3D Maps and Models From Drone Photos: Precision Manual Methods Can’t Match
Measuring a site on foot has always been slow. For a surveyor or field team, a full day in the field might cover a few hundred square meters with acceptable accuracy. Scaling that to hectares means days of work, multiple field trips, and a data consolidation process that takes as long as the survey itself. […]
Metashape for Civil Engineering: Construction Monitoring and Volume Calculation
The construction and civil engineering industry is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Drones combined with photogrammetry software like Agisoft Metashape now make it possible to survey a site, calculate earthwork volumes, document progress, and detect deviations from the original design — all in a matter of hours rather than days. This article explains how […]
How to Use Metashape for Infrastructure Inspection: Bridges, Towers, and Buildings
Infrastructure inspection is one of the most critical — and most dangerous — tasks in engineering. Accessing the underside of a bridge, the top of a telecommunications tower, or the facade of a twenty-story building carries significant risks for workers, high scaffolding costs, and lengthy intervention timelines. Agisoft Metashape, combined with drones equipped with high-resolution […]
Advantages of Buying Metashape Through an Authorized Distributor
Buying software directly from the manufacturer’s website seems like the simplest option. But when it comes to professional tools like Agisoft Metashape — technical software with multiple editions, license types and specific hardware requirements — the difference between buying through an authorized distributor and going direct can be enormous. In this article we explain why. […]
Use of Metashape in archaeology: documentation of historical sites
Why photogrammetry changed archaeology Archaeology is increasingly relying on photogrammetric approaches, whether for modeling an artifact or mapping an excavation. Thanks to its ability to process images from any digital camera, Metashape is widely used in diverse archaeological projects, both in the mountains and underwater, including specialized investigations such as studying vegetation patterns to locate […]
Agisoft Metashape vs RealityCapture: complete comparison 2026
If you’re evaluating which professional photogrammetry software to use, you’ll eventually come across this comparison. Agisoft Metashape and RealityCapture—rebranded as RealityScan 2.0 by Epic Games in 2025—are the two undisputed leaders in the market. Both convert photographs into point clouds, 3D meshes, orthomosaics, and elevation models. But their philosophies, strengths, and prices are markedly different. This guide […]
Photogrammetry with drones for surveying: Metashape in action
Drone photogrammetry has transformed surveying. What once required weeks of work with total stations, leveling equipment, and field crews can now be done in hours: a drone flies autonomously over the area, captures hundreds of precisely overlapping photos, and software like Agisoft Metashape converts those images into orthomosaics, digital elevation models, and point clouds with […]
How to export 3D models from Metashape to different formats
You’ve finished processing in Metashape and your model is ready. Now comes a question that seems simple but is more nuanced than it appears: what format should I export it in? The correct answer depends entirely on where the file is going: a model for 3D printing needs a different format than a model for a video […]
GPU vs CPU in Metashape: how it affects performance
One of the most frequent questions from those starting out with Agisoft Metashape is: “Should I invest in a more powerful GPU or a faster CPU?” The answer isn’t simple, because Metashape uses both components, but at different stages and with very different impacts. In this article, we explain it in detail so you can […]
How to process point clouds with Agisoft Metashape
The dense point cloud is the heart of the photogrammetric workflow in Agisoft Metashape. It’s the product from which almost everything else is derived: the 3D mesh, the digital elevation model, the orthomosaic, and the volumetric measurements. Processing it correctly—by choosing the right parameters, editing the result, and exporting in the correct format—makes the difference […]