SDX-Cloud: How photogrammetry credits are calculated

TL;DR

Photogrammetry credits equal gigapixels × the size-tier rate × the Point Cloud Density multiplier. Medium is one quarter of High. A result above 0 and below 0.20 credits is charged as 0.20. A device flatrate does not use this calculation.

Estimate credits

Enter gigapixels and density. The result uses two decimal places, and 0.20 credits when the formula is above 0 and below 0.20.

Dataset size tiers

The whole dataset uses one rate. That rate rises with size.

Dataset size	Credits per gigapixel
20 GP or smaller	1.0
Larger than 20 GP, up to 40 GP	2.0
Larger than 40 GP, up to 100 GP	4.0
Larger than 100 GP, up to 250 GP	6.0
Larger than 250 GP	10.0

Point Cloud Density

Medium

0.25×

Default. Enough for most jobs. One quarter of the High credits.

High

1.0×

More points in the finished point cloud. Four times the Medium credits.

Credits = gigapixels × tier rate × quality multiplier. A credit is the total pixels across all images in the dataset.

Where the cost is shown

Open Data > Data models.
Choose add.
Set File type to Image data.
Select a folder that contains the images. A .zip does not show the cost estimate.
Choose Next. Processing Settings shows the Cost estimate.

Where to set density

Organization, as the default for new projects.
Project, as the default for imports in that project.
During import, for that dataset.

See Photogrammetry Processing by Sodex.

Flatrate

A dataset processed on a device flatrate does not use these rates. Assign the flatrate before upload. See Device Management Overview in SDX-Cloud.