Orbit imports and organizes mobile mapping data into runs, projects and categories.
A Run is a single import.
A Project is a combination of one or more Runs used by Orbit Desktop products.
A Category is a combination of on ore more Projects used by an Orbit Publisher products.
During import Orbit will organize and optimize mobile mapping resources for performance. After import CPU processes are reduced to the absolute minimum for efficient and performant use of huge datasets on any device.
All technical information about supported mobile mapping resources, see Supported Resources for Mobile Mapping.
Prepare for Import
Depending on the mobile mapping system or setup you are using, you will collect point cloud data and/or imagery either 360° images, planar images or both.
Before importing the captured mobile mapping data the standard tools of your system should be used to prepare, correct, process and export the data. Mobile mapping imposes all captured data is correctly post-processed into a single reference frame.
Finally, an Orbit import template needs to be prepared that reflects the vehicle setup and sensors you use.
A list of mobile mapping Runs, a logical grouping without data duplication, for which permissions can be set.
All included Runs must have similar structure of resources and coordinate system.
Import & Organize
Create
Projects are pointers to a list of Runs known by Orbit. Runs can belong to multiple projects, see
Manage your Mobile Mapping Projects.
For example grouping by geographical area, mapping project, date or year, … .
Coordinate System
Run resources of the same type must have the same coordinate system. Convert CRS on import Run if required.
Size & Volume
If Runs are imported correctly, there are no limitation on volume nor size of Projects.
Theoretically there is no limitation on the number of Runs combined by one Project, however make a wise decisions. Merging and optimizing Runs would be preferred in stead of combining thousands of Runs into one Project.
Storage
Projects are just pointer files and do not included data.
Use
Permissions
Administrators can set user permission to set an restrict access to mobile mapping projects.
Data matching
Images and point clouds of all included Runs will be combined on the fly by resource type into a single master dataset.
For example the entire combined project point cloud dataset will be used at all time for measuring, viewing or overlaying on images.
Viewing
There are no limitations on image nor point cloud viewing when direction file access to Runs is guaranteed.
If desktop user don't have direct file access to Runs viewing mobile mapping Projects is restricted to imagery only. Point cloud overlay and point cloud measurements on images are remain possible.