Drones are now the fastest way to turn a real place into a 3D asset. At Budots Media we fly DJI enterprise drones over resorts, coastlines and heritage sites in Cebu and the UK, and deliver models clients can walk through on the web.
The pipeline
- Plan – grid and oblique flight paths, overlap set for reconstruction, not just for pretty shots.
- Capture – DJI Matrice 4E class drones with mechanical shutter and RTK positioning for survey-grade accuracy.
- Process – DJI Terra for photogrammetry meshes and, since V5.0, 3D Gaussian Splatting.
- Publish – 3D Tiles for Cesium-based web viewers, PLY splats, FBX meshes for Blender and Unreal, LAZ point clouds and GeoTIFF orthomosaics for GIS.
Why Gaussian splats
Photogrammetry struggles with water, glass, foliage and thin structures. Gaussian splats capture them photorealistically and render in real time in a browser. DJI Terra handles jobs of up to 30,000 images, which covers a full resort or a stretch of coastline in one run.
What clients get
- Interactive 3D tours for tourism and real estate
- Accurate meshes and point clouds for architects and engineers
- Assets ready for games, VR and film previs
Need a site captured in 3D in the Philippines or the UK? Get in touch with Budots Media.
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Translations
Polski
Drony to najszybszy sposób na zamianę realnego miejsca w zasób 3D. Budots Media lata dronami DJI klasy enterprise nad resortami, wybrzeżem i zabytkami na Cebu i w Wielkiej Brytanii. Proces: planowanie lotu, zdjęcia z RTK, obróbka w DJI Terra (fotogrametria i od wersji 5.0 Gaussian splatting) oraz publikacja jako 3D Tiles, PLY, FBX, LAZ i GeoTIFF.
日本語
ドローンは現実の場所を3Dアセットに変える最速の手段です。Budots MediaはDJIのエンタープライズ機でセブと英国のリゾート、海岸、史跡を撮影しています。工程：飛行計画、RTK撮影、DJI Terraでの処理（写真測量とV5.0以降のガウシアンスプラッティング）、3D Tiles・PLY・FBX・LAZ・GeoTIFFでの公開。
Filipino
Ang drone ang pinakamabilis na paraan para gawing 3D asset ang totoong lugar. Pinalilipad ng Budots Media ang DJI enterprise drone sa mga resort, baybayin at heritage site sa Cebu at UK. Proseso: flight plan, RTK capture, pagproseso sa DJI Terra (photogrammetry at Gaussian splatting mula V5.0), at pag-publish bilang 3D Tiles, PLY, FBX, LAZ at GeoTIFF.
العربية
الطائرات المسيّرة أسرع طريقة لتحويل مكان حقيقي إلى نموذج ثلاثي الأبعاد. تحلّق Budots Media بطائرات DJI الاحترافية فوق المنتجعات والسواحل والمواقع التراثية في سيبو والمملكة المتحدة. المراحل: تخطيط الطيران، التصوير مع RTK، المعالجة في DJI Terra (فوتوغرامتري وGaussian splatting منذ الإصدار 5.0)، ثم النشر بصيغ 3D Tiles وPLY وFBX وLAZ وGeoTIFF.
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