Coordinate Entry for specific location with Panorama capture

JakimFignole

I dont know if I missed something so correct me if I am wrong please.

When using Arcgis flight and the panorama capture function, I cant seem to find a way to enter a specific coordinate to capture the shots at. I do over 30 construction site maps and pano captures for one of my clients each month at different sites. A key requirement of my contract is to capture the required images to later stitch into a 360 panorama at a set location. This location does not deviate and I am given coordinates for the location. 

I created a flight plan, but have no way to enter these coordinates other than tapping an area that is relatively "close"

During testing today, My workaround currently was to use my hosted feature layer in arcgis online where I have the coordinate set as a point feature, then zoom as far in as I could, and then drag the panorama over that point. This unfortunately does not give me confidence where I can tell my client that it was captured at the specific coordinate. 

I am using the mavic 3 enterprise. It shouldn't be directly related to the sdk as I have a general understanding of the shot List required (headings and gimble angles) required to take the images. I built the sequence in pilot 2 originally as dji never gave users the Automated capture.

So am I missing this or is this not implemented yet? This i believe is absolutely crucial to have and not directly tird to any specific drone platform

BrentPierce

@JakimFignole These are great requirements and I would like to share we are working on some enhancements in this very area in the app that should be available next year. In the meantime, I have some ideas you could try.

1. Use the "Mission Location" search feature when planning your flights to search for specific coordinates. This should search for that location and center the map at that location.

2. Then tap the "Center Mission Area to Map" button in the mission data panel. This will move the panoramic location to the center of the map which should be the coordinates you just entered in step 1.

 

I know, I'll be the first to admit, this is a little clunky but we are working to improve this workflow as we know the shot lists you are provided with are getting more sophisticated and detailed. We would love to talk with you about your day to day needs. If you're interested please just send an email to bpierce@esri.com.

Hope this helps.