Application of Photogrammetry in Agriculture with an Emphasis on Close-Range

In contemporary agricultural practices and technological advancements, the paramount focus is on enhancing productivity and operational efficiency. This entails the effective management of digital resources like obtained from photos while minimizing costs. Through the application of close-range photogrammetry and various specialized software (Agisoft Metashape, CloudCompare, MicMac, Pix4Dmapper and OpenDroneMap), farmers can effectively and accurately monitor vegetation indices and generate three-dimensional models, thereby enhancing the optimization of their agricultural practices. Photogrammetric softwares enable creating 3D models, their interaction with the processing procedure, production of point clouds, image mergin from drone photos and an automatic extraction of DEMs. The emphasis of the paper is on the great potential of photogrammetry with the main goal to improve modern agriculture such as cost reduction, precision and accuracy, data collection and similar to. Paper is based on examples of practice and field work in the agricultural sector around the world.