326 articles LP360 Geospatial Tools, Tips and Workflows

GeoCue’s repository of articles covering tools, tips, and workflows for processing point clouds in LP360 Geospatial.

LP360 Crash using OneDrive

When using OneDrive for storing your Projects or processing, LP360 will have issues accessing the data files on OneDrive resulting in the software crashing. Probable Resolution Change your Project Root folder to a local folder location on your machine so future projects will not be created in the OneDrive location. Copy the Project Folder for…

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Using the Classify by Statistics Point Cloud Task in LP360

Classify by Statistics is a Point Cloud Task in LP360 that can be created by selecting the “Add Task…” option in the Point Cloud Tasks Manager. It is primarily useful for general data thinning – especially useful for very dense data such as that derived from imagery (dense image matching, DIM, data).  For example, you…

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LP360 Cloud Ground Classification – Method and Context

LP360 Cloud Ground Classification is a processing module on LP360 Cloud. It allows users to automatically classify the ground for data on the cloud. It can be used with any point cloud, however it has been designed for easy use with the TrueView 3DIS sensors. A user must be assigned an LP360 Cloud Starter license…

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How to use LP360 Cloud Ground Classification

1. Introduction LP360 Cloud Ground Classification is a module available in LP360 Cloud, starting in 2024, and can be used to automatically classify the ground for data on the cloud. In this article we’ll explain step by step how to use the LP360 Cloud Ground Classification module. Refer to the LP360 Cloud Ground Classification –…

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LP360 Cloud

1. Introduction LP360 Cloud is a new product available in 2023, with support in LP360 starting in the v2023.1 release. In this article, we will describe the product functionalities and how one might use it with your workflows. 2. License LP360 now has two LP360 Cloud Addon products that are subscription licenses: License requirements: 3.…

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Your project size now exceeds 4 km² or 10 km²

The LP360 sUAS license level limits the project size to 4 km². The LP360 EVO, EVO 3DIS, and LP360 Drone license levels limit the project size to 10 km². If LP360 determines the project size exceeds this limitation, this informational dialog, “Your project size now exceeds 4 km², causing sUAS to enter LP360 Viewer mode”…

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Modifying VERT_CS WKT for USGS

A recent USGS addendum to the LIDAR Base Specification has stated that “User-defined entities will not be allowed for capturing specific geoid information in the WKT”. LP360 (v2015.1.76.15 through v2023.3.31.1) Note: LP360 v2024.1.30.0 and natively supports the USGS requirements for the VERT_CS. No modifications are necessary in these versions. For older versions, in order to…

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LP360 and ESRI Dump Files

Question If LP360 for Windows, or LP360 for ArcGIS experiences a program crash what steps should then be taken to make use of the crash dump files to help determine why the crash occurred? Answer The best way to determine why LP360 experienced a program crash is to locate the program error report and dump files and…

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LP360 Tool Guides

There are many tools and keyboard shortcuts that exist within the LP360 product suite, including LP360 for ArcGIS, LP360 Geospatial, LP360 for sUAS, TrueView EVO/LP360 Drone. Remembering all of them and where to find them may prove difficult, particularly for beginner or casual users. To help we’ve created tool guides that provide the names of…

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Point Cloud Tasks

What is a Point Cloud Task (PCT)? A function (Extract ground, Conflate Line) that operates on points, rasters, and/or vectors. A task can be a filter and/or an extractor. A filter classifies or changes the classification values for points (e.g. classify ground). An extractor extracts information from the point cloud data into vector, image or…

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