Prepare ViaTech MM Resources

This page describes ViaTech mobile mapping resources for Orbit.
Using the according Orbit Import Templates the described resources can be imported into Orbit.

It is strongly recommend to read first Concepts of Mobile Mapping and UAS data in Orbit.

Panoramas

Image files

Image type : Ladybug 5, equirectangular panoramas.
Image resolution : Ratio 2×1, advised 8000×4000 pixels.
File format : Each image is one *.jpg file.
File name : Exactly as “Filename” value of image positions file, see below.
Folder structure : All files in one folder.

Image positions file

File format : One ascii *.txt file.
File structure Rows : Each image is one record.
File structure Columns : Tab separated (char9), headers, with exact order as the example below.
Value of Filename : Filename as on disk without file extension, see below.
Value of Coordinates : any supported coordinate system can be used, Long/Lat order for geographical coordinates, decimal notation, without thousands separator.
Value of Timestamps : GPS Absolute time or GPS Week time, decimal notation.

Filename	Long/X	Lat/Y	Z	Pan	Tilt	Roll	TimeStamp
ladybugImageOutput_00000001	550946.958145707	6627902.04998487	19.2222621833699	178.853505404106	-1.55588109154541	1.56344287275392	636100542064383827
ladybugImageOutput_00000002	550947.131606517	6627892.04402918	18.7484467794478	179.161833576005	-1.09467227771932	1.51656886829304	636100542081284357
ladybugImageOutput_00000003	550947.243574104	6627882.04390269	18.383884387537	179.153573765141	-0.360071756279569	1.68053160731953	636100542091584544
...

Camera calibration

Camera calibration settings are included in the Orbit Template.

LiDAR

Point cloud files

File format : One or more *.las files.
File structure : Las version 1.2.
Value of Coordinates : Same CRS as Photo Positions, see above.
Value of Timestamps : Same Time Reference as Photo Positions, see above.