The Right PC for Point Cloud Processing

When you purchase a metric mapping kit from AirGon, you receive all of the hardware (sUAS and accessories) and software you need for planning, flying and processing a mission with the exception of two items: A PC on which to load the software applications The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) equipment needed for collecting ground…

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CueTip – Configuring GeoCue for Automated DPMS Data Deliveries

GeoCue’s Distributed Project Management System (DPMS) for GeoCue Project Portal is being used for the Florida Department of Emergency Management Coast Mapping Project (FDEM).   The Master Project for FDEM is being maintained by URS Corporation using GeoCue Enterprise Server and GeoCue Project Portal.  Project Portal is an enhanced version of GeoCue Web Server.  The coordination…

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CueTip – Configuring GeoCue for DPMS Reporting as a Subcontractor

This technical note provides instructions for configuring a GeoCue project to participate in the Florida Department of Emergency Management Coast Mapping Project (FDEM). The Master Project for FDEM will be maintained by URS Corporation using GeoCue Enterprise Server and GeoCue Project Portal. Project Portal is an enhanced version of GeoCue Web Server. Project updating and…

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CueTip – Working with LAS v1.4 Files in GeoCue

We added support for v1.4 of the ASPRS LAS data format to GeoCue v2014. If you are involved in LIDAR workflows in North America, you will immediately understand the value of supporting LAS Version v1.4, Point Data Record Formats (PDRFs) 6 through 8. These are the required deliverable formats for the United States Geological Survey…

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CueTip – Transforming WGS 84 (G1150) Coordinates to NAD 83 (CORS96) Coordinates

Datums identified only as NAD 83 or WGS 84 are not specific enough to clearly define the reference frame of geodetic data. Additional information is needed that defines the realization or version of a particular datum. In the case of NAD 83, a “datum tag” must be appended to the name, such as NAD 83…

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CueTip – Using ‘PathChanger’ to Move a GeoCue Warehouse

The GeoCue software suite uses local data repositories or ‘warehouses’ to store all geospatial data for a project. A warehouse is essentially a shared network storage location accessible to all users.  Warehouse locations are set-up and managed by the GeoCue Administrator using the ‘Database Manager’ tool. The GeoCue Server can reference multiple warehouses spread across…

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CueTip – Integrating Python Scripts in GeoCue

Python scripts offer a convenient method for integrating custom scripts into a GeoCue workflow. To facilitate calling a Python script from a GeoCue checklist step there is a command in the GeoCue library called PythonSurrogate.exe. The PythonSurrogate executable is installed in the GeoCue Client install folder as part of the normal GeoCue installation routine, no…

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CueTip – Horizontal Time Dependent Positioning for the North American Datum of 1983

When converting coordinate data between different datums, obtaining a specific accuracy may require time-dependent processing when converting.   This is because one datum may be defined relative to another and in a way that includes coefficients that are a function of time. Even in the case of a single datum, a measured position may have different…

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CueTip – Performance Testing of an External Dedicated Network

The GeoCue software suite uses client/server architecture.  Production staff use a GeoCue Client installed on their local workstation to access projects resident on a GeoCue Server.  The GeoCue Server is normally installed on the same local network as the workstations hosting the Clients, but hosted on a separate machine.  Technically, any Client will be able…

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CueTip – Configuring GeoCue for Automated DPMS Data Deliveries

GeoCue’s Distributed Project Management System (DPMS) for GeoCue Project Portal is being used for the Florida Department of Emergency Management Coast Mapping Project (FDEM). The Master Project for FDEM is being maintained by URS Corporation using GeoCue Enterprise Server and GeoCue Project Portal. Project Portal is an enhanced version of GeoCue Web Server. The coordination…

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