Prepare MM Data Faro Scanner

This page describes how to prepare Generic Faro mobile mapping resources for Orbit.
Using the Faro Orbit Import Template prepared Faro resources can be imported into Orbit

It is strongly recommended to read first Concepts about Mobile Mapping data in Orbit.

Panoramas

Image files

Image type : equirectangular panoramas.
Image resolution : Ratio 2×1, 5056×2528 advised
File format : Each image is one *.jpg 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 : Comma separated (char44), 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.

Filename,X/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
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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.