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Updated: 21 May 2026

Introduction to Calibrate Processing

Calibrate Processing is a custom processing platform provides users with two methods of calibrating their airborne laser scanning data. This enables a seamless workflow into Pointerra for viewing and analytics.


The Process Raw Files workflow allowing users to upload raw Trimble/Applanix GNSS/INS files, GNSS base station data and raw Riegl Point Cloud formats to produce a post-processed trajectory and calibrated point cloud, while the Align Laser Data workflow is aimed at users who have non-Trimble/Applanix GNSS/INS Systems and Riegl laser sensors.

Once each individual flight has been aligned, further custom processing is available including:

  1. Merged Strip Alignment

  2. Clip Point cloud

  3. Tiling Point cloud

  4. Colorize Point cloud

  5. Calculate Control Point Adjustment

  6. Apply Control Point Adjustment

Process Raw files incorporates:

  1. Sensor Configuration - store GNSS/INS and Raw Laser calibration parameters for repeatable use in our processing workflows.

  2. Upload - raw sensor file input, base station coordinates and antenna information, coordinate system definition for processing.

  3. Processing - post-processed GNSS/INS solution incorporating base station static data or Trimble PP-RTX service, conversion of raw Riegl laser files to industry standard LAZ format, calibration and alignment of LAZ files.

  4. Quality Control - full logging of processing workflows and quality control documents for review in the browser.

  5. Pointerra Viewer - ability to build a Pointerra point cloud to our Viewer directly from the Calibrate Processing workflow or progress to custom processing.

Align Laser Data incorporates:

  1. Upload - Trajectory and LAS/LAZ point cloud files, project settings and coordinate system definition for processing.

  2. Processing - calibration and alignment of LAS/LAZ files.

  3. Quality Control - full logging of processing workflows and quality control documents for review in the browser.

  4. Pointerra Viewer - ability to build a Pointerra point cloud to our Viewer directly from the Calibrate Processing workflow or progress to custom processing.

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