Pix4D

Pix4D
Developer(s)Pix4D
Initial release2011
Stable release
4.8.2 / September 21, 2022
Operating systemWindows, Linux, MacOs
Available inEN, ES, FR, DE, IT, JP, KO, zh-CN, zh-TW, RU
Typephotogrammetry, 3D computer graphics software, computer vision, Point cloud
LicenseProprietary
Websitepix4d.com

Pix4D is a Swiss software company that specializes in terrestrial and drone photogrammetry mapping software. It was founded in 2011 as a spinoff from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Computer Vision Lab in Switzerland.[1] It develops a suite of software products that use photogrammetry[2][3] and computer vision algorithms to transform DSLR, fisheye, RGB, thermal and multispectral images into 3D maps and 3D modeling.[4][5] The company has 7[6] international offices, with its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Pix4D suite of products includes PIX4Dmapper, PIX4Dfields, PIX4Dcloud, PIX4Dreact, PIX4Dsurvey, PIX4Dcatch, Pix4Dmatic, PIX4Dcapture Pro, and PIX4Dengine. In April 2021 Pix4D added the viDoc RTK rover, a handheld hardware device, to its portfolio.[7]

Its software lines operate on desktop, cloud, and mobile platforms.[8] PIX4Dmapper has been used to map the Matterhorn mountain in Switzerland,[9] the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil[10] and also the 2018 lower Puna eruption[11] in Hawaii island. Pix4D software uses imagery captured with drones, mobile devices, or planes to recreate scenes in 3D.

  1. ^ Mitchell, Michael."EPFL Spinoff Turns Thousands of 2D Photos into 3D Images", EPFL, Lausanne, 9 May 2011. Retrieved on 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ Britanica, "What is photogrammetry". 2019.
  3. ^ J. Vallet a / F. Panissod a / C. Strecha b / M. Tracol c (Sep 16, 2011). "Photogrammetric performance of an ultra light weight swinglet "UAV"" (PDF). The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. 3822: 253–258. Bibcode:2011ISPAr3822C.253V. doi:10.5194/isprsarchives-XXXVIII-1-C22-253-2011.
  4. ^ Trout, Christopher. “Pix4D Turns Your 2D Aerial Photographs into 3D Maps on the Fly”, “Engadget”, 7 May 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  5. ^ Rumpler, M.; Daftry, S.; Tscharf, A.; Prettenthaler, R.; Hoppe, C.; Mayer, G.; Bischof, H. (2014). "Automated End-to-End Workflow for Precise and Geo-accurate Reconstructions using Fiducial Markers". ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. II3: 135–142. Bibcode:2014ISPAn.II3..135R. doi:10.5194/isprsannals-II-3-135-2014.
  6. ^ "About Pix4D, the leading photogrammetry software company". Pix4D. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  7. ^ "The viDoc RTK rover: survey-grade 3D models with Pix4Dcatch". Pix4D. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  8. ^ "Mobile + Desktop + Cloud", "Pix4D". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  9. ^ Drone Adventures team. “Matterhorn mapped by fleet of drones in under 6 hours”, 11 January 2018,
  10. ^ Simonite, Tom. “High-Resolution 3-D Scans Built from Drone Photos”, MIT Technology Review, 19 March 2015. Retrieved on 18 January 2017.
  11. ^ UH Hilo Team. “Mapping Kilauea's volcanic eruption with drones”, 28 February 2019,