https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/arcgis-pro-arcmap-ortho-mapping-needs-to-allow/idi-p/934696 <P>The workflow for Ortho Mapping is very rigid and restrictive following traditional photogrammetric workflows.&nbsp; This is a good workflow for doing traditional ortho photo production … but makes it very difficult to accommodate new/different sensors.&nbsp; Case in point, push broom sensors or sensor that do not have fiducial marks such as aerial&nbsp;thermal sensors.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Improvements/enhancements</P><UL><LI>Push-broom sensor support (i.e. a long strips of imagery)</LI><LI>Support of sensors without fiducials (i.e. non-frame cameras)</LI><LI>Creation and support of image blocks of imagery that has already been geo-located … i.e. do not need interior orientation … just need to add additional GCPs and tie points to improve the geo-location</LI><LI>Use imagery where it is without making copies before any processing has been done</LI><LI>When errors are encountered allow the user to simply "back up" one or more steps in the workflow rather than requiring a new project be created.</LI><LI>Improve documentation to have complete definitions of error codes … and how to correct the error … even take the user to the point in the workflow that needs correction</LI></UL> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:41:18 GMT GaryWilliams 2020-11-13T20:41:18Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/arcgis-pro-arcmap-ortho-mapping-needs-to-allow/idi-p/934696 <P>The workflow for Ortho Mapping is very rigid and restrictive following traditional photogrammetric workflows.&nbsp; This is a good workflow for doing traditional ortho photo production … but makes it very difficult to accommodate new/different sensors.&nbsp; Case in point, push broom sensors or sensor that do not have fiducial marks such as aerial&nbsp;thermal sensors.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Improvements/enhancements</P><UL><LI>Push-broom sensor support (i.e. a long strips of imagery)</LI><LI>Support of sensors without fiducials (i.e. non-frame cameras)</LI><LI>Creation and support of image blocks of imagery that has already been geo-located … i.e. do not need interior orientation … just need to add additional GCPs and tie points to improve the geo-location</LI><LI>Use imagery where it is without making copies before any processing has been done</LI><LI>When errors are encountered allow the user to simply "back up" one or more steps in the workflow rather than requiring a new project be created.</LI><LI>Improve documentation to have complete definitions of error codes … and how to correct the error … even take the user to the point in the workflow that needs correction</LI></UL> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:41:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/arcgis-pro-arcmap-ortho-mapping-needs-to-allow/idi-p/934696 GaryWilliams 2020-11-13T20:41:18Z