Processing & outputs
Processing runs on our render nodes. A job is queued first, then it goes through the photogrammetry stages. You can leave the page — the status keeps updating and you are notified when it finishes.
- Choose the outputs you need before starting the job.
- Follow the live progress: queue position, current stage and elapsed time.
- A failed job can be restarted from the project without uploading again.
Before you start, it pays to run through the quality report — fixing coverage or overlap issues before processing saves a whole processing run. Once the job finishes, your results open in the viewer.
In this section
Choosing outputs
Pick which outputs MapperTool generates before starting a job — orthomosaic, DSM/DTM, 3D point cloud, NDVI or thermal orthomosaic.
Orthomosaic
What an orthomosaic is, why MapperTool delivers it as a GeoTIFF, and what it is used for — site maps, measurements and GIS work.
DSM & DTM elevation models
The difference between DSM and DTM in plain words — surface with buildings and trees versus bare terrain — and when to use each.
3D point cloud
What a 3D point cloud is, how MapperTool reconstructs one from drone photos, and how to explore it in the browser-based viewer.
NDVI
What an NDVI map shows about vegetation health, and why it requires multispectral drone imagery — regular RGB photos are not enough.
Thermal orthomosaic
What a thermal orthomosaic shows and why it requires radiometric thermal imagery — per-pixel temperature data, not just a colored preview.
This guide is being written. The essentials above are accurate today; the detailed walkthrough lands here soon.