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# Creating a Project in RiProcess
## Using an RPP Template
Most users should have an RPP template provided at the time of purchase. If you have an RPP template, it is only necessary to add lidar and trajectory records. The region of interest, in the top level project settings, will need to be recalculated from the trajectory (see below on computing region of interest).
## Creating a New Project
Click create new project in RiProcess. A project's settings can always be modified by clicking the [top most](#user-content-fn-1)[^1] level in the project tree:
### Defining Coordinate Reference System
Define the Coordinate Reference System. Refer to the RiProcess / RiWorld manual if you need to configure your Geodatabase file to support different coordinate systems. The example below uses NAD83 (2011) as the datum:
### Calculate Region of Interest
Region of interest and POP Matrix should be computed based on the trajectory. For now, since no trajectories are loaded, we will leave this blank:
[^1]: "highest"?
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