Manual File Upload

1. Description

Files can be uploaded to an existing project or survey and then used as inputs for analytics, 2D or 3D visualization.

Examples of files can be construction as-built, future mine plans, and previously processed data from other sources such as manned aircraft, ground-based sensors, satellite tile, or human surveys.

It is possible to create a new survey for an existing Project when uploading a file.

Info

The workflow to upload a raw image dataset is described here‍.

 

2. Procedure

Step 1 - Open the project.

Step 2 - Click on "UPLOAD FILES".

Step 3 - Choose the survey option:

  • A new survey (create a survey)
  • All surveys (accessible to all surveys = project level)
  • A specific survey of the project

Step 4 - Drag and Drop or browse the file.


 

Optional steps for 3D

For 3D model file (OBJ) - Add material and texture files.

Once the 3D model file (obj) is selected, a new box appears to attach mtl and multiple jpg or png texture files.

 

Step 5 - Click on "NEXT".

Step 6 - Rename the file, if necessary.

Step 7 - Define the type (See Table 1, Paragraph 4.).

Step 8 - Define the category (see Table 2, Paragraph 5.).

Info

  • For 3D files, select the "Mesh" type and keep the "Category" box empty.

  • For CSV files to be converted to vector file, select the "Vector" type, select a "Category" (see paragraph 5), adjust the CSV file settings if the input file deviates from Aether's default values, tick if the CSV file has column headers, and localize columns X, Y, and Z. See Upload CSV as a Vector File for more information

 

Step 9 - Define Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS)‍.‍ 

Optional step for 3D files

Step 9a - Define 3D-model offset

If the selected type of the file is “Mesh”, it opens an additional field, enabling to define the offset of the model. 

This offset is needed in case the selected mesh was generated in a local coordinate system. It represents the offset between this local coordinate system and the coordinate system of the project. The offset is an output of the photogrammetry tool used to generate the mesh.

 

 

Step 10 - Click on "UPLOAD".

Warning

Do not log out or close the browser tab of Aether before the upload completion will stop the process.

 

Step 11 -.Click on "CONFIRM" to launch the upload.

Step 12 - Follow the progression of the uploading.

Step 13 - Aether notifies the user that the uploading is done.

3. Results

  • Uploaded files are in the Download section of Aether. It is possible to download or delete them and check the information (Type, Author, publication date, CRS, etc...)

  • Depending on the type and categories, files uploaded are added in the corresponding categories.

4. File Types

  • The following file types are supported

Table 1: accepted files format

TYPE FORMATS
Vector kml, json, geojson, topojson, zip shapefile, dxf‍ (single-layer), csv
Raster tiff, jp2
Point Cloud las (1.2 & 1.4), laz
Mesh obj (+ mtl + jpg + png), glb
Image tif, jpeg ( + dlc for UX11 users)
File zip, csv, txt, xlsx
  • A warning message is displayed in case the file to upload has an extension not recognized for the selected file type.

Warning message

5. File Category

A file category can be added to an uploaded file.

Depending on the selected category and after upload:

  • The file is placed in a specific folder in the 2D or 3D layer panel in the Data Studio module
  • A specific styling associated with the category can be automatically applied
  • The file can be used for specific analytics that require a specific category.

The following categories are available to the user, sorted per industry.

Table 2: Files Categories

CATEGORIES
Generic Agriculture & Forestry Mines & Aggregates Power & Utilities None
  • BNDVI
  • BPRI
  • Brillance
  • BSR
  • BVI
  • CCCI
  • CIR
  • CIRE
  • DVI
  • Emergence mask
  • Emergence ratio
  • Fcover %
  • Fcover mask
  • Flowering %
  • Flowering mask
  • GNDVI
  • GSR
  • GVI
  • Indice statistics
  • MCARI2
  • Microplots / Plots
  • MSAVI
  • MSAVI2
  • NDRE
  • NDVI
  • Plant height
  • Plant count
  • Plant gaps
  • Plant rows
  • PRI
  • Reflectances
  • REVI
  • RGB
  • RRi1
  • RSR
  • RVI
  • SAVI
  • Stay green %
  • Stay green mask
  • Tree crowns
  • Tree density indicators
  • Tree tops density
  • VARI‍ 
  • Weed area‍ 
  • Weed zones
  • Advanced stockpiles
  • Bench
  • Haul road crossfalls
  • Haul road envelopes
  • Haul road grades
  • Haul road widths
  • Highwall toes and crests
  • Highwalls‍ 
  • Safety berm crests
  • Safety berm toes
  • Safety berms
  • Safety berm toes and crests
  • Safety berms
  • Safety block crests
  • Safety block toes
  • Safety blocks
  • Sand pit
  • S‍elf service  stockpiles



6. Tiled 3D Model upload

You can import a Tiled 3D model embedded in a zip file with the format described below.

Tiled 3D Model format

Only one Tiled 3D Model by archive in .obj format.

A zip can contain multiple .obj with their material and textures files, see the following structure as an example.

Tiled 3D model structure

A metadata file is also supported. If available, it's used to define automatically the coordinates system and offset. The format is described below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ModelMetadata version="1">
	<!--Spatial Reference System-->
	<SRS>EPSG:32631</SRS>
	<!--Origin in Spatial Reference System-->
	<SRSOrigin>388342,4804265,0</SRSOrigin>
</ModelMetadata>
 

 


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