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GeoSLAM Connect 2.2.0
Release Notes

Release Date: October 2022
Written by: GeoSLAM Product Team
GeoSLAM Licence Manager: 1.3.5

New features

  • Users now have the option to export point cloud (and optionally images) to E57 format.  The implementation is based on the libE57 software which is an open source implementation of the ASTM E2807 Standard Specification for 3D Imaging Data Exchange
  • Both structured and unstructured E57 data formats are available
  • Users have the option to export all or a subset of images
  • Users have the option to define a processing queue, where they can choose the number of concurrent workflows that can be run. Any workflow where data is imported at the start of the project will be added to the queueing system. Workflows run from the ribbon bar are not currently added to the queueing system
  • Users have the ability to add a workflow to a project, add it to the queue, then create / open another project and add data.  In this way users can multiple projects and import multiple datasets which can be left unattended allowing the processing to continue
  • A Processing Details window has been added to allow users to monitor: ‘Queued’, ‘In Progress’, ‘Completed’ and ‘Failed’ workflows
  • Users can choose to delete any jobs from the queue
  • A point cloud alignment function has been added to allow users to align 2 or more point clouds (and their associated trajectories) using an extended generalised iterative closest point algorithm
  • Manual alignment tools have been added to allow users to translate and rotate point clouds so that they are closely aligned prior to running the alignment function
  • The alignment function calculates the percentage overlap between all loaded point clouds to determine the most efficient alignment order
  • Users have the option to output individually aligned point clouds (and trajectories) or to additionally output a single merged point cloud
  • A new set of registration workflows have been added to allow users to register point clouds (in LAZ format) without re-processing the raw SLAM (.geoslam) data
  • A new set of analysis workflows have been added to allow users to analyse point clouds (in LAZ format) without the requirement to process the raw (.geoslam) format

Improvements

  • The filters selection tool has been refined for easier selection of filter workflows
  • The export point cloud tool has been refined for easier selection of export format workflows. This includes the newly support E57 format
  • Numerous speed optimisations have been included in the colouriser function
  • Updates to the Spanish and Chinese translations

Issues resolved

  • Resolved an issue with the stitching tool where zero byte JPEGs caused the application to fail
  • Resolved an issue where images could be misaligned with respect to some georeferenced datasets
  • The alignment report chart files (gs-chart) from the stop-and-go-georeferencing occasionally failed to load.  This has been resolved
  • Resolved an issue where the clipping box from a closed project was still visible when starting a new project
  • Resolved an issue where newly created files were not automatically displayed in the project tree
  • Occasionally, floorplans were being incorrectly cropped and not showing the entire floor area, this has been resolved
  • Resolved an issue where scripts would fail when the output folder was defined as the project folder
  • The processing log messages were delayed, messages are now matched with the current processing stage