A world-leading image processing technology

C3’s unique competence in image processing, navigation and systems integration for airborne and terrestrial equipment guarantees the following key functions in our 3D process:

• The ability to make millions of complicated calculations with optimised algorithms – extremely fast and with minimal computer power.
• The ability to determine exact positions using navigation equipment.
• The ability to create very realistic models of the real world through an optimal choice of images on pixel level.

Among the many unique components in our image processing work, these two are decisive:

Automation

The process is fully automated, producing the following completely without manual work:

• Longitude and latitude of every pixel.
• Height of every pixel.
• A terrain model, by choosing the best pixels from a sequence of pictures.
• A complete, ready-to-deliver 3D model stored as a database.

All other solutions on the market demand considerable manual input, which substantially increases costs and slows delivery. This brings us to:

Speed

The image processing is based on SAAB’s long experience in the aviation and space industries, where extremely complex calculations must be completed quickly on limited hardware. This is why we can optimise the calculations to run them extremely fast – while requiring relatively limited computer power.