Photo Mess Systeme AG: ELCOVISION 10

ELCOVISION 10

ELCOVISION 10 is the universal evaluation software for the 3D measurement from each kind of images. This very user-friendly software enables anybody to measure very efficiently and simple 3D data from images.

ELCOVISION 10 accepts virtually all image sources. You can use pictures of digital cameres, pictures of metric cameras, scanned photos, Kodak PhotoCD and ImageCD, grabbed images of video cameras and so on.

Starting from the low-cost basic version, up to the professional solution with up to 1.000 photos in the bundle adjustment process with on the fly camera calibration and the option to use normal amateur photos in the photo block, ELCOVISION 10 always offers the right tool for each measurement task. Because of the modular concept of the software, the different versions can be upgraded without loss of money or time.
There are many arbitrarily combinable measuring procedures: Measurement from rectification planes,single image measurement (intersection of the measurement beam with a spatial plane), two and multi-image measurement, as well as for special applications like full spherical and the stereo measurement. Here are all common procedures are supported such as anaglyph eyeglasses, optical beam splitters and the the most common LCD shutter devices.

The program is smoothly integrated into the following CAD systems:

AutoCAD 14.x and AutoCAD 2000/2000i/2002/2004/2005/2006 from Autodesk
IntelliCAD 2000, the low cost AutoCAD clone from the IntelliCAD Technologie Konsortiums.
Various others like Technobox and Mobi etc.

Because of the smooth integration into these CAD systems a maximum of measuring comfort is ensured. All CAD functions such as LINE, POLYLINE etc. became measuring functions.

ELCOVISION 10 means swiss precision for PC users. And these are the fields of application in which this measuring system has been successfully applied:

Archaeology
Architecture
Fire protection
Monument conservation
Surveying
Industrial surveying
Disaster protection
Criminology
Landscape planning
Quality control
Traffic accident surveying
Environmental protection

Typical Measurement Accuracy

The typical accuracy you can normally expect depends very much about the camera you use. See the table below.

Camera	Accuracy within an object size of 10m using format filling images	Accuracy %
Leica R5 ELCOVISION	Better than 4mm	Better than 0.04%
Fuji S2 Pro	Better than 4mm Better than 0.3mm using signaled points	Better than 0.04%
Amateur camera without réseau ..1)	Better than 30mm	Better than 0.3%

..1) Pictures taken with an 24x36 amateur camera and developed into a Kodak PhotoCD. Camera simultanuosly calibrated with ELCOVISION 10 bundle adjust software.

Software Features

Use of photos taken by metric and/or amateur camera
Simultaneous processing of digital and analogue photos
Automatic recognition of over 50 digital-image formats
No limitations in project size
Orientation of photos without initial values
Bundle adjustment of up to 1.000 photos
Determination of camera data (simultaneous camera calibration)
Automatic measurement functions:
- Automatic réseau measurement,
- Automatic measurement of targets with subpixel accuracy
Increase of accuracy by multiple photo measurements with any number of photos
Seamless integrated in
- AutoCAD 14.x,
- AutoCAD 2000/2000i/2002/2004/2005
- IntelliCAD 2000
Online communikation with various other CAD systems like Technobox
All CAD drawing functions became measuring functions
Fully automatic rectification and 3D positioning of textures into the CAD drawing
Direct measurement of 3d rectangles, 3d circles and arcs etc.
ELCOVISION 10 ELSP digital rectification included
Full automatic surface reconstruction using CAD points and lines etc. with full automatic surface texturation.
Executably in all Windows versions starting from Windows 95
Available languages: German, English, French

Click here for a complete function overview and comparing chart of all ELCOVISON 10 modules.

Download here an evaluation version of ELCOVISION 10!