Checkpoint Photographs Update

By NGP Standards and Specifications

This change pertains to checkpoint photograph delivery requirement. The current requirement is for checkpoint photographs to be delivered embedded in a single PDF document. This modification allows for delivery as individual photographs in sub-directories to maintain image quality and allow for redaction of single images, if necessary.

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Status of this revision: Published in Lidar Base Specification 2021 rev. A

Please Note: This change only provides for an additional delivery option--no other requirements for checkpoint photographs are changed.

Requirement in Lidar Base Specification 2020 rev. A Data Processing and Handling: Checkpoints section:

All photographs shall be embedded and delivered in a single PDF document, preferably in the ground survey report.
Each photograph shall be labeled in the PDF with the checkpoint ID so that it can be readily located.

Change:

All photographs shall be delivered
- embedded in a single PDF document, preferably in the ground survey report, or
- as individual images in sub-directories
All images shall be labeled with, or image file names shall include, the checkpoint ID.