Processing a 600 sq km area

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Dear Team,

Is it possible to process a map of 600 square kilometers in Pix4D and secondly what sort of hardware would i require to process a map of 600 square kilometers? Approx image count would be 360,000.

It would be great if you could help me with some data.

Regards,

Rohit

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Hi,

The number of images that can be processed with Pix4D Desktop is variable and depends on multiple factors:

  • Pixel resolution, image size
  • Level of details, spatial resolution, also called ground sampling distance (GSD): Ground sampling distance (GSD)
  • Image content, number and complexity of features
  • Selected processing options and outputs
  • Capabilities of the available processing resources (hardware specifications)

All the details regarding the aspects to take into consideration when planning to process a big dataset can be found here: https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/202558769-Maximum-number-of-images-per-project-and-processing-time

We also offer some relevant use cases such as this one: https://www.pix4d.com/blog/large-scale-drone-mapping

You can also watch our webinar related to mapping large areas with drones: https://www.pix4d.com/mapping-large-areas-with-drones-webinar-recording

There are several example datasets which we provide for the users to play with the software, but their size is quite limited: https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000235126-Example-projects

Cheers,

Teodora