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Drone Image uploader

Uploading your drone images to Buildots

Note: This page relates to drone images used to analyze the Superstructure phase of the project. For guidance about Underground utilities tracking and aerial view (orthophoto) please contact support.

Buildots Drone Guidelines

Buildots - Drone Capture Guidelines.pdf

Uploading the files to Buildots

  1. Open the Buildots platform, and open the menu on the top right corner

  2. Click "Image Uploader" ​

  3. You will be led to Buildots' Image Uploader screen

  4. Drag the files from your computer to upload

5. Each image contains a timestamp. If the capture date is older than one week, you will be prompted to manually select the date the images were taken.

6. Please note that Buildots specifically requires JPEG images containing embedded drone data, such as Latitude, Longitude, Yaw, Pitch, and Roll. While this information is typically included by most commercial drones, the system will notify you during upload if any issues are detected. Should you encounter problems with files you believe to be valid, please reach out to Buildots support for further assistance.

Contacting Support

Note -

  • Do not close the screen until the upload is completed.

  • You will see that the upload is completed when all the files have a green indicator indicating the file was completely uploaded

  • At any given time, you can track the upload's status by tracking the progress bar of the general upload.

  • Note that the upload speed might vary according to the speed of your internet connection.

History Log

7. You can access your past drone uploads by selecting the relevant date from the history log; please note that these are organized by their upload date rather than the date they were captured.


8. This log provides a comprehensive record of all images submitted to Buildots, which are assigned one of two statuses:

  • Pending Processing: The images are successfully uploaded but await Buildots' analysis.

  • Analyzed: Analysis is complete, and the resulting progress data has been integrated into the system.

9.Users can also click view images to see the original images uploaded to the system

FAQs

  1. Which file formats can be uploaded to the image uploader?
    ​    The system currently supports JPEG image files only

  2. I am uploading JPEG images but the system says there is a metadata issue?
    ​    Buildots specifically requires JPEG images containing embedded drone metadata, such as Latitude, Longitude, Yaw, Pitch, and Roll. While this information is typically included by most commercial drones, the system will notify you during upload if any issues are detected. Should you encounter problems with files you believe to be valid, please reach out to Buildots support for further assistance.

  3. Can I add a drone pilot to the project without granting them access to all pages? Certainly. If you contact support, they can set up a drone pilot in the system with restricted access, allowing them to view only the image upload screen.

  4. What happens if I re-upload the same image more than once?
    ​    Nothing bad. The Buildots system recognizes automatically the same image is uploaded and will not analyze it.

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