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Getting started

1. 1
   Create a project

   On the “Projects” screen, click “Create project” and enter a name, city and description. The project appears as a card and a point on the map

2. 2
   Set the site data

   In the site data wizard, upload the site boundary in GeoJSON (EPSG:4326), surroundings from OpenStreetMap or your own file, site contents, restricted zones and terrain, and utility connection points. Each file is validated on upload and errors are highlighted on the map

3. 3
   Choose parameters and start generation

   On the project card, click “New concept”. On the “Parameters and options” screen, select options, a parameter set and a norm profile, choose 1 to 5 scenarios and click “Start”. One scenario uses one generation

4. 4
   Wait for the result in the queue

   Follow progress on the “Generation queue” screen and in notifications. Cancel a queued task to recover its generation, or retry a failed task

5. 5
   Open a scenario

   In the “Concepts” tree, open a completed scenario to see the development map, KPIs, economics and files. Star the best ones, compare two to four scenarios and make changes in the editor if needed

Screens

Projects

Company projects as cards or on a map, with search, sorting and filters by status and person responsible. Deleted projects remain in the bin for 30 days and can be restored

Project and site data

The project card has tabs for “Concepts”, “Site data”, “Drone survey”, “Files”, “Parameter sets”, “About the project” and “Activity log”. The site data wizard has six steps: “About the project”, “Boundaries”, “What is already on the site”, “Surroundings”, “Restricted zones and terrain” and “Utility connection points”

Generation

The “Parameters and options” screen includes nine options, a parameter set and a norm profile, quick start using key parameters, readiness checks, scenario count and cost in generations. The “Generation queue” screen shows queued, generating, ready, error and cancelled statuses, progress stages, cancellation and retry

Scenario

A full-screen 2D and 3D map with “Roads”, “Plots and urban blocks”, “Buildings” and “Networks” modes and sublayers, a legend, ruler and “Go to site” button. The right panel has KPIs, Economics, Parameters, Options, Files and Scenario list tabs. Save a PNG map image, download all files in one archive, add to favourites and leave a comment

Comparison

View two to four completed scenarios side by side, using “Key”, “All” or “Custom list” indicator sets, highlighted best values, synchronised maps and XLSX export

Editor

Edit roads, plots, buildings and networks: select, move, rotate, scale, draw, add vertices, copy and delete, with undo and redo for up to 50 steps. KPIs and economics update immediately. Saving creates a new version; “Regenerate with edits” costs one generation; drawings export to DXF

Versions

Scenario version history covers generation, edits, regeneration, rollback and import. Open any version, compare two versions and roll back to the desired one after confirmation

Import

The three-step “Import concept” wizard: “Files”, “Parameters” and “Review”. Seven GeoJSON layers, four required: roads, plots, urban blocks, and buildings and sites. Files are validated in the browser; importing does not use generations

Team and plan

Team members and roles, with invitations by link and email. The “Plan and billing” tab shows the current plan, generations remaining, limits, top-ups by card or payment receipt, and charge history with CSV export

Activity log

Company activity log for the company owner and project lead: all actions on projects, generations, edits, exports, invitations, roles and payments. Filter by team member, action and period, with 50 rows per page and CSV export

Notifications

The header bell shows the latest 10 events: completed scenarios and imports, errors, invitations, payments and low generation balances. All notifications have a dedicated page; important ones are also sent by email

Drone survey

The orthophoto appears beneath the boundary and scenarios; photos appear as points with the camera direction. Upload in the project card’s “Drone survey” tab or at the wizard’s “Boundaries” step

Formats

Orthophoto: GeoTIFF (.tif) up to 2 GB, preferably WGS84 (EPSG:4326) or UTM. PT-TM06 (EPSG:3763), Lisboa (EPSG:20790, 20791), ETRS89 UTM 29-31 and Web Mercator are also supported. Photos: JPEG with GPS in EXIF; HEIC does not open in all browsers

DroneDeploy

Map → Export → Orthomosaic, GeoTIFF format, WGS84 or UTM projection; use a resolution no finer than 5 cm/pixel if the file exceeds 2 GB

Pix4D

Processing Options → DSM, Orthomosaic and Index → GeoTIFF; the output file is in 3_dsm_ortho/2_mosaic. Prefer WGS84/UTM for the project coordinate system

OpenDroneMap

Use odm_orthophoto/odm_orthophoto.tif from the task results. In WebODM: Download Assets → Orthophoto (GeoTIFF)

Photos

Enable coordinate recording in drone photos. Camera position and heading come from EXIF and DJI XMP. Photos without GPS can be positioned manually on the map in the “Drone survey” tab

What is stored

The image is read in the browser and reduced to 4096 pixels; the original GeoTIFF is not uploaded. For photos, a 2048-pixel copy and a preview are stored

Glossary

Concept

A set of options, parameters and a norm profile for the project site. One or more scenarios are generated within a concept. “Start generation” on the project card creates a new concept: 1-5 development options with the same parameters

Scenario

One site development option within a concept, with its own KPIs, economics and files

Version

A saved scenario state. A new version is created after generation, editor changes, regeneration, rollback or import

KPIs

Key performance indicators: areas, population, places in nurseries, schools and other facilities, provision against norms and shortfalls

FSI

Floor Space Index: total floor area of buildings divided by site area

GSI

Ground Space Index: building footprint area divided by site area

Norm profile

Norms used to calculate requirements and constraints, for example “Russia, SP 42.13330 and regional urban planning standards”

Parameter set

Saved generation parameter values from the reference catalogue: number of storeys, density, commercial share, housing classes and others

Restricted zones

Zones with special land-use conditions: utility protection zones, sanitary zones and water protection zones. Development within them is restricted

NPV

Net present value: the sum of project cash flows discounted to today using the discount rate

Phase

A stage of development over time. The phase schedule and yearly cash flows are shown in the “Economics” tab