Collage Web

Overview

Collage Web is a mass data sharing and collaboration application integrated with MAGNET Enterprise and Collage Office.

Recommended systems

Only desktop and laptop computers are supported in the current version of Collage Web as integrated in MAGNET Enterprise. If you want to try Collage Web as-is in mobile devices, see this guide.

• Hardware: Minimum CPU recommended for PCs is i5 Intel processor and 8 Gb of RAM. nVidia graphics card (a minimum of 1Gb VRAM suggested) are recommended for optimal 3D performance and compatibility.
• Web browsers: Collage Web only works on the following and higher versions.
• Latest version of Google Chrome recommended
• Latest version of Firefox
• Latest version of Microsoft Edge

Data organization

In Collage Web, data is organized in:

• Layers are objects which contain data of the same type. They can only be displayed as part of a project.
  • A point cloud layer contains point location and attributes (color, intensity) acquired by scanning sensors.
  • A vector feature layer contains point, line or polygon geometries and attributes. For instance, a vector layer may contain the polygons of construction areas and attributes providing the name, identification code and surface type of each area. Users can manage attribute sets for new feature layers using categories.
  • Panorama image sequences are also feature layers, since they contain points (the locations of the images) and attributes describing each image.
  • 3D model layers are feature layers containing 3D surfaces, like textured meshes imported from ContextCapture.
• Projects are combinations of layers in the same geographic area.

For instance, these are the contents of a project, as seen in the Layer Manager inside the Project Viewer:

Note that a project contains only references to the original layers. If a layer is removed from a project, the original layer is not deleted. In order to delete the original layer, it has to be removed first from all the projects that include it and then deleted from the Layers page.

Data creation

Collage Web works only with data stored in the Collage Cloud infrastructure.

Data can be added to the Collage Cloud in three ways:

• Uploading data from Collage Web. Point clouds, 3D models and UAV/UAS images can be uploaded directly from the Web browser. See this page for more information.

  

• Uploading data from Collage Office (please refer to Collage Office documentation). Point clouds, panoramas and trajectories are uploaded in this way. They cannot be created or edited directly in Collage Web.

  

• Creating new vector feature data in Collage Web. New feature layers can be created and edited in the Project Viewer by using the editing tools.

  

Data exporting

The Collage Web application can export data as files:

• Point cloud data selected with the buffer/section tools can be exported to DXF, PTS and other exchange formats
• Vector feature layers can be exported to DXF, SHP, KML and other exchange formats, including both the geometry and the attributes.

  

In addition, point clouds published in the Collage Cloud can be accessed and displayed from Collage Office.

Entry page (dashboard)

When the Collage Web full size widget is opened from Magnet Enterprise, the user will see a page with the main data management options.

Layers page overview

By clicking on the "Layers" icon of the vertical application menu, you can access the list of layers and create projects based on them.

Project page overview

By clicking on the "Explore projects" button on the Dashboard page or in the Projects icon of the main menu, you can access the list of existing projects and create a new empty project.

Project viewer overview

When an existing project is selected, the Project Viewer will open to display its data and provide access to its views, information panels and tools.

User management overview

The top "User management" menu opens a page where you can manage user groups and set their generic and specific permissions. This is only available if your user has permissions to access this information.

Usage reports

By clicking on the "Reports" icon on the main menu, the user can see a page with overviews and detailed reports of storage and streaming usage by user and data object.

A report summary is also shown in the Dashboard page.

Task list

By clicking on the "Tasks" icon on the main menu, the user can display the list of the most recent jobs (uploads, data processing) and their status.

Event log report

The "Event log" command on the main menu opens the log report page, where users with administration permissions can audit the application user's activity (login, data management, permission changes, etc.).

Application menu

Use this top menu change your profile language, notification and other settings.

Topcon toolbar

With this top toolbar, the user can access other Topcon software applications and overall Topcon account settings.

Note that user account and organization management, including subscription purchases and license assignation, must be done in the Topcon Enterprise and Magnet Enterprise sites.