Create a project

Use projects to organize your work in Site Scan. Projects contain one or multiple missions over a location. You can create projects from ArcGIS Flight or Site Scan Manager.

Create a project in Site Scan Manager

Complete the following steps to create a project:

1. From the All Projects page, click New Project.
2. Type a name for the project.
3. Choose a unit for the project.

   Project units are the default units for measurements and contour data exports. Options include Meters, U.S. Survey Foot, or Standard Foot.

4. Under North Angle, set the default map orientation.

   Setting a map orientation is helpful if project plans are designed or engineered at an angle other than true north. Rotation does not affect processed outputs and is used for visualization only.

5. Click Next.
6. Set the project location and coordinate system.
   1. Set a location by typing in coordinates, an address or place, or clicking the map. A pin will appear on the map after the location is set.

      The horizontal coordinate system and vertical datum fields appear. The default coordinate system is the WGS84 UTM zone for the project location.

      Note:

      If you change your project location after the initial location was set, the coordinate system will not change automatically. Verify the coordinate system is the intended one for the project in the following step.

   2. Set the project coordinate system and vertical datum. Ensure the coordinate system is valid at the current project location.

      You can further modify the project location and coordinate system after the project is created.

7. Click Save.
8. Optionally, invite organization members to the project. Check the box next to the members you want to invite, and set their project role under the Project Access column. When you're finished, choose Invite to Project. If you do not want to invite new members at this time, click Cancel.

Other project settings

After you create the project, anybody who has access to the project in your organization can open it in ArcGIS Flight on an iPad. Before you fly and process imagery in the project, there are other project settings that you can configure in Site Scan Manager:

• Missions—Create and manage missions in Site Scan Manager.
• Flight plans—Create a flight plan in Site Scan Manager in the Flight plans section and view existing flight plans created in ArcGIS Flight.
• GCPs—Upload, edit, or archive ground control point (GCP) sets in the GCPs section.
• Files—Upload or delete overlays such as PDFs in the Files section.
• Settings—Review and edit your output settings to ensure you have the desired output coordinate system and other processing defaults established.
• Members—Manage project members.
• Forms—Assign pre- or post-flight checklists for pilots flying in this project. These checklists appear for pilots before or after flying a mission in ArcGIS Flight. Checklist responses can be viewed in fleet management.