LIDAR Annotation Example

In this example, you will learn to create Lidar projects.

To create the project, click the New Project on the Projects page.

Configure key project settings, such as project metadata, task design, and quality workflow.

a. In one of the input fields, the field type should be Cloud Points import tasks from the cloud or locally.

b. Click on Output Field

c. Create Entities by editing possible values of Classes field.

Adding Users to a Project

Navigate to the Users tab.

a. Add Users to the project.

Creating Datasets

a. Navigate to the Datasets tab of the project

b. In the Datasets section, click on the ADD BATCH button, fill in the required information, and then click Submit to add the new batch to your datasets.

c. Click on 3 dots below the ADD BATCH button and select Configure Cloud Storage

d. Select the cloud storage option, fill in all the required details, and click on Submit.

e. Now, Click on Import for the newly created batch and select Cloud from format dropdown to import the tasks from the cloud. Enter the folder name and extension of your cloud storage, and then click on 'Import.

The LIDAR project is now ready and users can access the tasks.

Click on the My Tasks icon at the top of the page. This will take you to the tasks page.

a. Click the Get Tasks button for the LIDAR project you created.

To Annotate:

a. Select the tool from the top left corner and choose the required entity. Press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard, mark the object, and click the left mouse button to draw an annotatio.

b. Adjust the line to edit the annotation from the left side of the image.

c. Frames - Container of Point Cloud Data.

Jumps to the first frame.
Goes to the previous frame
Show up the current frame number.
Goes to the Next frame.
Jumps to the last frame.

Drag to adjust the frames.

d. Selected Elements - To end the frames

e. Entities to draw annotations configured from the project settings.

f. Search and select an entity to draw annotations.

g. Select the annotation and click on Delete next to the entity to remove the annotations.

h. Entity Selection - Select an entity from the dropdown menu. You can also add attributes to the annotations under that.

8. Footer Actions:

Batch ID - An identification number for batch processing.
Task ID - An identification number for specific tasks.
Timer - Displays the elapsed time for a task.
Documents - Lists of available documents or files.
Message - A communication area for system messages or notifications.
Save and Exit - Saves the project and exits the program.
Submit Task and Exit - Submits a task and exits the program.
Submit and Get Next Task - Submits a task and retrieves the next one in the queue.