MAPIR Camera Control (MCC)

MCC has been designed to automatically analyze your input images to determine the camera model and which processing options and output image formats are supported. This reduces the amount of input a user has to do in order to process images, which makes using MCC much easier.

With MCC you can fully convert and calibrate an entire dataset in as little as 3 button clicks.

Please review our detailed MCC User Manual for assistance with using MCC and the various options supported.

Once MAPIR camera images are processed in MCC they can be further processed in photogrammetry applications that stitch them together (2D orthomosaic map, 3D models, etc) and analyzed in various GIS or similar applications. We recommend our MAPIR Cloud software for the best results when generating additional exports.

MCC Supported Features:

• Converts RAW+JPG Survey3 images to TIFF.
• Adds extended image metadata to all processed images for easier workflow in popular photogrammetry software.
• Applies vignette (flat field) correction to images.
• Applies white balancing correction to images (RGB filter models only).
  
• Applies reflectance calibration to images using a photo of our calibration targets
• Outputs processed images as pixel value (DN) or percent value (%).
• Single channel camera filter models (RE, NIR) are automatically output as mono (single channel) images.
• Raster calculator processes indices (i.e. NDVI) and applies color LUT to single or folder of images.
• Index and LUT images can be saved in single or batch (folder).

MCC Reflectance Calibration Supported Features:

• Unlimited number of MAPIR calibration target images supported for correction.
• Automatic detection of calibration targets at any readable distance, tilt and rotation (3D pose estimation).
• Automatic analysis and rejection of any target images with target not located in the image frame correctly (ideally centered and smaller than image height).
• Time series correction allows the calibration formulas to be updated every time a photo of the calibration target is found (see Processing Settings).
• DAQ-A-S light sensor data log is compared to image timestamps and used to correct for changing ambient light.
• All target images used for calibration are saved and marked with target sampling regions (red squares as seen below).
• Analysis step on Process tab analyzes each target's pixel values and warns the user if the image exposure was over or under exposed. More info here.

MCC Supported Camera Models: