Use the Batch template

The Batch template allows you to import multiple projects and process them sequentially. This eliminates the need for you to wait for a project to complete before initiating another project. You can configure the processing options for each project and remove or add projects after the batch project has been created. With the Batch template, you can start several jobs, set them to run overnight, and view the results in the morning.

Capabilities

The Batch template output product capabilities are determined individually by each project in the batch process.

Create a project

To create a batch project, complete the following steps:

1. Start Drone2Map.
2. Sign in using your ArcGIS Online organization or Portal for ArcGIS credentials.
3. Provide a name for the project, and choose a location where you'll save it or accept the default.
4. Select the Batch template.
5. Click Add Project, and browse to the location of the Drone2Map project folder, select the .d2mx file in the folder, and click OK.
6. Click Create to create the project.
7. On the Home tab, click the Projects button to view information about each project.
8. Click a project in the table to select it.
9. On the Home tab, click the Options button, and review the checked options.

   All of the previous options you configured on your projects are listed. You can change any option on the project before processing.

10. If you change any project options, click OK to save the changes.
11. Click Start to begin processing.

The Manage pane appears, and projects begin processing in their project table order. The status of processing shows as complete when the processing is finished for that project.

Interact with batch projects

After the batch project is created, the map is zoomed to the extent of all projects with the Project Areas layer in the Contentspane and its table open.

To change processing options on a batch project, complete the following steps:

1. Select the project from the map or the Project Areas table.
2. Click Options.
3. Change the processing options.

Manage projects

You can add and remove projects as well as view the processing report.

Add or remove projects

To add or remove projects, complete the following steps:

1. On the Home tab, click Add Projects.
2. Browse to the .d2mx project file, and click OK.

   The project is added to the batch project.

3. To remove a project, select the project or projects to be removed, and click Remove Projects.
4. Click Yes to confirm or click No to cancel.

View the processing report

To view the processing report for a project, complete the following steps:

1. Select a project.
2. Click Report .

Open a project

To open a project once processing is finished, complete the following steps:

Note:

If a project is opened while batch processing is running, it will not show as read-only. It is recommended that you only open projects after batch processing has finished to reduce the potential for errors.

1. On the Home tab, click the Projects button to open the Projects table.
2. Select the project in the table that has finished processing.
3. On the Home tab, click the Open Project button to open the project.

   A new instance of Drone2Map opens for each project opened.