What are the output file formats available in Site Scan Manager for ArcGIS?

Site Scan Manager for ArcGIS generates several types of files, some of which come in multiple formats. All are available for sharing and downloading from within the Site Scan for ArcGIS mobile and web apps.

Images (.jpg)

These are the raw images from the drone camera that have been augmented with geolocation metadata from the drone.

Orthomosaic (.tiff)

This is the georeferenced, orthomosaic map of the flight area. Orthomosaics can be opened and manipulated in ArcGIS Pro, Google Earth Pro, QGIS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Infraworks, and many other GIS programs.

DSM (.tiff)

This is the georeferenced Digital Surface Model associated with the orthomosaic. The value of each pixel corresponds to an elevation above the ground. DSMs can be opened and manipulated in ArcGIS Pro, Google Earth Pro, QGIS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Infraworks, and many other GIS programs.

DTM (.tiff)

This is a vector data set composed of regularly spaced points and natural features such as ridges and break lines. A DTM augments a DSM by including linear features of the bare-earth terrain.

Mesh (.slpk, .obj) 

The primary mesh format generated by Site Scan is SLPK, this is an Esri native format that can be used in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online. OBJ can be selected as an optional output to be generated and is the open mesh format shared across many platforms.

Point cloud (.laz, .las.zip)

These are the two-point cloud formats generated by Site Scan for ArcGIS. .laz is a compressed point cloud format that requires decompression to open it in other software. las.zip is a zipped format containing individual .las tiles for the point cloud. This is a larger file size, but .las files can be opened in ArcGIS Pro or any CAD software, including Autodesk products.

Contours (.dxf, .shp.zip)

Contours are lines that connect locations of equal value in a raster dataset representing continuous phenomena such as elevation, temperature, precipitation, pollution, or atmospheric pressure.