rautio, Kirsti Korkka-Niemi, Veli-Pekka Salonen . Thermal infrared remote sensing in assessing ground / surface water resources related to the Hannukainen mining development site, Northern Finland . Jun 30, 2017 .
  32. Jae Kang Lee, Min Jun Kim, Jung Ok Kim, Jin Soo Kim, Tri Dev Acharya, Dong Ha Lee MDPI Crack Detection Assisted by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Wonjudaegyo Bridge in Korea . Proceedings. 4. 23. Nov 15, 2018 . 10.3390/ecsa-5-05835. Lee. Jae Kang. Kim. Min Jun. Kim. Jung Ok. Kim. Jin Soo. Acharya. Tri Dev. Lee. Dong Ha. free.
  33. Daniel Heina, Steven Bayera, Ralf Bergera, Thomas Krafta, Daniela Lesmeisterb . An integrated rapid mapping system for disaster management . The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. 42W1 . 499–504 . Jun 9, 2017 . 2017ISPAr42W1..499H . 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-1-W1-499-2017 . free .
  34. Book: H.A. Follas, D.L Stewart, J. Lester . Effective post-disaster reconnaissance using unmanned aerial vehicles for emergency response, recovery and research . Apr 3, 2016 .
  35. Jingxuan Sun, Boyang, Yifan Jiang, Chih-yung Wen MDPI A Camera-Based Target Detection and Positioning UAV System for Search and Rescue (SAR) Purposes . Oct 25, 2016 . 10.3390/s16111778 . free . Sun . Jingxuan . Li . Boyang . Jiang . Yifan . Wen . Chih-Yung . Sensors . 16 . 11 . 1778 . 27792156 . 5134437 . 2016Senso..16.1778S .
  36. Book: Dustin W. Gabbert, Mehran Andalibi, Jamey D. Jacob . System Development for Wildfire SUAS . Sep 7, 2015 .
  37. Calculation of Tree Height and Canopy Crown from Drone Images Using Segmentation . 10.7848/ksgpc.2015.33.6.605. 2015 . Lim . Ye Seul . La . Phu Hien . Park . Jong Soo . Lee . Mi Hee . Pyeon . Mu Wook . Kim . Jee-In . Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography . 33 . 6 . 605–614 . 130779355 . free .
  38. E. Prado, F. Sánchez, A. Rodríguez-Basalo, A. Altuna, A. Cobo, ResearchGate Semi-automatic method of fan surface assessment to achieve Gorgonian population structure in le Danois bank, Cantabrian sea . The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. 4210 . 167–173 . April 1, 2019 . 2019ISPAr4210..167P . Prado . E. . Sánchez . F. . Rodríguez-Basalo . A. . Altuna . A. . Cobo . A. . 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W10-167-2019 . free . 10902/16330 . free .
  39. Fister, W., Goldman, N., Mayer, M., Suter, M., and Kuhn, N. J, Geographica Helvetica Testing of photogrammetry for differentiation of soil organic carbon and biochar in sandy substrates . Geographica Helvetica. 74. 81–91. Mar 15, 2019 . 1 . 10.5194/gh-74-81-2019. Fister. Wolfgang. Goldman. Nina. Mayer. Marius. Suter. Manuel. Kuhn. Nikolaus J.. free.
  40. Multi-Criteria Gis Analyses with the Use of Uavs for the Needs of Spatial Planning . 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B1-1165-2016. 2016 . Zawieska . D. . Markiewicz . J. . Turek . A. . Bakuła . K. . Kowalczyk . M. . Kurczyński . Z. . Ostrowski . W. . Podlasiak . P. . The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences . 41B1 . 1165–1171 . 2016ISPAr41B1.1165Z . free .
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