Suitability of Panoramic Photographs for Developing Structure-from-Motion Models

This project examines the possibilities and limitations associated with using panoramic images to develop structure-from-motion models with the photogrammetry software Pix4DMapper. The documents created from this project are intended to be used by anyone considering how they want to create structure-from-motion models. The information in this project will help researchers decide whether panoramic images are appropriate for their goals and what software settings should be used. This project is unique in that structure-from-motion models are usually developed with images from non-panoramic cameras mounted onto drones. This project explores the use of spherical cameras mounted onto cars or backpacks as a mean of data collection for models.