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title: "Combine merged datasets"
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# Combine merged datasets

This article explains how to inspect, validate, and save the output of a completed Aura merge as a unified point cloud.

## What you will need

- A completed merge, with the **Merge Complete** panel visible in Aura. See [Merge scan data](/v1/docs/merge-workflow) to run the merge.

## Procedure

### Step 1: Inspect the output datasets

1. Click **View** in the **Merge Complete** panel to inspect each output dataset individually.

![View button for an output dataset in the Merge Complete panel](https://cdn.document360.io/c908b593-57d7-4fc8-b409-592fc1051369/Images/Documentation/kb-0207-merge-complete-view-fix-hs50953672565-merge-drone-rtk-ae2a18ab.png)
2. Minimize the **Merge Complete** panel to access the **Visualize** tab.

![Minimize arrow on the Merge Complete panel](https://cdn.document360.io/c908b593-57d7-4fc8-b409-592fc1051369/Images/Documentation/kb-0207-minimize-merge-complete-fix-hs50953672565-merge-drone-rtk-23868891.png)
3. (Optional) Adjust the color of each point cloud in the **Visualize** tab to compare and validate alignment.

### Step 2: Combine and save

1. Hold **Shift** and click each dataset to select multiple point clouds.

![Three point clouds selected in the Visualize tab](https://cdn.document360.io/c908b593-57d7-4fc8-b409-592fc1051369/Images/Documentation/kb-0207-select-point-clouds-fix-hs50953672565-merge-drone-rtk-0dcb49af.png)
2. Open the **Project** menu and select **Save As** to save the combined dataset as a single point cloud.

![Save as in the Project menu](https://cdn.document360.io/c908b593-57d7-4fc8-b409-592fc1051369/Images/Documentation/kb-0207-save-as-menu-fix-hs50953672565-merge-drone-rtk-c6f5036e.png)

## Outcome

The merged scans are saved as a unified point cloud. The point cloud is georeferenced only when every scan in the merge is a Vehicle RTK or Backpack RTK scan (GX1, ST, STX).

## Additional information

- [View the combined accuracy report](/v1/docs/view-the-combined-accuracy-report): generate a combined accuracy report from the merged outputs.
- [Colorizing scan data](/v1/docs/colorizing-point-clouds-1-1): add true color to the merged point cloud from camera imagery.
- [Merge workflow overview](/v1/docs/merge): how the merge workflow fits together.