Requires a Strip Align for Drone license.

Strip Align on the Sensor Tab allows users to perform adjustments for dynamic trajectory error without leaving the LP360 environment. This tool is a special version of BayesMap Solutions LLC strip alignment application created to integrate into GeoCue's LP360.

Figure 1: Strip Align dialog

When to Use Strip Align

As Strip Align is an optional step, users have two options for how to identify if Strip Align is necessary to run on a given point cloud.

1. Use the Profile View 
   • Draw cross sections in the overlap areas between flight lines, then change the Display in the Profile View to Point Source ID .
   • It is recommended to perform these sections in flat areas, buildings are especially useful for it.
2. Use the Surface Precision tool 

How to Use Strip Align

1. Select the layers of LAS data to be adjusted by checking the "use" box on the appropriate row.
2. Set the "fixed" option on layers that should not be adjusted. This will force Strip Align to attempt to adjust the non-fixed layers to this layer. This might be useful if you have previously adjusted a flight line and debiased. The adjusted line will serve as a reference.
3. Strip Align creates new output LAS files. Use the Output LAS Layer section to either write the new output LAS files to a new Layer or to append an existing Layer.
4. Once the dialog settings are complete, press Submit Strip Align Job to submit the job to the Job Manager . A notification indicating that processing is queued will be invoked. An email will be sent to the email registered in Project settings when the Job is queued and when the job completes.
5. Once the job dispatches, other operations can be performed in the current project, the project can be closed to work on a different project or LP360 can be closed. Do not log-out of the workstation or shut-down while jobs are running. The job will be lost and there is not a way to restart jobs that are lost in this way. You can lock the workstation without affecting running jobs.
6. Open the Job Manager to monitor the status of each job. Once a job has finished processing, select the job and then Complete Job to complete the job and add the results to your project.

Note - Strip Align only works with TrueView projects, as it needs the trajectory files. You cannot use this tool on LAS files that were not produced from a TrueView 3DIS. It will also not work on a project that is created from an Explorer package.

Additional Licensing Requirements for Strip Align

LP360 Strip Align licensing requires an open HTTPS port (443) to ls65.rlmcloud.com [52.9.236.200] to complete the license validation unless an offline activation has been provided.