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LP360 is a 64-bit Windows® desktop application used for many years by the LP360 Geospatial community for processing traditional aerial, mobile, and terrestrial tripod laser scanner data. The LP360 Drone community is the focus of this Users Guide containing the LP360 workflows for processing and exploiting TrueView, microdrones® and guest sensor drone data. Formerly called TrueView EVO, LP360 Drone, is GeoCue’s LP360 point cloud exploitation product with the addition of a collection of tools and workflows for processing drone data. LP360 Drone is the software used to post-process your raw flight data to generate a 3D LiDAR point cloud in LAS format, colorize the point cloud, and geotag the images collected. LP360 also has many tools for assessing and processing point cloud data, such as accuracy assessment, automatic and manual ground classification, and contour/ surface generation. LP360 Drone is available in the following licensing levels:
- LPViewer – A free viewer level of LP360 for viewing a point cloud.
- TrueView EVO/LP360 Drone Explorer – A low-cost inspector license equivalent to LP360 Viewer, with Image Explorer enabled for viewing True Pose® photos, and Import TrueView Cycle for field QC checks. This is also the license that should be purchased for delivery with LP360 Explorer Packages provided to end users so they can make full use of the TrueView 3DIS point cloud and photos, plus any derivative products you generate for them.
- LP360 Drone – Enables PPK processing for guest systems, such as the DJI P4RTK plus TrueView 2DIS and 3DIS. This is the next generation ASPSuite Advanced and is equivalent to LP360 Standard with the addition of the TrueView workflow tools and tools for ground classification and volumetric computations. It is limited to product areas of no more than 10 km2 of LAS data. Available as an annual subscription or a perpetual license.
- LP360 Drone+3D Accuracy – Enables the automatic detection of Accuracy Stars and related target types. Available as an annual subscription or a perpetual license.
- LP360 Drone+Photo – Enables local Ortho Mapping. Available as an annual subscription or a perpetual license.
- LP360 Drone+Photogrammetry with Agisoft – Enables local Agisoft Ortho Mapping, if you have a Metashape license, and Cloud based Agisoft Ortho Mapping (using LP360 or TrueView points). Available as an annual subscription or a perpetual license.
- LP360 Drone+Cloud Photo 3000 – Enables both the local Ortho Mapping, local Agisoft Ortho Mapping processing if you have your own Metashape license, and Cloud based Agisoft Ortho Mapping (includes 3000 photos per month, additional photos may be processed using LP360 or TrueView points). Available as an annual subscription license.
- LP360 Drone+Full Photo (formerly Fast Photo) – Legacy license that enables both the local Ortho Mapping and local Agisoft Ortho Mapping, if you have a Metashape license, and Cloud based Agisoft Ortho Mapping (using LP360 or TrueView points).
- LP360 Drone+Strip Align – Enables Strip Align tool for adjusting for dynamic trajectory errors in the dataset. Available as an annual subscription or a perpetual license.
- LP360 Drone+Strip Adjustment – Enables Strip Adjustment tool for adjusting for dynamic trajectory errors in TrueView and microdrones datasets. Available as a perpetual license.
- LP360 Drone+Business Intelligence Tools – Enables specific point cloud tasks designed for extraction of non-ground features, such as rail, power lines, buildings, trees. Available as an annual subscription or a perpetual license.
- LP360 Drone+Unlimited – this is the same functionally as LP360 Drone with the size limit removed. Available as an annual subscription or a perpetual license.
The legacy TrueView EVO license levels are:
- TrueView EVO, formerly named TrueView EVO Lite – Enables PPK processing for guest systems, such as the DJI P4RTK. This is the next generation ASPSuite Advanced and is equivalent to LP360 Advanced with the addition of the TrueView workflow tools. It is limited to product areas of no more than 10 km2 of LAS data.
- TrueView EVO 3DIS, formerly named TrueView EVO – This is equivalent to LP360 Advanced with the addition of the TrueView workflow tools. It is limited to product areas of no more than 10 km2 of LAS data.
- TrueView EVO Unlimited – this is the same functionally as TrueView EVO with the size limit removed. Available as an annual subscription.
The LP360 Drone Users Guide covers installation and licensing for LP360 Drone, Applanix Corporation POSPac software, Agisoft LLC Ortho Mapping licenses, and LP360 Strip Align. It also covers in detail the workflow for producing a colorized point cloud, geotagged images, and orthomosaic from the raw data collected by the TrueView 3DIS (TrueView 410, TrueView 435, TrueView 515, TrueView 535, TrueView 615/620, TrueView 625, TrueView 635/640, TrueView 645/650, TrueView 655/660, TrueView 680, and TrueView 720), TrueView 2DIS (TrueView 250), microdrones mdLiDAR®, and guest systems, such as the DJI P4RTK, DJI M210-RTK, DJI Zenmuse P1 (M300-RTK), DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise, and DJI Zenmuse L1 (M300-RTK). For more information on the wide range of tools available in the underlying LP360 point cloud exploitation software, please refer to the LP360 tutorials and various tools, tips, and workflows for items not specifically outlined in the LP360 Drone tutorials and LP360 Drone Tools, Tips and Workflows.
LP360 Drone Users Guide Contents
About mdGroup 7 About GeoCue 7 About microdrones 7 About Agisoft, LLC. 7 About BayesMap Solutions, LLC. 7 About LP360 Drone 8 About LP360 Online/TrueView Reckon 9 About LP360 Cloud 9 A Cycle 10 Accessing and Managing LP360 Online from a Web Browser 10 Accessing and Managing TrueView Reckon from a Web Browser 11 Licensing and Installation 13 System Requirements 13 Installing LP360 Drone 14 Perpetual Users 14 Subscription Users and TrueView Rentals 14 Perpetual Licensing for LP360 Drone 14 Subscription Licensing for LP360 Drone 16 StartUp Dialog 18 LP360 Online/Reckon Login in LP360 Drone 19 Updating TrueView EVO to LP360 Drone 21 Updating LP360 Drone 21 POSPac Cloud vs Local Processing 22 Cloud 22 Installing POSPac Cloud 22 Firewall Requirements for POSPac Cloud 23 Local 23 Configuring LP360 Drone for POSPac UAV or POSPac MMS 23 Configuring LP360 Drone for Local POSPac QC 24 Additional Licensing Requirements for LP360 Drone+Strip Align 24 Additional Licensing Requirements for Licensing LP360 Drone+Desktop Photo with Agisoft 25 Activate Agisoft Ortho Mapping License 25 Deactivate Agisoft Ortho Mapping License 27 Offline Activate Agisoft Ortho Mapping License 28 Offline Deactivate Agisoft Ortho Mapping License 31 Creating A New Drone Project 33 TrueView Multi-Cycle Import Wizard 34 Importing a TrueView Flight/Archive 34 Input TrueView Cycles/Flights 35 Importing a Guest Flight 38 DJI Phantom 4 Pro RTK / DJI P1 / M210 RTK / M3E 38 DJI Zenmuse L1 40 Adding Base Station Observation Files 42 Base Antenna Calibration File 42 Setting TrueView Project, Coordinate Reference System and Epoch 43 Setting the Archive Location 45 Setting the Flight/Base Positioning 46 Reference Mark/Base Station Location 46 Base Antenna Height 47 Examining Imported Files 48 TrueView 3DIS® Processing Workflow 51 POSPac Processing Wizard 51 Processing Settings Selection 51 Base Station Settings 53 Processing Confirmation 56 POSPac Report Review 58 POSPac Troubleshooting 60 TrueView Error: UPLOAD_FAILED 60 TrueView Error: Execution_Failed 60 TrueView Error: An unexpected error occurred running POSPacBatch.exe 61 Creating Flight Lines and TrueView Trajectories 62 Auto Create Flight Lines 62 Manually Create Flight Lines 64 Create TrueView Trajectories 65 Geocode LiDAR 71 Strip Adjustment 73 Strip Adjustment Advanced Settings 77 Colorize Point Cloud 79 Update EXIF Tags for Photogrammetric Software 81 LP360 Strip Align (fka StripAlign for EVO(SAfE)) 84 Agisoft Ortho Mapping (fka Metashape for EVO(MfE)) 87 Agisoft Ortho Mapping Advanced Settings 93 Executing Agisoft Ortho Mapping on Another Machine 96 Configuring LP360 Drone to run Metashape Pro 96 Ortho Mapping 97 Input Layer Type: Point Cloud (LAS Layers) 98 Input Layer Type: Images (Photo Layers) 100 Ortho Mapping Advanced Settings 103 Export Photo Package 105 Boresite Calibration / Strip Calibration 107 DJI Zenmuse L1 Workflow 110 Configure and License DJI Terra 110 Pre-Processing in DJI Terra 110 Import DJI Zenmuse L1 Guest Flight 111 Creating Flight Lines and TrueView Trajectories 113 Auto Create Flight Lines 113 Manually Create Flight Lines 115 Create TrueView Trajectories 116 Geocode LiDAR for L1 122 Update EXIF Tags for Photogrammetric Software 124 LP360 Strip Align (fka StripAlign for EVO(SAfE)) 127 Agisoft Ortho Mapping (fka Metashape for EVO(MfE)) 130 Agisoft Ortho Mapping Advanced Settings 136 Executing Agisoft Ortho Mapping on Another Machine 138 Configuring LP360 Drone to run Metashape Pro 138 Ortho Mapping 139 Input Layer Type: Point Cloud (LAS Layers) 140 Input Layer Type: Images (Photo Layers) 142 Ortho Mapping Advanced Settings 145 Export Photo Package 147 TrueView 2DIS and DJI-RTK Guest Sensor Workflow 149 Post Process Trajectory Wizard 149 Processing Settings Selection 149 Base Station Settings 152 Ephemeris Settings 155 Processing Confirmation 156 POS File Plot Review 158 POS File Troubleshooting 159 Creating Flight Lines and TrueView Trajectories 160 Auto Create Flight Lines 160 Manually Create Flight Lines 162 Create TrueView Trajectories 163 Update EXIF Tags for Photogrammetric Software 169 Agisoft Ortho Mapping (fka Metashape for EVO(MfE)) 172 Agisoft Ortho Mapping Advanced Settings 178 Executing Agisoft Ortho Mapping on Another Machine 180 Configuring LP360 Drone to run Metashape Pro 180 Ortho Mapping 181 Input Layer Type: Point Cloud (LAS Layers) 182 Input Layer Type: Images (Photo Layers) 184 Ortho Mapping Advanced Settings 187 TrueView Archive Manager 189 Survey Nail Manager 191 Job Manager 193 Submitting Jobs to the Job Manager 193 Monitoring the Job Manager 193 Explorer Package 195 Export/Publish Explorer Package 195 Open an LP360 Explorer Package 198 Multi-Cycle Processing Tips 200 Appendix A: POSPac UAV Network License 205 Activate the license server 206 To use the license while on the same network as the license server 206 To Borrow a license From the license server 208 Firewall Settings to Communicate with the License Server 209 Antivirus Exceptions for Applanix POSPac 209 Configuring the Applanix Software License Utility for VPN 210 Applanix Software License Utility Troubleshooting 211 No Internet Connection Available. Activating a license requires an internet connection. 211 Support 212
