Plug your SD card into your computer.

Navigate to the folder with the flight images.

Select all flight images you want processed.

In OpenSpace, navigate to your project and select Drone Captures in the left-hand menu.

Click Create drone capture at the bottom of the drone capture list to open the Upload drone images page. (Note: if this is your first upload, you’ll go straight to the Upload drone images page.)

Drag and drop the selected images from your SD card folder onto the Create drone capture button to begin uploading. (Or, click the Create drone capture button and navigate to the images on your SD card.)

Save and name the capture.

Your images will begin processing. You will receive an email when the capture is published—typically within 2-4 hours for flights under 300 images.

OpenSpace Air supports JPG images.

All images must have latitude, longitude, and altitude in the GPS EXIF data.

All images should be facing the area of interest.

We recommend at least 75% frontal overlap (with respect to the flight direction) and at least 60% side overlap (between flying tracks).

Images with a camera angle (pitch) >60° will fail processing.

Upload at least 10 images.

We recommend taking nadir images with the camera pointed directly at the ground. Note that nadir images can produce quality 3D models.

Oblique images can be uploaded but we recommend keeping the camera angle between 0° and 45° (at 0° the camera is pointed at the ground).