Flight Log and flightlogs.xml ?

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I am importing geo-referenced camera positions using a Flight Log.
For my geo-referenced camera positions I also have Phi [gon], Omega [gon],Kappa [gon] values available which I do not normally use.
I am investigating whether using them in my Flight Log might help resolve a problem I have with a couple of datasets where the Easting, Northing, Altitude orientations of the Flight Log alignment do not correctly align with the coordinate system.

I am editing flightlogs.xml by editing the final provided example <format id=“{97F08A22-F231-4AB4-A2FD-6FA42BB6D663}”… by replacing the Yaw Pitch and Roll lines (I do not have values for these)

<Phi index=“7” format=“value”/>
<Omega index=“8” format=“value”/>
<Kappa index=“9” format=“value”/>

I have two questions

  1. What format is RC expecting Phi, Omega, Kappa to be in ? I currently have the value in gons but can easily change it to decimal degrees if that is what is expected.

  2. Rather than edit <format id=“{97F08A22-F231-4AB4-A2FD-6FA42BB6D663}”… I could cut and paste it to the top of the list and edit waht I have pasted, but do I need to generate an id, if so how ?

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Hi Insepes 1,

the values should be in degrees.

About your second question:

Please try adding this to the end of the flightlogs.xml file, it worked for me:

    <format desc=“Name, X (East), Y (North), Alt, Omega, Phi, Kappa (character-separated)” reader=“CapturingReality.Import.CSVFlightLog”>
        <parser allowedSeparators=“,; &tab;” comment=“#” showIgnoreFirstline=“true” qualifiers=“"optional”>
            <Image index=“0” format=“name.ext”/>
            <X index=“1” format=“value”/>
            <Y index=“2” format=“value”/>
            <Altitude index=“3” format=“value”/>
            <Omega index=“4” format=“value”/>
            <Phi index=“5” format=“value”/>
            <Kappa index=“6” format=“value”/>
        </parser>
    </format>

Also, make sure that the file is saved, since if you don’t have admin rights to the file, you will probably have to save again once in the Administrator mode (your editing software should warn you about this).