The
Coincident Points Tool takes a raw survey x,y,z file as input and searches it for occurrences when the same x,y location is surveyed multiple times. The tool outputs a shapefile that contains the x,y locations, the two different z measurements and the difference between the z values. The difference between the z values can be used as an estimation for uncertainty at theses x, y locations At these locations raster values, such as slope and surface roughness, can be extracted and used to model the relationship between these external parameters and point uncertainty. For conceptual background about how these coincident points can be used to model uncertainty click here or for a tutorial on how to get started on uncertainty analysis with the output from this tool click here.
The Coincident Points Tool is located under the
Analysis Tools menu under the Point Cloud Based menu.
When the Coincident Points Tool is run, the following dialog appears.
INPUTS:
The inputs for this tool are:
- raw point cloud
- An ascii text file formatted into columns of x, y, z. Other columns can be present but will not be included in the output shapefile. (headers can be commented out with a
#) - spatial reference (optional)
- can be in the form of a .prj file or you can load an existing shapefile that contains a spatial reference and that spatial reference will be imported.
- separator (optional)
- the symbol used to separate the x, y, z values. The default is comma
OUTPUTS:
The outputs for the tool are:
- Shapefile or Feature Class
- contains fields of x, y, 2 different z fields, and a field that contains the difference between the 2 z values.
