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Prepare Faro Data (hpr)

This page describes the original Faro terrestrial mapping resources for Orbit import.
Image orientation is provided as Heading, Pitch, and Roll.

Use the corresponding Orbit Import Template to import the described original data.
It is recommend to read first Concepts of Mobile Mapping and UAS data in Orbit.

Panoramas

Image files

  • Image type : equirectangular panoramas.
  • Image resolution : Ratio 2×1, 5056×2528 advised
  • File format : Each image is one *.png file.
  • File name : Exactly as “Filename” value of image position file, see below.
  • Folder structure : All files in one folder.

Image positions file

  • File format : one ASCII *.csv file
  • File structure Rows: each image is one record
  • File structure Columns : Tab separated (char9), headers, with exact order as the example below.
  • Value “Filename” : File name as on disk, without file extension.
  • Value of Coordinates : any supported coordinate system can be used, Long/Lat order for geographical coordinates, decimal notation, without thousands separator.
  • Value “Time” : GPS Absolute time or GPS Week time.
FilenameX/Long	Y/Lat	Z	Pan	Tilt	Roll	Time
518AA_G01_V0_Scan_000	175336.966331	170903.186500	61.303120	353.539716054205	-1.65307912704439	1.4522037085116	1467184551
518AA_G01_V0_Scan_001	175342.622973	170902.111776	61.290578	103.922722332103	0.583047943240305	-1.61276504841626	1467184724
518AA_G01_V0_Scan_002	175343.859108	170907.132026	61.300438	279.162625761167	-2.21167298144583	1.76525624145022	1467184857
...	 

Point cloud files

  • File format : One or more *.las or *.laz files.
  • File structure : Las version 1.2.
  • Value of Latitude, Longitude, Elevation : Same reference as Image Position File.
  • Value of Timestamp : Same reference as Image Position File.
 
Last modified:: 2021/01/08 13:04