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Fragmented Point Cloud Issue in WebODM on VPS

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Description

I have a dataset consisting of 240 images. When processing it on a VPS ( WebODM 2.7.2) with 4 CPUs and 16GB RAM using the following parameters: “auto-boundary:true, rolling-shutter:true, dem-resolution:0.4, dsm:true, feature-quality:high, optimize-disk-space:true, max-concurrency:2, tiles:true, gps-accuracy:0.1, no-gpu:true, orthophoto-resolution:0.2, use-exif:true”, the point cloud appears fragmented.

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However, when I run the same process on Desktop WebODM without “no-gpu”, the point cloud is clean. ( WebODM 2.7.2)

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If I enable “no-gpu” on Desktop WebODM, the point cloud also becomes fragmented, just like on the VPS. The main issue is that even if I remove “no-gpu” or “max-concurrency:2” on the VPS WebODM, the point cloud still gets generated in a fragmented manner. I would greatly appreciate any help in resolving this issue.

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The issue names no source files, tests, or entry points. Start by reproducing the dataset with the listed WebODM 2.7.2 parameters and compare GPU and no-GPU runs; done means identifying and fixing the cause of the fragmented point cloud, then verifying a clean result.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
computer-vision
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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