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Release Notes v1.7.2

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Date Revision Description

22 August, 2018 Intel Insight Platform v1.7.2 Periodic release

Intended Audience This release of the Intel® Insight Platform is intended for all current account holders.

Customer Support Support requests for the Intel® Insight Platform can be filed using the “Support -> Contact form” link within

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Intel® Insight Platform

Release Notes v1.7.2 2

Contents: 1 Introduction 3

2 About this release 3

3 Improvements and Fixes 4

4 Known Issues 22

5 Related Documentation 22

6 Hardware and Software Compatibility 22

7 Legal Notices and Disclaimers 22



1 Introduction This document provides information about the release of Intel® Insight Platform ver. 1.7.2.

To learn more about this product, see:

Features listed in the About this release section below, or in the Help tool in the Intel® Insight Platform.

Reference documentation is listed in the Related documentation section below.

2 About this release 2.1 Highlights

Change detection can be run to compare data from two separate flights based on their DSMs (Digital

Surface Models).

Users can now tag their own GCPs (Ground Control Points).

New agriculture microplots and plant & gap counting analytics.

Upload and attach a wide variety of file types to a project or mission.



3 Improvements and Fixes 3.1 Improvements 3.1.1 Search criteria are now preserved when navigating

3.2 New AND IMPROVED Features 3.2.1 3D change detection

Users can now compare two DSMs to generate a ‘heat map’ that automatically highlights areas of change. This

analytic can be launched from the Analytics menu, and requires that the data from the two flights already be

uploaded and processed. Note that the accuracy of this feature will be substantially improved by using GCPs.



3.2.2 GCPs can now be manually tagged by the user

Users are now able to establish their own ground control points via a new tagging system.

To do this, users must first upload the images into the gallery, and then launch the photogrammetry process

from the Analytics menu.

Users can pause and resume the tagging process, which saves their progress automatically for later.



Part A – Upload images into the gallery

1. Create a new

project or

upload a new

dataset to an

existing

project.

2. Select

Gallery or

store for

later



3. Follow the

prompts to

upload the

dataset

Part B – Launch processing and tag GCPs 4. Once the

dataset has

been loaded,

open it and

navigate to

Analytics ->

Photogramm

etry-> Run



5. Select Add

ground

control

points (GCP),

upload the

CSV file

containing

the

coordinates

of the GCPs

and enter in

the

appropriate

coordinate

reference

system.



6. The GCP

tagging

interface will

load. Click

Tag to start

identifying

the photos

relevant to

each GCP.

7. A minimum of

3 photos is

required to be

tagged for

each GCP1.

Once you

have selected

the

associated

subset of

images, click

Tag GCP to

start the

tagging

process.

1 Note that 3 is the minimum. Where possible use more tags from multiple perspectives in order to improve the results.



8. Identify the

center point

of each GCP

before

advancing

through the

images using

Next image.

Once a

minimum of 3

images has

been tagged,

click Done to

confirm the

tags for this

GCP. Then

navigate to

the next GCP

using the

buttons at the

top.



Once all GCPs

have been

tagged and

confirmed,

use the Back

button to exit

the process to

the launch

menu.



The process will

be launched.

The user can

continue to

do other

activities

while the

processing

continues in

the

background.



3.2.3 Upload and attach a variety of file types to a project or mission

The user can now attach a variety of file types, such as inspection videos, flight plans, design files or reports,

to a specific mission.



3.2.4 Microplot vectorization

Microplot vectorization is now available



3.2.5 Row detection, and plant & gap counting, can now be launched for

both production and trial fields

Trial fields and production fields are organized in a different way. To run plant and gap counting, first select

your mode of analysis, production or trial. Then select the field boundaries for production field or microplot

boundaries for trial fields. Last, enter the row spacing (row spacing should be fixed), the canopy diameter (that

is, the size of the plant seen from above) and the interplant spacing.



3.2.6 Launch and implement vegetation indices statistics analytic

To generate statistics of any vegetation indices that have been processed in the platform within a vector in the

field, first select the indices, and then select the vector on which you need statistics. Among the result of the

outputs, you will get:

- Count: number of pixels taken into account in the calculation

- Maximum, minimum, mean, mode, variance, standard deviation values of the indices within the vector

The output is exportable in GeoJSON or CSV format.

3.2.7 Greenness analytic index added to agriculture products

Greenness is a vegetation index used to estimate the fraction of vegetation in the map when no multispectral

data are available. This index is known by its scientific name of VARI and is derived from the red, green and

blue bands.

3.2.8 Reflectance calibration panels

Reflectance calibration panels can now be used for multispectral missions. To use reflectance calibration

panels, you must upload the images into a gallery and then run the photogrammetry separately, similar to the

process for GCPs.

3.2.9 MSAVI2 analytic index added to agriculture products

The Soil Adjusted Crop Vigor index (MSAVI2) has been added to the list of available vegetation indices that

can be ordered in addition to the default ones. This requires the camera to have the NIR and the red bands.



The goal of the MSAVI2 is to minimize the effect of soil influences on the canopy reflectance. It is particularly

useful for early crop stages or orchards / vineyards.

3.2.10 Improved 3D Annotations make it easier to edit and define points,

lines and polygons.

To edit an annotation, click on it and then select the Edit tool from the right menu bar. The following operations

are possible:

Select the arrows to move the point along a vector

Hover close to a line to add a mid-point

Use right click to delete a point

The size of the ball indicates whether the selected point is near or far



3.2.11 Upload existing 2D and 3D reference files

Existing files, such as previously processed orthophotos, can now be uploaded as reference files across the

entire project. This option can be accessed via Upload -> Upload a reference file from the left menu when

inside a project. The new options available are:

Upload a raster file (.tif);

Upload a 3D point cloud (.las);

Upload a mesh file (.obj) with optional textures (.mtl, .jpg).

When uploading a mesh, you will be prompted to provide an offset. This offset is needed in case the mesh

you are uploading was generated in a local coordinate system. It represents the offset between this local

coordinate system and the coordinate system of the project. It is an output of the photogrammetry tool used

to generate the mesh.



3.2.12 False Color Styling is now customizable

The style and range of color map scales can be adjusted to allow the user to highlight a particular range of

interest, using a particular color scheme. This applies to all maps which use false color such as DSM and NDVI.

These options can be found in the context menu on the right hand side by first showing the applicable layer,

and then clicking on the map or the layer name to reveal the menu.

Figure 1 - The DSM layer can be adjusted using the STYLE menu on the right.

Figure 2 - The NDVI layer, with the adjusted style menu open on the right.



3.2.13 Improved account monitoring tools

The account owner reporting tools have been improved to provide more information about the projects

currently in the system.

3.2.14 Updates to EULA, privacy policy and marketing communications

The user will be required to review and accept new information that refers to GDPR, among other things. Opt-

in/out for marketing communications, including new feature additions, has been added.



3.3 Bug Fixes Fixed – Size of maximum allowable shape for calculating volume has been increased

Fixed – Orthomosaic stretched in 2D in certain views

Fixed – Ag indices generated twice under certain conditions

Fixed – Project's bounding box sometimes not initialized when creating it

Fixed – Ag analytics not available in Ag mission under certain conditions

Fixed – Cannot upload some MicaSense RedEdge datasets with images spread across multiple folders

4 Known Issues Annotation styles cannot be reset back to white.

5 Related Documentation For information, manuals and guides in the Knowledge Base, follow the “Support -> Go to Knowledge Base”

link within the home page of the Intel® Insight Platform.

6 Hardware and Software Compatibility The Intel® Insight Platform is currently designed to work on Chrome browsers on screens with a minimum

resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Performance may vary depending on your hardware setup and application

and connection load.

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