Add Captures - Uploaded from qCam

Kevin Grover
2025-07-14T19:25:45Z

Follow these steps below if you uploaded scans directly from the qCam

This process outlines the steps to add scans that have already been uploaded to your account directly from the qCam.

1. Click on the notification icon.

2. Select the capture you want to process.

3. Choose “Existing Site”. If you have not created a site yet, follow these steps to create a New Site.

4. Select the site to add the scans to.

5. Optional - the Looq default settings for masking panoramas are for Pedestrians and Vehicles. You can disable these but will result in noisier data or potential privacy issues in your region.

6. Choose the preferred PPK GNSS Correction option.

Auto Base (Recommended for Utility Projects)

Looq offers a GNSS correction service to streamline the processing of data in our platform. However, it is important to note the pros and cons of this method.

Pros

No additional field hardware needed for GNSS processing

Streamline cloud processing that automatically finds the best correction service available

Cons

Coverage may be sparse in some regions / areas which may result in lower quality or no GNSS corrections available

User has no option to choose the base station to use for the processing

Some base stations may have downtime that is out of our control

Upload Base (Recommended for Survey Projects)

Looq offers the option for users to upload GNSS base station data in Rinex format for higher accuracy. The following is required for this option.

Rinex file in .zip format (obs file is the required file)

1 second logging interval required

Time overlap between qCam capture and Rinex file

Single obs file only in upload (if you have multiple you need to merge using a third party utility)

Location of base station required in Latitude / Longitude. Looq can read from the header if this is available, or you can manually enter if you know the processed location of the base station

7. Click "Start Processing"

8. Click "OK"

9. Repeat this process if you have multiple scans to add to a site.