I’ve tried everything and I am pretty sure the problem is on my end, as the good folks at Esri were able to create a stunning ortho with the same dataset and parameters as me. I am using the latest version available for Drone2Map, and this is when the problems started regarding processing Orthomosaics. Unfortunately I don’t get an error code, just a ‘this program stopped unexpectedly, do you want to send an error report?’ message.
I don’t think it is any performance issues, my rig meets the minimum requirements as follows:
I have enough space on my disk drive and am saving everything locally. It’s a big site (~ 235 ha) and required around 1,400 images taken. I’ve tried to keep an eye on my memory when Drone2Map is processing the ortho, but it takes a very long time with data of this size, so I am often out of work when it crashes. I have noticed that the memory does spike at times, but I haven’t seen it hit 100% - it floats between 60%-80% most of the time. I should note that Drone2Map works perfectly well with smaller projects/sites and produces fine orthos, and was able to produce a DSM for this particular project without issue. It just seems to be with larger projects and specifically producing orthomosaics for them. Prior to the latest update Drone2Map would not crash, but also would not produce great orthos so I am apprehensive to go back to an older version of the program.
We don’t have a dedicated in-house IT guy at our work so I’ve been troubleshooting it myself. Unfortunately with a project this big, the process time takes quite a while which can make troubleshooting tedious at best. I was wondering if anyone else has run into the same problems as me following the latest updates to Drone2Map, and if anyone may have an idea what is causing mine to crash?