Create New Mission

With the project created, the next step is to upload mission data. A mission is essentially a data set. The data set type will determine what files you are required to upload.

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Creating a new mission

In the Missions tab, click the red plus button to "Create new mission".

Missions Tab

Create New Mission Button

It is possible to upload your project files from Dropbox or from a local drive. You will need to specify the mission type. The mission type will determine which files you will be required to upload:

Selecting mission type when creating a new mission.

Mission types:

SpatialExplorer V4-V7

This is the most common mission type. This mission type applies to all customer's with a Ranger, miniRanger, or Scout system type. You will need to upload at the minimum a PLP and a NAV file.

Once the PLP file is uploaded, LiDARMill will recommend files to upload (files that are associated with the uploaded PLP) which could include navigation, LiDAR, and/or camera data. If you are only interested in post-processing a trajectory, upload only your NAV (navigation data) and PLP files.

RECON

This mission type applies to customers with a RECON system. You will need to upload all of the DATA files associated with your project.

RECON payloads generate various other files during data acquisition, however with LiDARMill it is only necessary to upload the DATA files.

Pointcloud Processing

This mission type is used for post processing LAS files and trajectories. With this mission type you will need to upload a LAS or LAZ file - you also have the option of uploading a trajectory file (CTS, CLS, POF, SBET, etc).

Creating a mission of this type will allow you to run AI Classification and Pointcloud Optimization pipelines. Pointcloud optimization pipelines will attempt to optimize the pointcloud using an automated trajectory optmization routine. AI Classification pipelines do not require a trajectory file to be uploaded.

SpatialExplorer V3

This mission type is for legacy systems running SpatialExplorer V3.

If you collected data using a static GNSS reference station during your mission, move on to the "Reference Station" Tab to upload reference station data.