Batch Import Sorties

Use the Batch Import Sorties option (geogxnet.dll(Geosoft.GX.UAVSurvey.ImportSortieBatch;Run)*) from the UAV Merge Sorties menu to import multiple survey data files each into a new Geosoft database file.

Batch Import Sorties dialog options

Survey name

Select the survey you would like to work with from the list of available project surveys. Multiple surveys can be created within the same GPF.

If no survey parameters have been defined, the drop-down list will be empty.

Script Parameter: PLAN_UAV_SURVEY.SURVEY_NAME

File(s) to import

Multiple survey files of the same format can be imported in batch mode. Click on the browse button [...] to navigate and select one or more files from the same directory. <Shift>-click to select multiple files.

If the pre-planning of sorties has been executed, the selected survey files are checked against the sortie polygons. The data of each Sortie will be saved into a separate database. The GDB files will have the same base name as the associated Sortie polygon files. See the Application Notes for more details.

Script Parameter: PLAN_UAV_SURVEY.FILES_TO_IMPORT

Import template

Select the import format template. The drop-down list offers two standard ASCII format templates:

DRONEMag
MagArrow

These template files are stored in the "...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications\etc" folder.

If your data has a different format, click on the Select new template option to open the Select New Import Template dialog. Search for an existing template and close the dialog; the template will be added to the drop-down list of templates and selected as your current Import template. When the next import is executed, the template will be available in the drop-down list of templates.

Script Parameter: PLAN_UAV_SURVEY.TEMPLATE

Coordinate system

This entry displays the projected coordinate system (PCS) used for the survey.

If the survey parameters have been defined, then the specified PCS will be displayed here. If not, or if the survey files contain coordinates using a different PCS, you may elect to specify a different PCS for this data file. Click the Define button to invoke the Coordinate System tool and define the PCS of the survey document.

Date (yyyy/mm/dd)

Supply the date of the survey. By default, today’s date is assigned as the date of the survey. The date is required later for the Base Station and IGRF corrections. This date is only used if the imported survey data does not have a date channel.

Script Parameter: PLAN_UAV_SURVEY.DATE

Display in

3D: if checked, a 3D view displaying the Terrain, the area of interest, and the flight path will be created. This file will be named Survey name_SortieIndex_Data.geosoft_3dv. By default, this entry is not checked.

Script Parameter: PLAN_UAV_SURVEY.DISPLAY_IN_3D [0 – do not create a 3DV (default), 1 – create a 3DV]

2D: if checked, a plan map displaying the Terrain, the area of interest, and the flight path will be created. This file will be named Survey name_SortieIndex_Data.map. By default, this entry is not checked.

Script Parameter: PLAN_UAV_SURVEY.DISPLAY_IN_2D [0 – do not create a map (default), 1 – create a map]

Map name

3D View name

Depending on your selection above, you are presented with the option to override the default name of the 2D map and/or 3D view.

Script Parameter: PLAN_UAV_SURVEY.MAP_NAME

Script Parameter: PLAN_UAV_SURVEY.MAP3D_NAME

Application Notes

The output Geosoft database (GDB) files are saved in the working directory and added to the Project Explorer. The syntax of the GDB files is one of the following:

<File to import>.gdb: no survey and subarea are defined.
<Survey name>_<File to import>.gdb: a survey has been defined and selected.
<Survey name>_Subarea_Data.gdb: survey and subarea are defined.

*The GX.NET tools are embedded in the geogxnet.dll file located in the "...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications \bin" folder. If running this GX interactively, bypassing the menu, first change the folder to point to the "bin" directory, then supply the GX.NET tool in the specified format. See the topic Run GX for more details on running a GX.NET interactively.