Surveyor FAQ
Windows application to perform high-speed, large mosaic image acquisition and microscope control.
Upgrade Assistance Typically a Surveyor scanning system remains intact and unmodified after the initial installation. This is due to the complexity of c...
Tue, 26 Feb, 2019 at 4:55 AM
We are regularly evaluating new cameras, please check back periodically for updates to this list. Lumenera Lt425 Lt365 Lt1265R Lt545R Infinity 3-...
Wed, 24 Jul, 2019 at 12:30 PM
Numerous applications are capable of viewing scanned image output from Objective Imaging scanners, either natively or converted to third-party formats. See ...
Thu, 13 Jun, 2019 at 12:22 PM
The Surveyor application is designed to manage system resources very effectively, as a result the minimum requirements are relatively low whilst still al...
Mon, 5 Jun, 2017 at 10:50 AM
Control of the Z-axis is fundamental to high quality, well-focused scans. However it is also an area which can exhibit problems, some of which may appear ov...
Mon, 3 Sep, 2018 at 8:08 AM
Fluorescence shading effects can often cause difficulty, due to the fact there is little or no light to measure the shading pattern. Nevertheless there...
Tue, 23 Jan, 2018 at 6:49 AM
There are many settings in the Surveyor application which need to be managed for successful imaging.
Sometimes desireable settings can be lost ...
Mon, 23 May, 2016 at 9:18 AM
For successful imaging in Surveyor it is important to setup the camera settings such as exposure, white balance and shading correction prior to scanning a...
Tue, 23 Jan, 2018 at 7:06 AM
This is often a symptom of camera vignetting, as seen here:
This can usually be resolved by:
Adjustments to the optical setup, eg. l...
Mon, 23 May, 2016 at 11:14 AM
Surveyor Workspace Format (.sws)
Surveyor by default generates scanned images in the Surveyor Workspace (.sws) format. This is a tiled image format...
Tue, 23 Jan, 2018 at 6:47 AM