Mission Review and Reports

Commander provides two tools for reviewing mission data after a scan is completed:

• Review Missions: Enables onboard processing of scans to validate capture quality and generate outputs without requiring post-processing in Aura. This supports rapid verification and faster workflows in the field.

• Mission Reports: Displays detailed scan information, including available scans for download, scan metadata, height-over-time graphs, and event logs. It also supports note-taking for in-progress scans.

Review Missions

The Review Missions screen is the primary interface for onboard scan processing using Hovermap. It enables users to validate mission results and generate outputs without requiring post-processing in Aura. Onboard processing supports:

• Immediate validation of captured data

• Generation of quick outputs

• Rapid, in-field decision-making when full Aura processing is not required

Overview

After a scan is completed, it appears in the Review Missions list. Each mission displays the following information:

• Mission name: The name of the mission, set at the time of capture.

• Mission start time: The time the scan began for that mission.

• Mission duration: The total duration of the scan.

• Processed datasets: The number of times the dataset has been processed onboard.

Use the Include transferred scans toggle to display missions that have already been transferred off Hovermap to an external device or application.

Missions are only visible when connected to the same Hovermap that captured and processed them. For example:

• When connected to Hovermap 1, only scans from Hovermap 1 are shown.

• When connected to Hovermap 2, only scans from Hovermap 2 are shown.

The Review Missions screen also includes the following additional actions:

• Clean Up – Removes all scans no longer on the HVM or scans previously processed from another HVM

• Close – Exits the Review Missions screen and returns to the New Mission menu.

Processing a Scan

To process a scan onboard Hovermap:

1. Select the mission by checking the box next to the mission name.

2. Click Process in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

3. Choose a Level of Detail (This configures the distance between points)

4. (Optional) Configure additional processing options:

   • Scan contains reflective targets (This will remove high reflectivity points)

   • Remove long-range noise

5. Click View to load the mission review.

Higher detail levels generate more precise outputs but may increase processing time and resource usage.

Interacting with the Scan

To change how a point cloud looks, use the display settings which are available by pressing the icon to the right of the camera buttons at the top of the application. Clipping planes are available in these display settings tools.

• To zoom, use two fingers to pinch the view.

• To pan, use two fingers to drag the view.

• To rotate (in perspective camera view only), use one finger and drag the view.

• To teleport, double-tap the view.

Review Processed Missions

Once processed each mission can be expanded to show details of individual scans.

To expand a mission:

• Click the dropdown arrow on the right side of the mission entry.

The expanded view allows you to:

• View each processed scan including:

  • The processing settings used

  • The file location if the scan has been transferred to the device running Commander

• Reprocess a scan with different settings

• Delete scans that are no longer needed

Processed Scan Location and File Transfer

Scans processed in Commander are processed on the connected Hovermap unit, not on the device running Commander.

Processing a scan does not automatically transfer the output to your local device.

To transfer a processed scan to your device:

1. View the scan in Commander.

2. This action triggers the file transfer from Hovermap to your local machine.

Once transferred, scan files are available on Hovermap at the following path:
Downloads/OnboardProcessingResults/"ScanName_ProcessedDate"/

You can export scan data from this location as needed.

The exact download location on your local device is shown in the Review Missions UI.

For stope mapping applications, surveyors can reduce time to insight by using onboard processing to generate .laz files directly on the Hovermap. These files can be quickly exported to Deswik or other mine planning software, enabling faster turnaround and more streamlined workflows.

Mission Reports

The Mission Report contains a complete list of all available scans for download, including the scan currently in progress (if any). It provides details about the chosen scan and features a graph displaying the scan height and time. Additionally, it includes specific event logs for each scan.

The scans are arranged chronologically, with the latest appearing at the top. Scans that have been transferred are not included.

You can add notes to a scan that is in progress, but some information may not be available until the scan is finished. Most of the information will be shown only after the scan has been stopped.