Orbit Knowledge Base 231:desktop_ext
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https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/3d_mapping_cloud_upload?rev=1681470143
3D Mapping Cloud Upload
This page describes the desktop extension “3D Mapping Cloud Upload”.
Main Toolbar > Manage > 3D Mapping Cloud Upload
Concepts
3DM Cloud Upload
The desktop extension “3D Mapping Cloud Upload” makes it possible to upload, update, download, and delete resources from your 3D Mapping Cloud storage account.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Automated Feature Extraction
https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/automated_feature_extraction?rev=1681470143
Automated Feature Extraction
This page describes the Orbit desktop extension “Automated Feature Extraction”.
Main Toolbar > Extract > Automated Feature Extraction
Concepts
Automated Feature Extraction Extension is an extension devoted to finding features of certain type fully automatically based on a point cloud and set of user-defined parameters.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Backdrops
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Backdrops
This page describes how to use and add a backdrop image to the mobile mapping 3D view or the Map 3D.
Main Toolbar > Manage > Backdrops
The 3D Backdrops are designed for aesthetic purposes.
A bright blue sky on the horizon speaks more to the imagination than a flat dark background,
certainly when creating a point cloudtext/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Blur and Erase
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Blur and Erase
This page describes how use the Orbit desktop extension “Blur & Erase”.
Main Toolbar > Manage > Blur & Erase
Concepts
“Blur & Erase” extension makes it possible to blur or to erase parts of original spherical and planar mobile mapping images. Blur and erase can be applied to mask or hide for example license plates and faces for privacy reasons.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Catalog
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Catalog
This page describes the desktop extension “Catalog” for Mapping, Generic and Asset Resources.
Main Toolbar > Manage > Catalog
Tabs > Catalog
Concepts
What and Why
The “Catalog” provides an overview and detailed information of all mapping, generic and asset resources. The catalog can be used to add, open, close, edit and upload your resources.
The interactive combination of the map (geographical information), table (overview), and sidebar (detailed information) results in a powerf…text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Clash Detection
https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/clash_detection?rev=1681470143
Clash Detection
This page describes the Orbit desktop extension “Clash Detection”.
Main Toolbar > Extensions > Clash Detection
Concepts
The Clash Detection extension detects clusters of points within a volume that is defined by moving a vertical shape along a 3D path.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Clearance Checker
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Clearance Checker
This page describes the Orbit desktop extension “Clearance Checker”.
Main Toolbar > Extensions > Clearance Checker
Concepts
The Clearance checker extension calculates the lowest clearance of overhanging objects or constructions above a surface.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Consolidation
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Consolidation
This page describes the desktop extension “Consolidation” for Mobile Mapping.
Main Toolbar > Manage > Consolidation.
Concepts
The Consolidation of an “Original Run” generates a new “Consolidated Run” for which all predefined adjustments and corrections of the Original Run are effectively applied :text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)ContextInsights
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ContextInsights
This page describes how to use the “ContextInsights” in Orbit.
ContextInsights requires a separate installation but does not require separate entitlement.
For ContextInsights installation guidelines, see Install & Configure ContextInsights 20.1 for Orbit.
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ContextShare
This page describes the desktop extension “ContextShare Upload”.
Main Toolbar > Manage > ContextShare
Concepts
ContextShare Upload
The desktop extension “ContextShare” makes it possible to upload and download resources from the ProjectWise ContextShare Storage Account.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Contour Lines
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Contour Lines
This page describes how use the extension “Contour Lines”
Main Toolbar > Extensions > Contour Lines
Concepts
The “Contour Lines” extension makes it possible to create a dataset with contour lines from a point cloud dataset.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Delivery
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Delivery
This page describes the desktop extension “Delivery” for Mobile Mapping.
Main Toolbar > Manage > Delivery
Concepts
The “Delivery” extension makes it possible to merge Runs or to select an Original Run Segment and to define optionally an area of interest to process and optimize a single Delivered Run or to export the Run resources to anytext/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Floorplan Builder
https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/floorplan_builder?rev=1681470143
Floorplan Builder
This page describes how to use the desktop mobile mapping extension “Floorplan Builder”.
Main Toolbar > Extract > Floorplan Builder
Concepts
The Floorplan Builder requires vector data in combination with the Map 3D to operate.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Point Cloud Based Extensions
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Point Cloud Based Extensions
This page describes the generic workflow for point cloud-based extensions.
Main Toolbar > Manage or Extract > Extension
Concepts
The extensions that use point cloud datasets have generic steps for selecting the source file and range of interest to use.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Ghost Cleaning
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Ghost Cleaning
This page describes the desktop extension “Ghost Cleaning” for Mobile Mapping.
Main Toolbar > Manage > Ghost Cleaning
Concepts
Ghosts : A ghost represents a collection of lidar points that should not be present in the point cloud. The best examples are moving objects, like cars or people that are recorded in several positions and appear as erroneous points.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Ground Control Points
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Ground Control Points
This page describes the “Ground Control Points” desktop extension.
Main Toolbar > Manage > Ground Control Points
Concepts
3D Mapping
In the Mobile Mapping context, GCPs can be used for Trajectory Adjustment, while for UAS and Oblique data GCPs and Ground Control Point extension is dedicated to verification of the data only (no further adjustment is possible in Orbit).text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Image Annotation Editor
https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/image_annotation_editor?rev=1681470143
Image Annotation Editor
This page describes how to use the extension “Image Annotation Editor”.
Main Toolbar > Extensions > Image Annotation Editor
The “Image Annotation editor” extension makes it possible to add, delete and edit 2D image annotations.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Image Annotations to Objects
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Image Annotations to Objects
This page describes how to use the extension “Image Annotations to Objects”
Main Toolbar > Extensions > Image Annotations to Objects
The “Image Annotations to Objects” extension makes it possible to convert image annotations defined with pixel coordinates or pixel bounds into 3D coordinates or 3D boxes using the point cloud resource.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Object Inspector
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Object Inspector
The Object Inspector provides all information and allows attribute editing of the selected vector objects in the Map View.
Concepts
Highlighted Objects vs Focus Object
All listed Objects in the Object List are Selected Objects.
Only one Object, Dataset Model or Dataset is Focussed in the Object List. Detailed information of the focussed Object is shown or accessible via the Object Inspector Object Focus. All Selected Objects except the Focus Object are so called Highligh…text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Mask Creator
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Mask Creator
This page describes the desktop extension “Mask Creator”.
Main Toolbar > Manage > Mask Creator
Concepts
Create a mask by drawing objects on a spherical or planar image. Every mask will have a defined resolution and color. Based on the used image to optimize or to colorize a point cloud, a dropdown list with usable masks will appear.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Movie Maker
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Movie Maker
This page describes how to use the extension Movie Maker to create 3D point cloud fly-through movies from the mobile mapping 3D view.
Main Toolbar > Manage > Movie Maker
Concepts
Map 3D
The fly-through movie is a simulated navigation on the Map 3D following a predefined 3D Movie Path.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Parallel Extraction
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Parallel Extraction
This page describes how to use the extension “Parallel Extraction”.
Main Toolbar > Extract > Parallel Extraction
The “Parallel Extraction” tab makes it possible to extract in a semi-automatic way linear features.
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Point Cloud Change Detection
This page describes how to use the extension “Point Cloud Change Detection”
Main Toolbar > Extension > Point Cloud Change Detection
The “Point Cloud Change Detection” extension makes it possible to compare 2 point clouds.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Point Cloud Annotation to Objects
https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/pointcloud_annotation_object?rev=1681470143
Point Cloud Annotation to Objectstext/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Poles Analysis
https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/poles_analysis?rev=1681470143
Poles Analysis
This page describes the Orbit desktop extension “Poles Analysis”.
Main Toolbar > Extensions > Poles Analysis
Concepts
The “Poles Analysis” extension automatically detects poles based on a point cloud and a set of user-defined parameters.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Post Collection Calibration
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Post Collection Calibration
This page describes how to use the extension “Post Collection Calibration”,
Main Toolbar > Manage > Post Collection Calibration
Concepts
Match image to point cloud overlay
If the point cloud overlay on imagery is not perfect, depending on the nature of the observable shift, Post Collection Calibration can be used to improve the point cloud and imagery matching.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Profiles and Cross Sections
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Profiles and Cross Sections
This page describes how to use the extension “Profiles and Cross Sections”
Main Toolbar > Extensions > Profiles & Cross Sections
Concepts
The “Profiles and Cross Sections” extension automatically generates profiles and cross sections along a path on a point cloud dataset.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Rutting Analysis
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Rutting Analysis
This page describes the desktop extension “Rutting” on Point Cloud resources.
Main Toolbar > Extract > Rutting
Concepts
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Parameters
Ground Thickness
The thickness of the ground. Ground height is defined by path, the points to be used are at half the thickness above ground height and half the thickness below ground height.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Shape Creator
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Shape Creator
This page describes the desktop extension “Shape Creator”.
Main Toolbar > Extract > Shape Creator
Concepts
The Shape Creator extension allows creating different libraries of shapes that can be used when performing Intensity Template 2D Detection, Traffic Sign Detection, and Clash Detection.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Slice View
https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/slice_view?rev=1681470143
Slice View
This page describes the use and functionalities of the Slice View tool.
Content Manager, Feature Extraction Basic - Standard - Pro
Map 3D > Tabs > Slice View
Concepts
A slice represents a 2D representation of a chosen area from a 3D point cloud based on a defined plane. It can be a horizontal, vertical or user-defined angular plane.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Slopes
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Slopes
This page describes the Orbit desktop extension “Slopes”.
Main Toolbar > Extract > Slopes
Concepts
Slope extension calculates slopes along given line segments based on the height information derived from a point cloud. The slope value is the height difference of the endpoints divided by the horizontal segment length (text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Task Manager
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Task Manager
Content Manager, Feature Extraction Pro, Cloud Upload Tool
Tabs > Task Manager
The “Task Manager” makes it possible to execute / process a list of saved jobs in a well defined order at a desired time.
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https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/traffic_signs_analysis?rev=1681470143
Traffic Signs Analysis
This page describes the Orbit desktop extension “Traffic Signs Analysis”.
Main Toolbar > Extract > Traffic Signs Analysis
Concepts
The “Traffic Signs Analysis” extension automatically detects traffic signs based on a point cloud and set of user-defined parameters.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Trajectory
https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/trajectory_adjustment?rev=1681470143
Trajectory
This page describes the desktop extension “Trajectory” for Mobile Mapping.
Main Toolbar > Manage > Trajectory
Concepts
A defined Segment of a Run can be adjusted or removed.
A Trajectory Adjustment is a 3D continuous or interpolated correction calculated using alltext/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Trees Analysis
https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/trees_analysis?rev=1681470143
Trees Analysis
This page describes the Orbit desktop extension “Trees Analysis”.
Main Toolbar > Extensions > Trees Analysis
Concepts
The “Trees Analysis” extension automatically detects trees based on a point cloud and set of user-defined parameters.text/html2023-04-14T11:02:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Volumetric Analysis
https://kb.orbitgt.com/231/desktop_ext/volumetric_analysis?rev=1681470143
Volumetric Analysis
This page describes how to perform volume calculations on point cloud data.
Main Toolbar > Extensions > Volumetric Analysis
Concepts
Volumes
A volume calculation represents a way to quantify a positive or negative feature in comparison with a reference plane, for example, the volume of an excavation (cut) or the volume of a depot (fill).