topic Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created in ArcGIS Drone2Map Questions

'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

MarkTryon4 — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 18:23:44 GMT

Hey everyone,

I'm using a d2m trial, and am having trouble getting it to create my orthomosaic. 'Create Orthomosaic' and 'Merge Tiles' are checked in processing options, I can watch it being processed in the Processing Log without any errors, but no ortho is actually added to the project, nor is it anywhere to be found in my project folder.

The processing report shows a preview of everything as it should look, including the ortho, but only the DSM and DTM are actually created and added to the project.

In case any of this helps:

- I'm running on Drone2Map 1.3.1.226

- The project is 133 images (1.11gb)

- Images were taken by a Mavic Air, and the flight plan was drawn up using Pix4D Capture

- Average GSD is 2.04 cm

Has anyone else run into this issue / know how to fix it?

Thanks!

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

TrentReeder — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 20:57:44 GMT

Interesting. Usually it's the other way around for me with the elevation raster not coming through...

Here's a screen shot of what is normally in your project's "products" folder:

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

MarkTryon2 — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:58:13 GMT

This is what I'm getting - Everything looks the same as yours, just without the actual ortho files. It does create the "ortho_tiles" folder, but it's totally empty.

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

TrentReeder — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:40:19 GMT

Hmmm..that is odd. Are you missing orthos after a Rapid project as well? You may try uninstall/reinstall process. I had this happen to me on an older D2M release, but I haven't seen the issue since.

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

MarkTryon2 — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:49:52 GMT

No orthos to be seen for rapid or more intensive projects, even after a full reinstall. I had our IT guy take a look too, and it doesn't look like anything is getting blocked by the firewall / server security settings.

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

TrentReeder — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 19:36:19 GMT

So when you are in one of your projects, do see any images when click on the blue photo dot? Are you modifying any of the Processing Options?

This may sound silly, but try using some simple naming for both the folder and project names with no spaces or special characters. Are you accessing and saving data locally on your machine? Call the folder 'test' and call the project like 'testproj' or something like that and rerun.

I'll compare your report with one of mine to see if anything stands out.

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

MarkTryon2 — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:29:42 GMT

All images are there when I click the blue dots, and no processing options have been modified. The simplified naming was a good idea, but unfortunately I got the same results as before for both rapid and full processing.

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

MarkTryon4 — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:46:13 GMT

After working with ESRI tech support, the (correct) conclusion was made that our UAV needed to be re-calibrated after imagery from other drones created an orthomosaic and everything else just fine.

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

Anonymous User — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:55:03 GMT

Hey Mark,

I am experiencing the exact same behavior with Drone2Map when using my Mavic Air. Could you provide any more details about what specifically you had to configure on the drone. Was this configuration done in the DJI Go App or on the PIX4D software?

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

AngelaGruber — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:15:06 GMT

I'm having the same issue. Could you elaborate on what the setting is that needs to be changed on the UAV?

Thank you!

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

Anonymous User — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:39:37 GMT

Hey Angela,

I was not able to resolve the issue in Drone2Map. I was able to find a workaround by using ArcGIS Pro. If you have the image analyst extension in ArcGIS Pro then you can use it to create an imagery workspace that allows you to go step by step through creating the Orthomosaic. Hope that helps.

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

CodyBenkelman — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 17:50:32 GMT

Hi everyone

First, I apologize for the slow response on this. The good news is we have found the problem, and we have a fix for you.

We have found a bug that relates to newer cameras and an outdated copy of the camera database. This has been fixed with Drone2Map version 1.3.2 which will be available on or before November 14. We'll have a blog here (and your software will notify you) when the new version is available.

If any of you are working on urgent projects and cannot wait until next week, we can give you a workaround that involves manually replacing system files. Since that is a bit risky, we’d recommend you wait for the new version, but if anyone on this thread needs the workaround urgently, email us at drone2map@esri.com and we'll send you the steps to fix this problem.

Thanks for your patience.

Cody Benkelman

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

AprilChipman — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:28:28 GMT

I have experienced this same problem this week with some drone imagery. I am using Drone2Map version 1.3.2.232.

After 2 days of processing, I have a folder full of ortho tiles that I can individually add, but no full orthomosaic. The processing report shows an image of an orthomosaic and I don't see any major issues with the image in the pdf...

Is there a chance that the orthomosaic was going to be too large? I feel like I've done a similarly sized area before, but I'll try a portion of this project and see how the process works.

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

CodyBenkelman — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:22:50 GMT

April

As noted above, we had a known bug that could cause this, but we believed it had been fixed in 1.3.2. If you're getting tiles in the orthomosaic_tiles folder, this sounds like a different problem.

How big is your project in terms of # of images? If it's more than ~1500-2000 photos, you may be having memory problems, so may need to split it into two subprojects - ensure some images overlap (~2 flightlines) and include ground control in the overlap region.

Did the processing complete normally and declare "success"? If you have ArcGIS Pro (or ArcMap), you should be able to load the tiles into a mosaic dataset and review them - are there tiles missing?

Best would be if you can send us the log file - Go to Processing Options/Resources and find the link to the log.

Cody B

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

Anonymous User — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:35:59 GMT

Hey April,

The Drone2Map update 1.3.2 fixed my issue completely and I am able to create Orthomosaics using images from a DJI Mavic Air without any issue. As Cody has noted above this does sound like a different issue. Hopefully separating the images into two sub projects proves successful.

Cheers,

Bryan

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

AprilChipman — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:41:41 GMT

Cody, thanks for looking into my issue!

I've attached the logs. There are 747 images in this project. The project took 2 days to compile everything and stitch things together. The drone that was used to fly is a DJI Inspire 2. The computer doing the work is dedicated to Drone2Map and is a Dell Optiplex 7040, i7-6700 CPU @3.40GHz with 16GB of RAM running Windows 7.

I've started a new project using only the first 399 images. It is currently at 56%.

Re: 'Create Orthomosaic' is checked in Processing Options, but none is actually created

CodyBenkelman — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:10:19 GMT

April

it appears you do not have your logging set to "debug" - we can't see anything useful in these log files but if you could enable debug mode and try again, let us know the results.

If this continues, it's probably best for you to log a support incident at http://support.esri.com/

Cody B