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Getting Started
Virtual Surveyor Methodology
6
The Basic Virtual Surveyor Concept
The Drone Surveying Workflow
Why the DSM and not the DTM?
Introduction to Surveying Workflows
To Clean or Not to Clean?
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Downloadable Demos
1
Download Sample Datasets
IT Administration
4
System Requirements for Virtual Surveyor
System Requirements for Terrain Creator
Whitelisting, Firewalls, & Proxy Servers
Silently Install Virtual Surveyor
Virtual Surveyor Basics
0
Photogrammetry
Starting with Photogrammetry
6
From Drone Photos to Topographic Surveys
Add Drone Photos with a CSV File
Adjust the Elevation to Your Geoidal or Local Height
Adjust the Elevation to Independently Measured Check Points
Clipping a DSM and Orthophoto
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Geodesy Basics & Geodetic Concepts
7
What is WGS84?
The Difference Between Geographic and Projected Coordinate Systems?
The Difference Between Ellipsoidal, Geoid, and Orthometric Elevations?
What is a Horizontal Datum?
What is the Geoid?
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Quality
3
Terrain Creator Validation
Troubleshooting for Errors
Average Error & RMSE - Accuracy Metrics
Terrain Creator App
3
From Photogrammetry to the Virtual Surveyor App
Keyboard Shortcuts | Terrain Creator
Where are My Data Files?
Drone Surveying
Topographic Surveying
10
Introduction to Drone Surveying with Spot Elevations
Create a Basic Topographic Survey
Road Survey with Section Lines
Surveying a Densely Vegetated Area
Compensate the Survey for Snow
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Quarrying & Mining
4
Mining Operations Over Time
Fracking Pit Analysis
Create a Surface for a Quarry
Create a Line Survey for a Quarry
Construction Earthworks
4
Earthworks Monitoring
Design Surface from a 2D CAD Plan
Create a PDF Earthwork Progress Report
Flatten Noisy Water Surfaces
Stockpile Inventory
9
Remove a Conveyor
Stockpile Calculation from a Boundary
Stockpile Calculation from a Surface
Stockpile Calculation Over a Bank
Display a Volume Calculation on Top of a Pile
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Virtual Surveyor App
Overview
13
Main View
Project View
Backstage View
Project Templates
Profile View
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Project Essentials
6
Creating a New Project in Virtual Surveyor
Import and Convert Lidar Point Clouds
How to Import CAD Layers into Virtual Surveyor
Supported Input File Formats
Import Points with a CSV File
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Software Settings
4
Running Virtual Surveyor on Mac
Set Default Graphics Card
Performance Influence from Complex Boundaries
Settings
Tabs Catalog
17
HOME Tab
EXPORT Tab
ANALYSIS Tab
VIEW Tab
HELP Tab
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Home Tab
16
Area Select
Replace Terrain
Remove Object
Drawing Tools
Move/Copy
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Export Tab
14
Exporting Contour Lines
Export Stockpiles
Export Profile
Export Image
Export Templates - Layers and Materials
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Analysis Tab
3
About Terrain Lenses
Draw Profile
Measurement Tools
View Tab
3
View Modes
Navigation Basics
About Fly-Throughs
Selection - Tools Tab
26
About Surface Styles
Keep Outside
Keep Inside
Cut/Fill
Densify
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Collaboration
Dropbox Integration
6
Connect Your Dropbox
Team and Personal Dropbox Accounts
How to Share a Project via Dropbox Integration
To Share or Not to Share
Recommended Dropbox Settings
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My Virtual Surveyor
Authentication & Licensing
9
About Licensing
Add a User to a Company Account
Assign Users to a Subscription
User Roles
How Can I Update My Password?
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Managing Your Subscription
7
Activate the Free Valley Plan
Assign Users to Valley
Restart Your Subscription
Renew Your Subscription
Upgrade Your Subscription
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Billing
10
"VAT Number is Not Valid" Message
Payment Methods for Virtual Surveyor
My Credit Card Won't Charge
Who Can See My Credit Card Data?
Where to Find Your Invoice and Payment Status
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