Agisoft Metashape Professional 1.8.5 Build 1552... Jun 2026

Build 1552 improved the built-in Import Masks from Background feature. The AI-based person detection and sky segmentation received a backend tweak, reducing false positives when processing thermal or NIR (Near-Infrared) imagery. For archaeologists using drone footage of crop marks, this meant cleaner dense clouds.

For land surveyors using drones, is indispensable due to its support for ground control points (GCPs) and scale bars. This build improved the accuracy of marker detection, allowing users to geo-reference their models with sub-centimeter precision. Whether you are using a Phantom 4 RTK or a Matrice 300, this version ensures that the coordinate reference systems (CRS) are handled correctly, supporting vertical datums and compound CRS with fewer user intervention steps. Agisoft Metashape Professional 1.8.5 Build 1552...

Agisoft Metashape (formerly PhotoScan) has long been the industry standard for its ability to handle massive datasets while maintaining a relatively accessible user interface. It automates the complex pipeline of camera alignment, dense cloud generation, mesh construction, and texture mapping. Build 1552 improved the built-in Import Masks from

Museums and archaeological institutes rely on Metashape to digitize artifacts. The 1.8.5 update brought enhancements to the "Masking" workflow. When scanning small objects, creating a mask to exclude the background is tedious. The refined masking tools in Build 1552 allow for better automatic masking based on color or model information, speeding up the digitization of thousands of artifacts for digital archives. For land surveyors using drones, is indispensable due