CC output says feet in nad83(2011), but PointTools always sees meters

Craig Kelley — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 18:06:05 GMT

I'm trying to make a point cloud and have had great success getting the detail and resolution I want, but I'm having a bear of a time getting it to scale things properly.

I'm using Context Capture to build the cloud and then Pointools to view:

In Context Capture:I have 4 control points viewable in 90%+ of the photos which I've anchored as such, used their coordinates in my coordinate system, and chosen the right projection system so the square should be georeferenced. This coordinate system is all US survey feet. all the way through the process I see I've selected the right spatial reference system and the coordinates and the bounds for my point cloud are right in my 'spatial framework' tab of my reconstruction of the block.

In Pointools: If I take that completed .pod or .las (I've tried both) into pointools it assumes all the numbers are in meters. That means if I measure a coordinate or distance within the cloud and ignore the unit type, its right. I've even overwritten the "default" spatial reference system in the las and manually chosen the ESPG number of the one I want, it still shows up as if its all really in meters.

I don't know if A)contrary to all the evidence CC is showing me, that CC is building these too big

or B)Pointools is rigidly forcing metric onto my data and I am missing the setting to make it stop.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

ContextCapture Engine freezing

Mark Shreve — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:24:37 GMT

Hello, I know that in the user manual it is stated that switching users will cause the engine to fail. However it isn't mentioned anywhere if locking Windows will cause any issues. I have tried to process datasets overnight on my computer and it would seem that sometime after Windows locks the computer due to inactivity, that the computer will actually totally freeze/lock up and will become unresponsive. The only solution at that point is to do a hard reset on the computer. I am able to process the job if I keep the computer from becoming idle for too long, but this defeats the point of being able to process jobs overnight or remotely. I am looking at installing the engine on a remote computer, but since it will be remote, I want to make sure that this does not continue to be a concern whenever Windows locks the computer. I know that on my computer (and likely the remote computer that I will be using), there are certain features that are managed by my site administrators and even though I have admin rights, I am unable to make certain changes. This is one reason I'm reaching out to the community to see if anyone has encountered this or knows how I can prevent it from happening in the future.

Thanks!

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CC output says feet in nad83(2011), but PointTools always sees meters

ContextCapture Engine freezing