Prepare MM Data Optech

This page describes how to prepare Optech Lynx mobile mapping resources for Orbit.
Using the Optech Orbit import templates prepared Lynx resources can be imported into Orbit.

It is strongly recommend to read first Understand Mobile Mapping data in Orbit.

Currently no known Optech export.

• Image type : Ladybug 5 or Ladybug3, equirectangular panoramas
• Image resolution : ratio 2×1, 8000×4000 advised for Ladybug 5, 5400×2700 for Ladybug 3
• Files : *.jpg files, each image is one jpg file
• File name : exactly as “Filename” value of photo position file, see below
• Folder structure : all files in one folder

• Files : one asccii *.txt file
• Rows : each image is one record
• Columns : tab separated (char9), headers, with exact order as the example below
• Value “Filename” : file name as on disk, with file extension
• Value “Latitude”, “Longitude” : any supported projected coordinate system can be used, but all mobile mapping resources should have the same crs

ImNum	Cam	CamImNm	Rotate	Error	GPSTime	Strip	MPTCnt	Filename	Width	Height	OSX	OSY	Latitude	Longitude	Altitude	Roll	Pitch	Heading
276	0	46	0	0	333651.2897	0	0	150218153649_LB-000000_000046.jpg	8000	4000	0	0	618233.0718	4849732.649	165.273363	-0.2387	-0.480861	-96.453184	
282	0	47	0	0	333652.2897	0	0	150218153649_LB-000000_000047.jpg	8000	4000	0	0	618236.2363	4849726.222	165.255583	-0.036606	-0.309057	-101.308207	
288	0	48	0	0	333653.2898	0	0	150218153649_LB-000000_000048.jpg	8000	4000	0	0	618239.1772	4849719.275	165.234896	-0.063895	-0.03953	
...

• Image type : rectified images
• Image resolution : camera calibration setting
• Files : *.jpg files, each image is one jpg file
• File name : exactly as “Filename” value, see photo position file below

ImNum	Cam	CamImNum	Rotate	Error	GPSTime	Index	Filename	Latitude	Longitude	Altitude	Roll	Pitch	Heading	Width	Height	Var1	Var2
1	2	1	0	0	452473.6341	0	07Sep12_Pilot_Cam2_000001.jpg	24.69909512	55.6286262	196.4279	1.425013	-1.057969	330.137135	2456	2058	0	0
3	2	2	0	0	452474.6341	0	07Sep12_Pilot_Cam2_000002.jpg	24.69909512	55.6286262	196.4281	1.422434	-1.05901	330.137209	2456	2058	0	0
5	2	3	0	0	452475.6342	0	07Sep12_Pilot_Cam2_000003.jpg	24.69909512	55.6286262	196.4283	1.423144	-1.058389	330.137021	2456	2058	0	0
...

• Files : one or more *.las files, structure v1.2
• File name : free of choice
• Latitude, Longitude : same as photo position file