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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.

LP360 Error: A target vertical coordinate system was specified, but the source vertical coordinate system was not.

This error occurs when attempting to use the Reproject/Shift LAS point cloud task in LP360, and the vertical coordinate system of the input files (source) have not been defined. The following steps explain how to define the vertical coordinate system of the source files.

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Determining the Correct Base Antenna Calibration File

There are many different manufacturers and types of base stations so it is important to choose the correct antenna calibration file for ASPSuite processing. This is a quick guide to help determine the correct antenna calibration file. First, open up a RINEX file derived from the base. In the header of the RINEX file, there…

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Checking Loki Battery Voltage

The following steps describe the process for checking your Loki battery voltage. Connect Loki to your computer using the supplied USB-C cable Open ASPSuite Click the gear icon Select “Loki Update” Select the COM port from the drop down menu and click connect.  (To auto-detect Loki on the COM Port, disconnect and re-connect the Loki USB cable to your computer.) When you…

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GNSS Antenna Lever Arm Offsets

The purpose of lever arm offsets are to transfer the position received at the GNSS antenna, to the camera sensor. This article explains how these measurements are referenced in ASPSuite. If you are using an AirGon supplied antenna mount, the default offsets in ASPSuite should be used. Z Offset Starts at antenna phase center (3…

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GNSS green light does not flash when taking manual photos

Problem: The GNSS green light on the Loki does not flash when taking manual photos on the ground. Probable Resolution #1: If the GNSS LED is not flashing when taking pictures on the ground, with the drone and Loki still connected and on, try disconnecting the personality cable from the Loki box and reinserting the…

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Reckon: Email not received after resetting password

Reckon has been deprecated and replaced by LP360 Online, including the LP360 Portal and LP360 Cloud. When you reset your account password, an automated email is sent from DoNotReply@Geocue.com with the new password.  Below are possible reasons for why you did not receive this email. The email was sent to your spam or junk email…

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When would one use Out Areas in Breakline Enforcement?

Out areas are used to create void areas in the TIN, resulting in No Data values in the exported DEM raster. One may wish to do this for: Waterbodies Perhaps for sensitive areas To not generate contours in the interior of buildings If the project area is a corridor or oddly shaped, then one can…

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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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