Airace Geo Studio

Airace Geo Studio

Installation Instructions

1. Download the installation file "Airace Geo Studio Setup.exe" from the official Airace website.
2. Execute the "Airace Geo Studio Setup.exe" file by double-clicking it to initiate the application installation.
3. The installation process will commence automatically. Please wait for its completion.
4. Launch the Airace Geo Studio application from your desktop to begin using it.

Please ensure that your computer meets the specified minimum system requirements before proceeding with the installation.

System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit or higher
• Processor: Intel/AMD CPU with a minimum of 4 cores for optimal performance
• RAM: 4GB or more for optimal performance
• Internet Connection: Stable and active

How to Use

Start the "Airace Geo Studio.exe" application from your desktop. The application encompasses five main features, as illustrated in the provided screenshot:

• Convert to RINEX
• Static
• Kinematic Processing
• Network Baseline
• Drone Data

Convert to RINEX

1. This option facilitates the conversion of raw survey files (in .ubx format) generated by the Airace One mobile app into Rinex files, which are suitable for subsequent data post-processing.
2. Select the ‘Convert to RINEX’ option in the Airace Geo Studio and then click on the file selection area below it.
3. A file selection dialog box will open. Select the raw file and click Open.
4. The raw file will get loaded in the Airace Geo Studio Software. Now click on the settings icon to change the settings.
5. After clicking the settings icon, the following settings page will open as shown in the screenshot.
6. In settings, you can choose where to save the output file by selecting the selected folder option and browse to the directory where you want to save the output file. By default, the output file will be saved in the directory of the input folder.
7. You can also select logs duration to and from time and interval between the readings, Rinex version, marker name, satellites, etc. By default, the optimal settings are already selected for you. Make sure to add a Marker Name for the raw file and click on Save button when done.
8. Once the desired settings are saved, click on Submit button to start Rinex Conversion.
9. The Airace Geo Studio Software will process the raw file and generate Rinex files: (.obs) and (.nav) files. These two files will be used for post-processing the survey data.
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Static Processing

1. Static processing is used for long observation of a point. Whenever we need to get highly accurate coordinates of a point, we use static processing for it.
2. For static processing, we will have one base raw file and a rover raw file. First, we will convert both base and rover raw files to observation and navigation files (.obs and .nav) using the ‘Convert to RINEX’ option.
3. Once we have observation and navigation files of both the base and rover, then we will select the Static option in Airace Geo Studio and it will have three file inputs.
4. In the first file input, select Rover’s observation (.obs) file.
5. In the second file input, select the base’s observation (.obs) file. When you have selected the base observation file, a new option will be presented for you for entering the known base point. By default, it will be Rinex Header position but if you have a base known point you can select to enter it in one of the following formats:
   • Latitude, Longitude, Ellipsoidal Height (in degree decimal format)
   • Latitude, Longitude, Ellipsoidal Height (in degree minute seconds format)
   • Easting, Northing, Zone, Ortho Height (egm96 and egm08_5 models are supported)
6. In the third file input, select the base’s navigation (.nav) file.
7. You can view the raw position of the base and rover in the map shown.
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8. After adding all three files, either click on Submit button to process the static processing with default settings or click on the settings icon to open settings.
9. You can set the output file name and its directory in the settings menu. Also, you can filter the data using log duration and interval.
10. There are more settings options such as use base observations, Filter type, Elevation mask, Output Height, SNR mask, Satellites, Integer Ambiguity Resolution, Solution format, Time Format, Rover/Base Antenna Height, Lat Lng Format, Debug trace, etc. which you can customize as per your needs.
11. If you have selected the output height from ellipsoidal to geodetic then there will be a new option to select the Geoid Model. Airace Geo Studio has two supported Geoid Models: egm96, and egm08_2.5.
12. After you have selected the correct settings, click the Save button at the bottom to save the settings.
13. Click on Submit button to start Static Processing.
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14. Once the processing is completed, the map will get updated with the coordinates of the point and you can click on the point to get more details about the point.
15. The software will generate CSV, PDF, SHP, DXF, and KML files once the processing is completed. You can click on the respective download button to download each type of file as per your needs.

Kinematic Processing

1. Kinematic Processing is used to get accurate coordinates of all rover observation points in a survey. For this, we will have a rover observation and navigation file and a base observation file.
2. Select Kinematic Processing in Airace Geo Studio and in the Kinematic Convert section select the respective base/rover observation and navigation file. After adding the base observation file you will get options to add the known base point as it was in Static processing.
3. Press Submit button or if you want to change the settings then press on settings icon.
4. The settings are similar as it was in Static processing. Change settings as per your requirement then click on the Save button to save the settings.
5. Once the Kinematic post-processing is complete it will generate a position file (.pos). By default, the (.pos) file will get automatically selected in the Timing Filter section.
6. Position of all points in the pos file will be shown in the App when (.pos) file is added whether automatically or manually.
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7. Now once the (.pos) file is added, add the CSV file that you have exported from the Airace One Mobile App.
8. After adding both files, select the geoid Model from the drop-down menu and then click on Connect Points button to start the process.
9. When the process is completed, the map will get updated with all the processed points. Click on any point to get the details about it.
10. The software will generate CSV, PDF, SHP, DXF, and KML files once the processing is completed. You can click on the respective download button to download each type of file as per your needs.
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Note: The CSV file for Timing Filter must match Airace One CSV Exports. Below are the sample format for Input CSV.

RTK Logging Points CSV Format

Name	Easting	Northing	Description	Latitude	Longitude	Orthometric Height	Ellipsoidal Height	Easting RMS	Northing RMS	Elevation RMS	Lateral RMS	Antenna Height	Antenna Height Unit	Solution Status	Averaging Start	Averaging End	Samples	PDOP	CS Name
BM1	296163.729	2256519.717		20.396043	85.046732	61.571	0.276	0.088	0.114	0.114	0.106	1.9	M	Float	2024/01/29 09:30:42.000	2024/01/29 09:31:41.000	60	2.0	WGS 84 / UTM Zone 45 Q
Bm2	296171.212	2256513.452		20.395988	85.046804	60.885	-0.420	0.084	0.122	0.122	0.111	1.9	M	Float	2024/01/29 09:32:28.750	2024/01/29 09:33:28.500	60	1.0	WGS 84 / UTM Zone 45 Q
gcp3	296178.136	2256512.402		20.395979	85.046870	61.796	0.498	0.091	0.141	0.141	0.126	1.9	M	Float	2024/01/29 09:34:15.250	2024/01/29 09:35:14.500	60	1.0	WGS 84 / UTM Zone 45 Q

Only RTK Points CSV Format

ID	Remarks	Time	Latitude	Longitude	X	Y	Elevation	Ortho Height	Pole Height	Fix ID
1		2024/01/29 09:30:42.000	19.26676956	82.5387429	661708.001	2131061.962	615.1994	681.1464	2	4
2		2024/01/29 09:32:28.750	19.26641195	82.53919644	661756.023	2131022.803	615.2004	681.1474	2	4
3		2024/01/29 09:34:15.250	19.266228	82.53946135	661784.049	2131002.69	616.3509	682.2979	2	4

Network Baseline

1. The Network baseline option is used to get accurate point coordinates if we have data from multiple base stations and a rover. For this process, we required observation and navigation files from multiple base stations and rover.
2. Select Network Baseline in the Airace Geo Studio App, then select all Observation files at once and Select all navigation files too.
3. Make sure there are same number of observation files and navigation files. Eg. If you need to process 3 observation files then you must add 3 corresponding navigation files too.
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4. The map on the right side will show all the points from the observation files.
5. Click on any of the points displayed on the map and select it as Rover, Base-1 or Base-2. Also mark the “Process?” checkbox, if you want to process this point. Enter the Antenna height as well.
6. You can add a Known Point coordinates if you have select a point as Base.
7. You need to atleast configure three points to process. Once configured, the submit button will get available to process the data.
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8. You can change the settings by clicking the Gear Icon on the bottom of the app and Save the settings once done.
9. Once data has been processed, the map will display the processed points. Click on any of the points to display its data.
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10. The software will generate CSV, PDF, SHP, DXF, and KML files once the processing is completed. You can click on the respective download button to download each type of file as per your needs.

Drone Data

1. The Drone Data option is used to Geotag the images taken from drone survey.
2. Select Drone Data from the main drop-down menu.
3. Add Rover and Base Observation file and Rover Navigation file in respective fields.
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4. Click on Gear Icon to change settings and once done, click on Save button to save the settings.
5. Click on Submit button to start the processing.
6. Once the processing is done, the software will generate a “_events.pos” file and it will show all the point from “_events.pos” file in the map. Click on any one of the point to view its data.
7. The App will automatically add the “_events.pos” in the file selection in GeoTagging sections.
8. You can also manually add the “_events.pos” in the file selection area.
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9. Select the images folder which contains all the images that you want to geotag.
10. Make sure the number of images in the images folder is equal to the events in “_events.pos” file. The app will help you guide reagrding the number of images required for processing.
11. Once both the “_events.pos” file and Images folder has been selected. Click on Geo Tag Images button to GeoTag the images.
12. Once the processing is completed, the App will make a new folder with “tagged_” prefix containing all the GeoTagged images. Click on Open Output Folder button to view the GeoTagged Images.

Common Issues and Troubleshooting steps

Sr No.	Issue	Remedy
1	App showing error when processing CSV file in Kinematic's Timing Filter Option or Antenna Height is not properly processed in final output	To properly process timing filter make sure the CSV file is in proper format as described here
2	Adding Rover/Base OBS file shows generic Rover/Base Marker name instead of proper marker name	Make sure you've added marker name while processing RINEX Conversion. In Airace Geo Studio, while Processing RINEX conversion, go to settings and enter marker's name.
3	Geoid Height model selection option not visible in Static / HyperFocus / Network Baseline settings	Geoid Height model can only be selected when Output height is set to Geodetic.
4	Drone Data option asks large number of images files but drone didn't take that much images	Make sure that you've added _events.pos file and not .pos file.
5	Not able to select images folder in Drone Data option	Make sure that you've added _events.pos file and not .pos file and your _events.pos must have data in it.
6	Network Baseline Submit button is greyed out even after adding all the OBS and NAV files	To process Network Baseline, once you've added all OBS and NAV files, click on each marker on the map to set Rover, Base-1 and Base-2 and make sure Process checkbox is checked. After this submit button will be enabled to process.