Using Drone2Map, you can create multiple types of output products from your drone imagery. These include 2D products, such as True Orthos, orthomosaics, DSM point clouds, digital elevation models (DEMs), and digital terrain models (DTMs), as well as 3D products, such as meshes and point clouds. You manage the products you create from your drone imagery in the Manage pane.
Manage pane
The Manage pane provides quick access to your project outputs and displays the status of processing and sharing jobs.
You open the Manage pane from the Processing group on the Home tab. The Manage pane contains two tabs: Products and Sharing.
Products tab
On the Products tab, you can select products to be created for your project and configure options to manage your data.
Enable products
To enable a product, check the check box next to its name. A checked check box indicates that the product will be created during processing. After processing, the product is updated with an additional green check mark to indicate that the product has been successfully created.
Selecting a product automatically enables the processing steps needed to generate the product. The inverse is also true; unchecking products automatically disables processing steps if no other products are dependent on those steps.
For example, a project using the Rapid template does not include the generation of 3D products, so those processing steps will not be active.
Note:
Selecting multiple products can increase the processing time for a project. It is recommended that you select only the products needed for the project.
Processing steps
Drone2Map has four processing steps: Adjust Images, Analysis , Surface Reconstruction, and Finalization . These processing steps are listed in the Manage pane below the product types. During processing, the active processing steps are highlighted, allowing you to track the progress of the project. Disabled processing steps are not available, and are not run during processing.
The Adjust Images processing step must be run when first processing a project. After the initial adjustment has been completed, the step is automatically turned off when processing additional products. If images are added or removed, this processing step is automatically re-enabled.
Clicking a processing step opens additional processing options for that step. See Processing options for more information.
Additional product options
Some product types include additional product settings and data management options. To access the product options, click the drop-down arrow next to the product type. The available options are determined by the product type.
Processing options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Add to Map | Add the product to the map and the Contents pane once it is created. Products that are not initially added to the map can be added later. |
| Keep on Map | Add a product that has been removed back to the map the next time the project is opened. |
| Merge Tiles | Merges True Ortho tiles into a single True Ortho image. |
Mosaic Dataset options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Seamlines | Generate seamlines on the Image Collection during the Adjust Images step. |
| Color Balance | Color balance the Image Collection for more seamless transitions between images. |
Data options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Open Product Folder | Open the file explorer to the location of the saved product. |
| Regenerate | Re-create deleted products without additional processing. |
| Delete Data | Permanently delete the product from disk. In some cases, this action cannot be undone. |
Product options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Create Contours | Generate contours based on the digital surface model or digital terrain model. When used, a Create Contours window appears, allowing contour parameters to be defined and providing the option to export the contours to a shapefile. These options can also be defined in the processing options 2D products section. |
| Create Shaded Relief | Generate a shaded relief based on the digital surface model or digital terrain model. When used, a Create Shaded Relief window appears, allowing hillshade parameters to be defined. These options can also be defined in the processing options 2D products section. |
| Create Tile Package | Generate a locally stored tile package of any orthomosaic or elevation product. When used, a Create Tile Package window appears, allowing tile package parameters to be defined. Tile packages can be generated in the project's spatial reference by checking the Use product spatial reference option. |
| Create Merged LAS | Generate a single merged LAS file from a collection of LAS tiles. When used, a Create Merged LAS window appears, allowing the creation of a single merged LAS file. These options can also be defined in the processing options 2D products section. |
Some products can be further customized by modifying the processing options. Click More Options 
to open the processing options window for the product.
Sharing tab
The Sharing tab provides a quick view of the sharing jobs and their status. Status indicates whether the job is processing, queued, or completed. Additional information about each job, such as name and share type, is available on the tab.
See Sharing jobs for more information.