Importing 360° Panoramic Images from a Device

NavVis IVION Professional and NavVis IVION Enterprise only.

This article describes the procedure for importing images from a 360° camera into NavVis IVION. The standard deviation for the positioning of 360° panoramic images is of 3 cm and 0,15°.

If a dataset is captured with a NavVis device at the same location, the images will be automatically positioned at the place of capture.

Caution: Before uploading images, ensure that you have captured high-quality images using a 360° camera capable of capturing georeferenced images in the equirectangular format.

These cameras are generally affordable and easy to use. NavVis IVION must be at release 11.7.0.

Note: This feature is currently available in beta version, indicating that we are still testing and evaluating its functionality. In rare circumstances, there may be limitations in performance, which will be addressed in future updates.

You can upload 360° panoramic images from a third party device into your instance. The upload to process supports images in equirectangular format. All images from cameras that output that format are compatible.

The following camera models were tested:

• Ricoh Theta X

• Ricoh Theta Z1

• Ricoh Theta SC

• Insta360 OneRS 1inch

• Insta360 X3

• Insta360 X4

• Insta360 X5

• DJI Osmo360

Note: For optimal results in Positioning, we advise you to try to capture the panoramas aligned horizontally as much as possible (with minimal tilt). Some cameras can automatically correct the orientation of the panorama as you capture the image.

Create a Visual Index

1. Navigate to Site Setup>Dataset Management.

2. In the bundle where you want to add the 360° panoramic images, create a Visual Index, refer here for more information.

3. Publish the site, refer here for more information.

Note: When updating a dataset with 360° panoramic images, you only need to create a visual index once.

Upload the 360° panoramic images

1. Upload the 360° panoramic images from your device into NavVis IVION using the Upload or drop files here method just like a regular dataset. Each collection of uploaded images will be converted into a 360° Dataset.

2. Click Load to load the 360° Dataset containing the 360° panoramic images.

3. Options:

• Add the 360° Dataset to a bundle.

• Create a new bundle.

• Mix them in a bundle with point cloud dataset.

• Leave them as a dataset without bundle.

4. Publish the site draft, refer here for more information.

5. While in explorer mode, 360° Location Markers are displayed on the site.

Click the 360° Location Markers and the following view is shown, with a note indicating you are viewing a 360° panoramic image.

You can watch this video for a step by step guide:

Note: As there is no point cloud associated with 360° panoramas the following features cannot be used:

• POIs cannot be created, refer here for more information on this feature.

• Mark & Measure cannot be used, refer here for more information on this feature.

• Routing cannot be created, refer here for more information on Routing.