Ladybug Camera Calibration

Camera Calibration

1. On the Sensor Tab, click and open the drop down window Utilities.
2. Select Camera Calibration.  

Figure 1: Utilities Dropdown Menu

Figure 2: Camera Calibration Window

3. Select the Profile View tool of preference 2D or 3D. Select a profile which contains placed targets, if there are no targets placed, search for a point on a sign or other alternatives to help with calibration.

   

Figure 3: 2D Profile View

Image Explorer 

4. On the camera calibration window click the Pick A New Pair button. This will open the image explorer window.
5. Select the targets or points of interest that are available (On the profile view), reselecting the center of the target or point. Once readjusted click Validate New Pair.  Repeat steps 4 and 5, until desired amount of targets are selected.
6. Once all targets are selected click the Calibrate button. After clicking Calibrate, click Validate, and wait until the process is complete.

Figure 4: Selecting targets

7. The system folder of the mission that has been calibrated should now contain the camera calibration files for review. Figure 5 contains an example of the calibration correction values before and after the camera calibration procedure.

   

Figure 5: Correction Review

Note: Corrections presented here are slight. Only 8 targets were calibrated in this example. We recommend 15 - 30 selections for calibrations for better accuracy reports.

Exporting or Extracting Final Products/Deliverables

Using the Export Wizard, a variety of deliverables can be exported from LP360.

• For users interested in extracting (or clipping) a section of a raster or LAS layer, see the links below
  • How to Create an AOI Feature Layer
  • Export using Cookie-cutting by Polygon