Is SmartData already a raw-photo processing checkout?
No. BYO hosting remains available for supported processed packages. Raw-photo processing is in development and is limited to controlled workflows.
A SmartData photogrammetry engine for raw capture to hosted views
SmartData is moving toward an end-to-end pipeline that can process drone imagery into 3D Tiles, point clouds, and downstream Gaussian Splat packages for hosted review.
Status
In development
Best-fit audience
Drone processors who want repeatable hosted delivery
In development for controlled photogrammetry processing; it is not available as a general self-service workflow.
Move from capture to processing, hosting, review, and reporting in one workflow.
BYO hosting remains the self-service path while SmartData-managed processing is introduced through scoped preview workflows.
A clearer alternative to handing clients raw folders, local viewer files, or one-off exports.
What this unlocks
Connect source data, SmartData processing, hosted views, and review outputs so operational teams can move from capture to decisions with less file handling.
ODM/NodeODM baseline for aerial photogrammetry
3D Tiles and georeferenced point cloud outputs
Higher-quality splat processing is planned through COLMAP
Quality reports and automated delivery into SmartData
Outputs packaged for supported SmartData views
Raw imagery to hosted viewer delivery is in development
Workflow story
1
Capture imagery with the required overlap, metadata, and ground-control expectations.
2
Submit the imagery through a controlled processing workflow.
3
Generate 3D Tiles, point cloud, and QA artifacts.
4
Package outputs into SmartData-compatible hosted-view roots.
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Publish the dataset into SmartData for team review, sharing, and reporting.
Commercial use cases
- Move from capture to processing, hosting, review, and reporting in one workflow.
- BYO hosting remains the self-service path while SmartData-managed processing is introduced through scoped preview workflows.
- A clearer alternative to handing clients raw folders, local viewer files, or one-off exports.
Delivery notes
- Photogrammetry processing is in development and is limited to controlled workflows.
- Raw-image processing is not available through general self-service checkout.
- Contact the team to discuss raw-image processing while the self-service path is in development.
Drone processors who want repeatable hosted delivery
SmartData gives this team a hosted workflow for turning complex capture outputs into reviewable evidence.
Surveyors moving from local processing tools to team review
SmartData gives this team a hosted workflow for turning complex capture outputs into reviewable evidence.
Asset teams that want fewer handoffs between capture, processing, and evidence review
SmartData gives this team a hosted workflow for turning complex capture outputs into reviewable evidence.
Common questions
Straight answers about inputs, availability, outputs, and where human review still matters.
Why mention ODM?
ODM/NodeODM is the planned aerial photogrammetry method, with separate processing for higher-quality splats where needed.
How does this connect to BYO hosting?
Future processing jobs will produce the same supported SmartData view packages used by BYO hosting.