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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.

Determine Shutter Interval

    Airgon generally recommends using a shutter interval (amount of time the shutter is open) of 1/800th second for typical drone mapping flight plans.  However, as flight speed increases and/or GSD decreases, a faster shutter speed (shorter shutter interval) may be required to prevent motion blur. The proper shutter interval for a situation can…

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AirGon Quick Tip

If you are not accustomed to survey techniques, this is a quick tip for speeding up visits to repetitive sites. The AirGon Loki Direct Geopositioning system is a huge time saver when it comes to drone survey work.  Loki reduces or eliminates the need for ground control points (but please, always have a reliable way…

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The Accuracy Triangle – The Photogrammetric Triad

We get a lot of questions regarding accuracy in drone mapping projects.  These questions range from ground control layout suggestions to the necessity of calibration cameras.  Sometimes it is useful to step back a bit and take a wholistic view of the elements that impact photogrammetric accuracy.   The information in this article is meant…

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Deciphering the Compatibility Group

In the LP360 Add Files dialog there is a Compatibility Group column in the Advanced Columns that can be used to help understand why the LAS data file will be placed on the specified target Map Layer. The letter assigned in this column to each file contain some insight into which LAS files can go on…

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Using FileZilla to Exchange Files with GeoCue Group Support

At times while working with GeoCue Group Support it may become necessary to exchange large files or large numbers of files. We suggest the use of an FTP Client to make this easier. If you don’t have your own, or are not familiar with using an FTP client we suggest using the FileZilla project. FileZilla…

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Using different Geiods in ASP Suite

Using Different Geoids in ASP Suite Note: This workflow is experimental. If any issues are encountered using this workflow, please contact AirGon support. Users can load additional Geiods to the ASP Suite.   The file must be in .gtx format. You can convert those files with VDATUM. Here is a link to this: https://vdatum.noaa.gov/download_agreement.php   Find…

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Mission Planner: When using auto waypoint, the map appears in the ocean off the coast of Africa

Problem: When using the auto waypoint tool to plan a mission in Mission Planner for the AV900: And the screen which comes up looks like this, with the location being in the ocean off the coast of Africa, and all the stats are at 0.00: Probable Resolution: The polygon you created is too small and…

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Error updating columns (13498)

Problem: Adding LAS files to the LP360 Add Files dialog results in an error stating, “Error updating columns (13498)”. Probable Resolution: Something is missing from the header of the LAS file that is supposed to be there according to the file and the LAS specification. Most usually seen when the WKT flag is toggled, but…

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