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GeoCue’s repository of TrueView tools, tips and workflows for the TrueView line of drone mapping products. Includes former AirGon products such as Loki and ASPSuite.

Breaklines in LP360- Part 4

This is the fourth edition of our series on breaklines in LP360. In this edition, we will have a look at how features are represented in LP360 as well as the tools available for collecting “flat” breaklines. Features: Features in LP360 are internally stored as files in Shape format. This is a binary standard developed…

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Error getting feature geometries (GetFeatureGeometries)

Problem: While trying to select a feature in LP360 using the Feature Edit tools a user receives an error message, “Error getting feature geometries (GetFeatureGeometries). Exception information: HRESULT: 0x80004005. Description: Unable to convert shape using ShapetoLPGeometry.” The message indicates that the type of feature being selected is not supported in that version of LP360. Probable…

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Shifting Image Times with GeoSetter

DJI will timestamp images base on the time source (iPad, cell phone, etc) being used by the app that is connected to the aircraft during flight.  This time source can sometimes be erroneous and can lead to issues when trying to process in ASPSuite with incorrect image times.  This issue usually occurs with the first…

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Breaklines in LP360- Part 3

Introduction to Part 3: In the last part of this series, we discussed in some detail how a Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) can be constrained by features external to the point cloud model such as lines, points and polygons.  In this month’s edition, we will look at contours and how LP360 can extract elevation information…

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Updating Loki Firmware

The following steps describe the process for updating your Loki firmware. Note: Updating the firmware is optional. If the Loki is functioning properly, there is no need to update.   Warning: Firmware updates are not supported on machines running Windows operating systems prior to Windows 10. Connect Loki to your computer using the supplied USB-C cable.…

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Importing Control/Check Points into LP360

Platform: LP360 (Standalone) Minimum Licensing: Standard, sUAS Version: 2017.1 or higher Date: 15 September 2018 Introduction: This note describes importing control and/or check points in text format into LP360 for use in accuracy assessment. We distinguish these points as: Control Point – A point that was used in the modeling process. It generally should not…

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OPUS: Request Entity Too Large

User receives a “Request Entity Too Large” error from OPUS. It typically means your Rinex observation file is too large for OPUS to accept and the file size needs to be reduced Reduce the Rinex file size by removing information from the Rinex file that OPUS automatically removes, or does not use.  OPUS  decimates every…

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Breaklines in LP360- Part 2

This article is a continuation of the discussion of breaklines in LP360 (the standalone version). In last month’s installment, we discussed the overall concept of data modeling, especially the Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN). In this installment, I will discuss the general concept of adding constraints in the form of breaklines to these models. In future…

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Loki: Troubleshooting GNSS LED not turning green

Problem: Loki’s GNSS LED isn’t turning green. (The GNSS LED is the one on left above the USB C port) Probable Solution: A green GNSS LED on Loki indicates that it has good reception.  A red GNSS LED can be caused by a number of things.  The following are suggestions if you are having trouble…

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