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Processing

Processing runs on MapperTool's render nodes, not on your computer.

While a job runs​

Processing screen with the Queued, Processing and Results steps, a reconstruction progress bar and a cancel button

The progress screen walks through three stages: Queued, Processing, Results.

  • The image count, covered area and creation date sit at the top.
  • The current stage is named, for example Reconstruction, with a percentage and a step counter such as Step 3 of 4.
  • The outputs you selected are listed as chips.
  • Elapsed time counts up while the job runs.
  • Cancel processing stops the job. The upload stays, so you can start again with different settings.

Most jobs start immediately. If the system is busy, the job waits in a queue first, and higher plans get priority. See dashboard.

You can close the tab at any point, queued or running. You are notified when the results are ready.

Raw images are deleted after processing​

Once a job finishes, your uploaded images are kept only for a limited window, then deleted permanently.

  • Free. 24 hours
  • Plus. 48 hours
  • Pro. 7 days

This is also your reprocessing window. A project can be reprocessed once, with different outputs or a different quality level, while the raw images are still there. After they are deleted, the results remain but the project cannot be processed again.

Warning

Always keep your own copy of the raw images. Once the window closes, they cannot be recovered.

The results themselves are stored longer than the raw images. See pricing for how long, and dashboard for the expiry countdown.

In this section​

05.01OutputsThe six outputs MapperTool can produce. Orthomosaic, DSM, DTM, 3D point cloud, NDVI and thermal orthomosaic, with the download format and requirements of each.05.02Processing qualityWhat GSD means and how the low, medium and high quality levels work. Low and medium cap resolution at 8 and 5 cm per pixel, high removes the cap.05.03OrthomosaicAn orthomosaic map is a seamless, geometrically corrected aerial map stitched from your drone photos. Every pixel sits in its true map position.05.04DSMA Digital Surface Model is a digital elevation model of everything the camera saw, including buildings, trees and stockpiles. Delivered as GeoTIFF.05.05DTMA Digital Terrain Model records bare ground height, with buildings and vegetation filtered out. Delivered as GeoTIFF for earthworks and contours.05.063D point cloudA 3D point cloud rebuilds your site as millions of coloured points with real-world positions, reconstructed from photos and delivered as LAZ.05.07NDVIAn NDVI vegetation map shows crop health from multispectral drone imagery. Stressed areas stand out on a colour-coded vegetation index map.05.08ThermalA thermal map is a georeferenced surface temperature map built from radiometric drone imagery. Read temperatures and adjust the colour scale.