3D Environment
The 3D environment refers to the querying and management of 3D data from panoramas and point clouds. This type of data is managed using the Mapia STREETS plugin.
Information
Mapia STREETS is a product not included in the default installation of Mapia SERVER.
Work with point clouds and 360 panoramas wherever and whenever you want.
Mapia STREETS is the tool that allows any user to work efficiently and effortlessly with point clouds and 360 panoramas obtained from Mobile Mapping surveys, aerial LIDAR, or terrestrial laser scanners.
MapiaStreets is the tool that allows any user to work efficiently and effortlessly with point clouds and panoramas from any device and location. It is a tool adapted to all types of users, ready to be used by both highly technical professionals and more general profiles.
MapiaStreets is ideal for asset inventories, updating urban cartographies, reference BIM, loading and editing civil engineering projects, or performing various specific tasks such as regulatory height studies, turning angles, street sign reviews, management of bar and restaurant terraces, street widths, sidewalk widths, tunnel and bridge heights, space reviews, etc. It provides specific tools for data editing, element measurement, profile creation, angle and volume measurement. The calculated data in the application can be extracted for use in CAD and GIS environments.
MapiaStreets has plugins and extensions for Bentley MicroStation, ArcGIS Pro, Autodesk, and QGIS, allowing users to edit, query, and exploit data without leaving their preferred software. Consult your provider for more details.
Through its API and existing web components, MapiaStreets can be integrated into any desktop or web environment and using any programming language (JavaScript, Python, .NET, etc.). Consult your provider for more details.
Concepts
Conceptually, Mapia STREETS is organized as follows:
- Zones: Geographical areas used to grant permissions to different users.
- Campaigns: Data capture units. Each campaign corresponds to a field campaign where data has been obtained.
In the following example, the zone would cover all of Catalonia, and the campaigns would be represented by the red tasks on the map:
Mapia STREETS allows working with 5 different types of data:
- Panoramas: 360º spherical images in equirectangular format.
- Auxiliary Images: Non-spherical images related to the main panorama. Some sensors have additional cameras that capture extra information apart from the main 360º images.
- Point Clouds (Web): Point clouds visualized online. Mapia works with the Potree data format.
Mapia STREETS allows loading any combination of these:
- Zones with point clouds, panoramas, and images.
- Zones with only panoramas.
- Zones with only point clouds.
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Panoramas
Equirectangular panoramas in JPG or PNG format. Accepts 360º or lower panoramas.
Auxiliary Images
Any image format supported by web browsers: JPG, PNG, SVG, …
Point Clouds
Point clouds intended for online consumption. Mapia works with the Potree data format.
Information
For each of the data to be loaded into the system, for each campaign, a CSV with data information is created, including image names, coordinates, rotations, dates, etc. Point clouds are usually loaded with tiles in 100x100 meter zones.
Data Organization
Mapia STREETS organizes data based on Zones and Campaigns:
- Data information and attributes are stored and indexed in the Mapia STREETS server’s database.
- Physical data (files) are located in folders on the server. A single instance of Mapia STREETS can obtain data from multiple servers. The folders can be organized as deemed most convenient.
For example:
