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Photographic survey function allows to create a sessions of photos that can be later processed with a photogrammetric office software to generate a point cloud and a mesh.
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For more information on how to process the photos with Fusion refer to Ground photo processing.
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This function allows in the field to take photos for photogrammetric processing and measure with instrument control points that can be used for georeferencing the point cloud.
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Data can then be easily exported using the X-PAD Exchange format to Fusion.
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Click Survey.
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Click Photographic survey.
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Click Add to create a new session of photos and enter the session name.
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The session is initially empty.
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Click Add photo to load new photos to the session, loading the photos from the gallery or taking new photos.
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When all photos have been loaded click Back.
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To export the photographic survey data open Job page and select Export & Share.
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Select X-PAD Exchange format.
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Select to export the photographic sessions and select Accept.
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This creates a file with extension .xpad containing the survey data and the photographic survey data that can be imported in Fusion.
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Importing this file in Fusion creates automatically a Ground photos sessions with all photo loaded.
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Refer to Ground photo processingon how to process the photos.
