HERON® DESKTOP 2.5 Manual
Last edit: 2024/02/07
HERON® is a professional mobile surveying system.
It is a portable and autonomous instrument for real time scanning in indoor and outdoor environments.
Just walking (or driving) with HERON® you can:
- produce in real time a 3D map and measurable blue print of your path
- take panoramic photos (if camera is present)
- localize your position (tracking workflow)
- carry on change detection analysis of your site (tracking workflow)
The HERON® Desktop software is suite of tools inserted into the system workflow using the following capabilities:
- processing the acquired data
- optimizing the final survey, also with the usage of ground control points or points cloud from other sensors
- registering (aligning) together several acquisitions (trajectories) and data from other sensors (TLS, Drone, etc)
- analyze and extract information for HERON surveys
- exporting 3D point cloud models, images and blueprints in open format compatible both with desktop or web applications
- preparing reference maps starting from HERON point clouds, point cloud from other sensors or CAD/BIM model. These reference maps are usable for the tracking workflow
(please check with availability of this feature according to you HERON model )
Manual overview
The manual is organize 6 main chapters:
- Setup: in this chapter the installation and set up process for the software suite is reported.
- Getting started: this chapter explain how to start a project and how to chose the proper workflow and usage mode.
- Workflows: this chapter explain the possible workflows that the user can follow to process the HERON data
- Modes: Heron desktop offers three modes of usage. This chapter explains how to take benefit from these different modes
- Annex: Deeper details about the component of the HERON software suite are reported in this chapter
- FAQ&TIPs: Answers and suggestion based on users frequently questions are offered in this chapter
This manual is intended for new users with little or no experience using Heron® Desktop software but also for advanced users that want to know all all the commands/parameters and the tips for complex data processing.
Before starting to use the HERON® please read careful:
The following conventions have been used in this manual:
- Main processes and parameters will be bold
- Commands will appear in italic, during explanations
- Clickable links will be blue colored. Use these links to consult other items in the manual or external links.
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