SiteView 360° Still Images

Overview

SiteView high-resolution 360° still images are photos you take and place on the plan manually — they are not extracted from a video recording of a run. (See also Create a Run with the PlanRadar Mobile App).

Still images deliver the highest quality: 72MP resolution, no motion blur, and sharp detail even in challenging lighting conditions.

This article explains how to take still images using a smartphone connected to an Insta360 X4 or X5 camera (the process is the same for tablets).

Also see Hardware Requirements and Plan Requirements.

Still images are also visible in the Webapp where you can add tickets to them — just like to image points of a run. Read more in Add Tickets to 360° Images in the Webapp.

How to Access SiteView

• Webapp
• Mobile

Take a Still Image

Make sure your app is connected to the camera (see Create a Run with the PlanRadar Mobile App > Connect your Camera).

Follow these steps:

• Step 1: Select a Layer
• Step 2: Set the Plan Position
• Step 3: What are you capturing?
• Step 4: Take the Image
• Step 5: Saving and Uploading the Image

1. Select a Layer

Select the target layer — only layers with calibrated plans can be used.

The layer selector works same like for tickets (see View Tickets of a Layer in the Mobile App).

To select a layer:

1. Tap on the layer selector
   
2. Tap the layer e.g. Office.
   See the number of runs on that layer e.g. 5.
   

To start taking a still image:

1. Tap the + button
   

2. Set the Plan Position

Set the plan position the same way as the starting position of a run. Unlike runs, still images require no processing, so you can change the position later without any waiting time.

To set the starting position:

1. Tap to confirm the explanation
   
2. Drag and drop the pin for the starting position
3. Tap ✔ to confirm
   

3. What are you capturing?

To take a single still image instead of recording a run:

1. Tap Single image
   

4. Take the Image

1. The live stream from the camera appears on your phone.
2. Drag to adjust the view and preview all angles of the 360° still image.
3. Tap Take image
   

5. Saving and Uploading the Image

After you take the image, it is automatically transferred to your phone and saved in the PlanRadar app’s local storage.

1. You see Saving image and a loading icon until complete.
   

When your phone is connected to the internet (and not to the camera), images are uploaded automatically to the PlanRadar server.

1. A cloud icon appears next to images that are not yet uploaded.
   
2. Once uploaded, the cloud icon disappears.
   

View Still Images

Still images are automatically grouped by day. Groups appear alongside runs in the list and are marked with a different icon.

Also see View & Manage Runs.

Select a Group/Day

To select a group/day of still images:

• Webapp
• Mobile

View & Navigate Still Images

Viewing and navigating still images works the same as with other 360° images from a run — except there is no Jump to Next/Previous image point of a Run.

If still images from different days share the same plan position, you can open them side-by-side in Compare mode for a direct comparison.

Read more in View & Navigate 360° Images.

To view a still image:

• Webapp
• Mobile