MATCH-T is inpho's complete and highly automated DTM generation environment applying inpho-based image processing techniques. The DTM is interpolated from an extremely dense cloud of automatically derived 3D points. Block-wide operation and stereoscopic DTM editing with Capture Contours running on Summit Evolution from DAT/EM are the new major components of MATCH-T. A vast variety of organizations from all over the world already rely on inpho's experience in automatic DTM generation as well as several product integrators with MATCH-T as part of their photogrammetric workstations.
DAT/EM is member of the new GeoToolBox Team, initiated by inpho.

• Features Capture Contours and Summit Evolution for 3D visualization and editing
  • stereoscopic pre-processing, e.g. breakline and cut-out area capturing
  • DTM editing capability
  • stereoscopic post-processing, e.g. quality control, elevation shifting
• extremely dense DTM by using feature-based matching techniques
• automatic adaptive DTM grid width depending on the surface curvature
• handling of poorly textured areas by auto-optimization of adaptive parameter settings
• elimination of outliers, e.g. trees, houses, by robust finite element interpolation
• internal quality control
• consideration of pre-measured morphological data (breaklines, exclusion areas, borderlines)
• several DTM exchange formats
• automatic interior orientation
  • reduces human operator interactions
  • automatic detection of fiducial marks (RMK, LMK and LEICA)
• on-line epipolar image patches and on-line interest data on-demand
  • no extra iterative processing step
  • necessary disk capacity reduced, no intermediate storage
  • more efficient parameter definition

• block-wide homogeneous DTM. No more hazzle with combining modelwise generated DTMs.
  • model gaps are eliminated
  • weakly defined elevations along single model borders are minimized
  • multiple model overlap minimizes occlusions
  • automatic best geometry model selection

• fully automatic block-wide DTM generation with integrated stereo DTM-editing
• high DTM reliability due to an extremely dense point cloud
• short computation times on today's workstations
• simple intuitive user interface
• block operation eases use of auto-tools, e.g. reduces individual model-based parameter setup.

• Pentium III 500 MHz
• min. 128 KByte RAM
• min. 1Gbyte free disk space per image pair
• supported platforms Windows NT 4.0, SGI Irix 6.x and higher