# The course is a mess

**URL:** <https://community.pix4d.com/t/the-course-is-a-mess/29695>\
**Category:** PIX4Dmapper Questions/Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [March 29, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/the-course-is-a-mess/29695 "2024-03-29T08:09:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![adonisyang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@adonisyang](https://community.pix4d.com/u/adonisyang)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/the-course-is-a-mess/29695/1 "2024-03-29T08:09:58Z")

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When I imported the data, the routes on the map were confused  
And the default photo order in the Image Geaolocation is also out of order  
I tried to change the photo order in the Image Geaolocation,But But it didn’t work.  
How to solve this?

 ![123](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/original/2X/0/0871703de9388d26ba3f3075505b171d49b8dc55.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Mike\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/mike_k/32/4697_2.png) [@Mike\_K](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Mike_K)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/the-course-is-a-mess/29695/2 "2024-03-29T17:37:12Z")

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This is likely a problem with the time stamps on the images. You might want to look at your drone to see if it is tagging the images correctly.

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**Author:** ![adonisyang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@adonisyang](https://community.pix4d.com/u/adonisyang)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/the-course-is-a-mess/29695/3 "2024-03-30T16:02:23Z")

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You’re right. The question is, does it affect my project and my DOM?

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**Author:** ![adonisyang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@adonisyang](https://community.pix4d.com/u/adonisyang)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/the-course-is-a-mess/29695/4 "2024-04-02T14:00:43Z")

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hi,are u there?

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**Author:** ![Daniele\_Lecci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/daniele_lecci/32/9493_2.png) [@Daniele\_Lecci](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Daniele_Lecci)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/the-course-is-a-mess/29695/5 "2024-04-03T08:55:53Z")

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Hi @adonisyang,

Yes, this can affect the chance of successfully match different images together.  
If you have already successfully processed the “_Step 1. Initial Processing_”, there is no action needed.  
If you are having problems in step 1, in particular during matching, I suggest you go into the _Processing Options \> Step 1. Initial Processing **(1)** \> Matching **(2)** \> Custom **(3)**_ and make sure to

**(4)**

- deselect _Use capture time_
- enable _Use triangulation of image geolocation_
- enable _use Distance_ and add a factor **5** in the _Relative distance between consecutive images_

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/original/2X/3/3f73a6f4ee94a27fe16a7488784af51865cb4aed.png)

Cheers,  
Daniele