Capturing data

You can capture and send data for CityLens in one of the following ways:

• By completing a task from the Task planner. If the administrator assigns you a task to cover an area, you can select it in the mobile application and use the built-in navigator to move along the required route.
• By driving without a task. In this case, no route is specified, but you can still record and send tracks.

1. Take a task

1. Check the device and recording requirements.

2. Go to the CityLens tab and select List of tasks. All tasks assigned to you (if any) are displayed as cards.

3. To start working on a task, go to the All tasks panel, select one of the assigned tasks, and tap Get started.

   You can sort and filter tasks by statuses, route length, expected task duration, and completion dates.

   

   To suspend the task before completing it, go to the Tasks in progress panel and select Without a task. The progress of all active tasks is suspended and, if needed, you can continue driving without a specified route.

   

   To resume working on the task, go to the Tasks in progress panel and tap Continue task in the required task card.

   

4. To start working on a task, tap its card again.

2. Start recording

Note

Internet connection is not required on this stage, as data is stored locally.

Driving with a task

After you tap an active task card, the application launches recording mode automatically.

1. Place your mobile device horizontally.

   Before starting the recording, you can see current recording parameters. You can configure them in settings.

   
   • Task: percentage of the current task completion.
   • Frames: number of frames (images tied to geographic coordinates) captured by the application and not yet uploaded for processing. When you record a video, frames are captured automatically depending on the configured frequency.
   • Tracks: number of recorded and not yet uploaded tracks (time intervals and data collected during it).
   • Length: duration of the current track in minutes. You can configure the maximum track length in settings.
   • Frame rate: frequency of frame capturing. You can configure it to depend on speed, distance, or time intervals.
   • JPEG: image resolution. You can select the level of image compression in settings.
   • Thermal state: indicator of the processor heating state.
   • Free space: available amount of device memory.
   • Accuracy: accuracy of determining the device geolocation.

2. Tap the capture button to start recording.

   Important

   Follow the recommended speed limit to ensure high quality of captured frames.

3. Open the map by tapping the round map icon in the lower-left corner.

4. To enable navigation mode, tap icon. Using the navigator is not required, however it guides you along the most optimal route to complete the task.

   

   In navigation mode, the following route data is displayed at the bottom of the screen:

   • expected route duration
   • expected time of arrival to the finish point
   • route length
   • number of tracks recorded by the current moment

   To zoom out and see the full route, tap icon.

   To stop navigation, tap icon. You can resume navigation at any moment from any plane on the map: the application will recalculate the route based on new conditions.

5. To finish or suspend working on the task, return to the recording mode and tap the recording button again.

6. To return to the main menu, tap icon.

   Then you can start recording again or proceed with uploading recorded data.

Driving without a task

If you plan to drive without a task:

1. Go to the CityLens tab and select Take a photo or Record video.

   

2. Place your mobile device horizontally.

   Before starting the recording, you can see current recording parameters. You can configure them in settings.

   • Frames: number of frames (images tied to geographic coordinates) captured by the application and not yet uploaded for processing. When you record a video, frames are captured automatically depending on the configured frequency.
   • Tracks: number of recorded and not yet uploaded tracks (time intervals and data collected during it).
   • Length: duration of the current track in minutes. You can configure the maximum track length in settings.
   • Frame rate: frequency of frame capturing. You can configure it to depend on speed, distance, or time intervals.
   • JPEG: image resolution. You can select the level of image compression in settings.
   • Thermal state: indicator of the processor heating state.
   • Free space: available amount of device memory.
   • Accuracy: accuracy of determining the device geolocation.

3. Tap the capture button to start recording.

   Important

   Follow the recommended speed limit to ensure high quality of captured frames.

4. Open the map by tapping the round map icon in the lower-left corner.

   You can also configure the map look to make it more convenient for your work: select a theme, enable tracking the traveled route, and more.

5. To finish recording, return to the recording mode and tap the recording button again.

6. To return to the main menu, tap icon.

   Then you can start recording again or proceed with uploading recorded data.

3. Send the recorded data

1. Make sure your device is connected to the internet.
2. Go to the CityLens tab and select Upload tracks.

Note

Uploading the tracks might take a while depending on the amount of data. You can continue taking photos or working with other application tabs.

The uploaded data becomes available in the administrator tools.

4. Check statistics

Once the data is uploaded, go to the Statistics tab to view the updates on the total traveled distance and the number of captured and uploaded frames. The data is relevant for the current day only.

Once the frames are processed, the statistics is updated to display the number of detected objects.