Based on state‐of‐the‐art Trimble Inpho technology, known for 30 years of digital aerial
photogrammetry leadership the new UASMaster module is bridging the gap between simple near
black‐box workflows for non‐photogrammetrists and photogrammetry expert workflows.

It combines very intuitive guided workflows with flexibility, highly effective interactive editing tools and thorough quality assurance reports required by the advanced user.

UASMaster has an open market concept and therefore is able to process data from almost every hardware vendor for UAS. It works with fixed wing vehicles as well as with helicopter‐type aircraft. The software proved successful processing even with hand-held cameras, survey‐balloons and other types of unmanned aerial systems.

UASMaster includes advanced technology that has been customized to provide high quality results from the special characteristics of UAS data. The incorporation of specialized computer‐vision algorithms produces very accurate results automatically, with minimal manual interaction. Optimized processing is available for UAS with GPS support and high-quality direct-georeferencing (e.g. with Applanix APX-15). This ensures a stable and reliable photogrammetric system delivering excellent results without requiring specialized photogrammetry knowledge or experience.

Complete photogrammetric workflow in one product:

• Full automatic geo-referencing, calibration, refinement and analysis
• Create colorized dense point clouds, surface models and bare earth terrain models
• Refine and edit terrain models, collect GIS data and vector maps on top of stereo 3D imagery
• Create digital orthophotos, classic orthos as well as true orthos

Generate imaging point clouds as a cost-effective alternative to laser scans, benefit from detailed images to acquire GIS data and transfer most of your survey work to the convenience of your office. UASMaster combines ease of use with the full power of a photogrammetric workstation.

The software bridges the gap between simple near black-box workflows for non-photogrammetrists and photogrammetry expert workflows. UASMaster includes advanced technology that has been customized to provide high quality results from the special characteristics of UAS data. It easily integrates into the Inpho world of photogrammetry, into Trimble Business Center as well as into many 3rd party workflows.

With its open market concept UASMaster is able to process data from almost every hardware vendor for UAS. It works with acquired data from fixed-wing vehicles as well as well as with multi-copters and even hand-held cameras. For 3D reconstruction projects, depending on project requirements, the only mandatory data is imagery – no need to know camera parameters, approximate image georeferences or ground control.

• Quick black-box or multi-step processing with quality-optimized or performance optimized parameter presets including full featured refinement and editing tools.
• Process data from any type of UAS and frame cameras
• Excellent results without requiring specialized photogrammetry knowledge or experience.
• Also available integrated into Trimble Business Center Photogrammetry Module including all survey tools combined with survey hardware and GNSS base-line processing.

Modern computer-vision algorithms combined with proven state-of-the-art photogrammetric techniques produce accurate results automatically, with minimal manual interaction:

• Open for any fixed-wing, multi-copter or handheld frame camera.
• Special support for high-quality GNSS/IMU data for stable processing in challenging conditions or to eliminate need for ground control.
• Intuitive guided workflow concept for the photogrammetric novice which perfectly integrates into any photogrammetric workflows.
• Fully compatible with Inpho photogrammetry modules from Trimble.
• Streamlined workflow to automatic feature extraction with eCognition and perfect integration into Trimble Business Center for classic survey applications.

Area Mapping Projects

• Interactive context-driven and automated editing capabilities for geo-referencing and point clouds including morphological data creation (e.g. break-line measurements), classification, filtering, and many more.
• UAS-specific local-area ortho editing tools Expert tools, simplified for Non-photogrammetrists such as automatic correlation-based terrain following, enabling precise stereoscopic measurements without requiring stereo-experience
• Complete engineering workflows including CAD tools, contouring, gridding…

3D Reconstruction Projects

• No need for known camera parameters, approximate image orientations or reference points (optional constraints).
• Sparse point cloud generated from geo-referencing tie points – perfectly suited for e.g. stockpile computations etc. ( no need for extra dense-matching run)

• Network licensing for all options with network dongle
• Monthly rental, updates and upgrades from lite
• Alternative entry-level lite version available (limited to 800 images, no point cloud editing capability) including all high quality georeferencing, point cloud matching and ortho capabilities.
• Optionally available integrated into Trimble Business Center Photogrammetry, TBC-HCE, Spectra Precision Survey Office for complete survey type workflows.
• Maintenance (1st year included in software price) includes support and version updates
• Ask our sales-team about special educational and research offerings
• Automatic feature extraction with Trimble eCognition
• Direct stereoscopic 3D mapping into CAD and GIS is available through the connection to Summit Evolution

Trimble eCognition is the most advanced image analysis software for geospatial applications – it is the original object-based image analysis software that has remained the solution of choice for industry leading data providers, value adders and remote sensing professionals for nearly a decade.

The software is used by GIS professionals, remote sensing experts & data scientists to automate geospatial data analytics. Users can design feature extraction solutions to transform geo-data into geo-information. The possibilities are endless.

With more than 20 years of feature extraction experience, we have pioneered object-based analysis techniques and continue to push the envelope of data fusion and integrated analyses:

Driven by Object-based Analysis

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eCognition makes a radical departure from conventional approaches to data analysis due to its ability to emulate the human mind’s cognitive powers and fuse geospatial input data. Using patented segmentation and classification processes, we have developed a robust method of rendering knowledge in a semantic network.

The technology examines pixels/ points not in isolation, but in context. It builds up a picture iteratively, recognizing groups of pixels as objects. Just like the human mind, it uses the colour, shape, texture and size of objects as well as their context and relationships to draw the same conclusions and inferences as an experienced analyst, but adding the advantages of automation and standardization. Though somewhat simplified, the following example illustrates the basic principles.

With the addition of a knife and fork, the circle is immediately recognized and classified as a plate. The circular object hasn’t changed, but the human mind uses context and relationships with other objects to make intelligent inferences about the objects it perceives. And this is precisely how eCognition works.

Dynamic Analysis

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eCognition classifies and analyzes imagery, vectors and point clouds using all the semantic information required to interpret it correctly. Rather than examining stand-alone pixels or points, it distills meaning from the objects’ connotations and mutual relationships, not only with neighboring objects but throughout various input data.

Of course, it also recognizes pixel information. Machine learning and deep learning approaches can be easily integrated into automated workflows. However, it adds significant value to this information by creating a powerful cognition network in a series of iterative segmentation and classification steps.This dramatically enhances the value of intelligence and information extracted from the data. What’s more, the extracted information is fully quantified and qualified to meet the user’s specific demands.

To build an analysis solution, it is possible to flexibly combine the image interpretation steps like object creation (segmentation), object classification (knowledge based, fuzzy logic, machine learning), object detection (template matching) and object modification (fusing, smoothing, orthogonalization, simplification) into a Rule Set or even a new application (Rule Set with UI) to solve the analysis problem. The result is a unique approach to translate mind models (why a human interpreter can see the objects, changes, or features in the geospatial data) into computer understandable code (Rule Set) or an individual/customized application.

Data Fusion

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eCognition can fuse a variety of geospatial data, such as spectral raster data, 3D point cloud data and thematic data from GIS vector layers.  Images can speak to point clouds, vectors to images and all three to one another. User can leverage the full power of their input data independent of data type and source.

Trimble eCognition is an advanced analysis software for geospatial applications.

It is designed to improve, accelerate and automate the interpretation of a variety of geospatial data and enables users to design feature extraction of change detection solutions to transform geo-data into to geo-information.

The eCognition Suite offers three different components which can be used stand-alone or in combination to solve even the most challenging image analysis tasks.

eCognition Developer

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eCognition Developeris a powerful development environment for object-based image analysis. It is used in earth sciences to develop rule sets (or applications for eCognition Architect) for the automatic analysis of remote sensing data.

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eCognition Architect

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eCognition Architect enables non-technical professionals such as vegetation mapping experts, urban planners or foresters to leverage eCognition technology. Users can easily configure, calibrate and execute image analysis workflows created in eCognition Developer.

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eCognition Server

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Based on a specialized grid architecture designed specifically for large-scale image analysis projects, the eCognition Server can automatically process thousands of images and perform detailed analyses in a single, fully automated run.

eCognition Server is a software component which is typically run  on dedicated server hardware. eCognition Developer or eCognition Architect users submit a workspace containing multiple projects to eCognition Server, which automatically process all submitted data in batch mode.

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• Automatic processing of large datasets
• Comprehensive set of administration tools
• Full integration with ArcGIS workflows
• Smooth workflow embedding using the Application Programming Interface

Trimble® Positions Desktop is the solution for deep integration between a back-office GIS system-of-record and Trimble-enabled GIS field data collection workflows. Delivered as an add-in for Esri’s ArcGIS® Desktop, it allows users to leverage their investment in on-premise ArcGIS infrastructure by extending schema and features into Trimble TerraSync and Trimble TerraFlex office-field-office workflows.

• Trimble Positions enables customers to achieve better productivity and higher data quality by:
• Enabling Trimble high accuracy GNSS in their field data collection workflows
• Supporting both real-time and post-processed workflows with the ability to set accuracy requirements
• Eliminating the import and export steps that are often required to get data to the field and back
• Storing collected features and associated metadata to the GIS with just one click

The Trimble Positions Desktop add-in extends ArcGIS Desktop for managing high-accuracy GNSS data collection workflows using Trimble field software.

• Integrates field data collection project management into ArcGIS Desktop
• Allows for both data collection and data maintenance workflows
• Supports file, personal, and enterprise geodatabases
• Enforces geodatabase constraints in the data collection schema for the field
• Establish data accuracy requirements and feature attributes to be used for GNSS metadata (per layer)
• Collected data flows directly back into the geodatabase
• Includes post-processing using configurable profiles
• Allows for detailed QA/QC of collected feature geometries
• Supports accurate feature heights through the use of geoid grid (GGF) files for calculating orthometric heights from ellipsoidal heights
• Enables an offline workflow for TerraFlex by providing check-in/check-out functionality directly from the field database (transferred manually)
• Adds post-processing support to TerraFlex cloud workflows

The Trimble Positions Session Processor is a stand-alone application for automated processing of data collected in Trimble Positions workflow projects.

• Automates key data processing steps – session check-in, post-processing, GIS feature updating, session cleanup
• Steps are configured per project
• Configurable processing interval and notifications
• Can be run as a server process with minimal UI (ArcGIS Desktop license required for full functionality)

Trimble Positions Desktop supports a wide range of office-field-office data collection and maintenance workflows. Check out the sections below to learn how Trimble Positions provides an end-to-end solution for seamless integration of high accuracy GNSS data.

Trimble Positions with TerraFlex

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Trimble Positions Desktop provides functionality for extending geodatabase schema and features into TerraFlex templates and forms.

• Publish templates directly from layers in your GIS (including domains and subtypes) for new data collection
• Define auto-collected fields for data to be automatically collected in the field forms
• Setup metadata fields and accuracy requirements to track the quality of the data going into your GIS
• Select existing features to send to TerraFlex (optionally as part of a task)
• Download collected forms back into the GIS with filters for task, date, layer, extents, etc.
• Supports real-time corrected workflows
• Post-process the collected data for higher positional accuracy
• Perform data QA/QC to review collected feature geometries and accuracies
• Update geodatabase features with accurate geometries and metadata
• Supports real-time corrected and post-processed workflows

Note: TerraFlex workflows without post-processing or feature QA/QC are also supported in the single-workflow TerraFlex Desktop add-in for ArcGIS Desktop.

Trimble Positions with TerraFlex (Offline Data Transfer)

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Trimble Positions Desktop also enables an offline data transfer workflow for TerraFlex through the use of a familiar check-in/check-out model of operation. The offline workflow also supports post-processing to achieve your accuracy goals.

• Create templates directly from layers in your GIS (including domains and subtypes) for new data collection
• Define auto-collected fields for data to be automatically collected in the field forms
• Setup metadata fields and accuracy requirements to track the quality of the data going into your GIS
• Check-out existing features, or just the templates, to a field database that can be copied to the TerraFlex field device using any file transfer mechanism
• Check-in new and edited feature data from the field database (coped back to the desktop using any file transfer mechanism) back to the geodatabase
• Postprocess the collected data for higher positional accuracy
• Perform data QA/QC to review collected feature geometries and accuracies
• Update geodatabase features with accurate geometries and metadata
• Supports real-time corrected and postprocessed workflows

Trimble Positions with TerraSync

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Trimble Positions streamlines the process of getting field data collected with TerraSync back into your GIS. It all starts with Trimble Positions Desktop which enables you to set up and manage your TerraSync data collection projects.

• Create TerraSync Data Dictionary Files (DDF) directly from the layers in your GIS (including domains and subtypes) for new data collection
• Check-out existing features to SSF files for updating in TerraSync
• Setup metadata fields and accuracy requirements to track the quality of the data going into your GIS
• Check-in SSF files from the field
• Post-process the collected data for higher positional accuracy
• Perform data QA/QC to review collected feature geometries and accuracies
• Collected features and their metadata will be stored straight into the GIS
• Supports real-time corrected and post-processed workflows

Sophisticated data dictionary editor ensures consistency between the field and the office

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• Create custom lists of features and attributes for field data collection with the Data Dictionary Editor, or import a data dictionary from a GIS based on its exact data schema.
• Receive prompts in the field to enter specific information into data capture forms, ensuring data integrity and compatibility with the GIS.
• Create conditional attributes that dynamically adapt to previously entered attribute values, for maximum data collection efficiency.

Differential corrections to improve the quality of GNSS data collected in the field

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• Use postprocessing to significantly improve the accuracy of data collected in the field all the way down to centimeter level (1 cm / 0.4 inch).1
• Supports the complete Trimble Mapping and GIS GNSS portfolio, as well as associated positioning technologies, such as Trimble H-Star.
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Quality control your collected field data

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• Analyze collected features to confirm they are complete and accurate before exporting to a GIS, CAD, or database system. Review and edit GNSS positions and attributes for the highest quality data.
• Collected features can be compared against background datasets such as vector GIS data, aerial photographs or satellite imagery in order to verify accuracy and detect conflicts.
• Background data can be imported to GPS Pathfinder Office from GIS systems, directly from imagery files, or referenced directly from a WMS.

Import and export data to a variety of GIS and CAD formats

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• Verify and update GIS data previously collected in the field.
• Import data to GPS Pathfinder Office from a number of GIS and database formats.
• Export collected data and associated metadata to a number of GIS and CAD formats.
• Additional import and export formats supported via Trimble SSF and DDF data format extensions for FME.

Customize TerraSync user interface for simplified field operation

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• Use TerraSync Studio utility within GPS Pathfinder Office to customize the TerraSync user interface.
• Disable functionality to ensure maximum field productivity and eliminate potential configuration errors.
• View data forms clearly with a customized user interface that speeds up form completion without sacrificing accuracy.

With Trimble Clarity, you can process that data in Trimble Business Center software and publish the results to your clients so they can visualize and collaborate using their web browser.

Using the power of Trimble Connect to share Clarity presentations your clients’ multi-disciplinary teams can have access to a single, reliable source of Geospatial data, enabling greater consistency and better-informed decisions, which contribute to improving your overall productivity.