Topic: Getting and Using Hi-Res Imagery Best Practices

[Rob...]

Okay, finally got back to this and started fumbling around with InfraWorks. I have not been able to find any basic tutorials. AutoDesk's "Getting Started" guide is out of date and only a little help.

I was able to get everything I needed for the below from the national map, terrain, roads, and imagery as directed in the getting started guide but would like to change the imagery source to Bing. It looks like it has 3D building data but I'm having trouble getting it into my model. I think I might be classifying it wrong or missing a step.

Also, Matt, in your presentation you mentioned getting site piping information. How would one go about getting that information?

[mjfarrell]

IF you get information from NED (National Elevation Dataset) some of those aerials will
have elevation data, you just have to tell infraworks that that image IS topo/terrain
information and then you will have your 3d surface data.

[mjfarrell]

for the 'site piping' unless they have a database (shp file) you will have to create it...
If they do have the data then it's just a matter of importing it

[Rob...]

IF you get information from NED (National Elevation Dataset) some of those aerials will
have elevation data, you just have to tell infraworks that that image IS topo/terrain
information and then you will have your 3d surface data.

Keep up here. I already have the terrain data. I am asking about Bing imagery.

[mjfarrell]

IF you get information from NED (National Elevation Dataset) some of those aerials will
have elevation data, you just have to tell infraworks that that image IS topo/terrain
information and then you will have your 3d surface data.

Keep up here. I already have the terrain data. I am asking about Bing imagery.

Your post wast that clear...

try this 

http://fromthegroundup.typepad.com/from_the_ground_up/2015/04/infraworks-360-how-to-improve-the-quality-of-your-aerial-photos.html

[VovKa]

guys, what do you think about us.nearmap.com?
the resolution is pretty good but is their imagery properly georeferenced?

[Matt__W]

Okay, finally got back to this and started fumbling around with InfraWorks. I have not been able to find any basic tutorials. AutoDesk's "Getting Started" guide is out of date and only a little help.

I was able to get everything I needed for the below from the national map, terrain, roads, and imagery as directed in the getting started guide but would like to change the imagery source to Bing.

The source by default IS Bing. But if you created your model the manual way (not using Model Builder) you can specify Bing maps as the data source

http://www.futuregroup.fi/en/add-aerial-imagery-from-bing-service-in-infraworks-360/

[Rob...]

I'm on LT and Model Builder is not available and as it turns out, neither is Bing imagery.

It is not possible to add Bing imagery in InfraWorks 360 LT.

[Matt__W]

I'm on LT and Model Builder is not available and as it turns out, neither is Bing imagery.

It is not possible to add Bing imagery in InfraWorks 360 LT.

LT?? Might as well take screenshots of Google Maps and stitch them together in MS Paint. It's like your IT department is saying "You can have a Corvette, but you can't have the engine."

[Rob...]

Not really, as I am the first one to take advantage of InfraWorks. We have one license for the full version and I will have to use that now that LT is actually not good enough. I got by without the Model Builder and kind of glad I did. I now know what is going on with that in the background.

[Matt__W]

And how long did it take you to create that model? With Model Builder you'd be done in under 10 minutes. Time is money.

[Rob...]

I was fumbling around for a long time, but, once I got the procedure correct, it really didn't take long at all. I will definitely use it in the future, though. I still feel like learning to build it myself was a valuable learning experience. I feel the same way about any automation, I like to know what is going on behind the scenes, in case the automation breaks.