Overview
Search Radius lets you pick any spot in the 3D model and instantly see every video whose recorded coordinates fall within a defined distance of that point. It's the fastest way to review historical footage of a specific location.
When to Use It
You want every angle captured of a specific spot, regardless of which dive or campaign it came from.
You're investigating an anomaly and need video evidence from the surrounding area.
The location of interest sits between assets (e.g., a section of pipeline or a touchdown point) and isn't tied to a single tagged component.
How to Use Search Radius
Step 1: Open the virtual environment
Navigate to the 2D Map or 3D Model view for your field.
Step 2: Enable Search Radius
In the toolbar at the top of the viewer, click the Search Radius icon. The toolbar will switch into Search Radius mode and the icon's tooltip will read Search Radius.
Step 3: Set Your Radius
A Search Radius slider appears at the top of the viewer.
Drag the slider, or
Type a value directly into the number field (in meters).
The default is 10m. Smaller radii (e.g., 5m) return tightly scoped results; larger radii capture more surrounding footage.
Step 4: Pick a Point
Double-click any surface in the 3D model and a red circle appears on the seabed showing the search area, and you can view the Videos from Coordinates side panel on the right.
Step 5: Review the Results
The panel shows:
Easting, Northing — the exact coordinates of the point you clicked.
Videos from coordinates — every video whose recorded track passes through the highlighted area.
Click any video title to open it, or click the expand icon to view it in a larger player.
How Video Positions Are Worked Out
Each video's position comes from the coordinates written into its overlay, read at regular points through the recording. Shorter videos are sampled more often, so a two-minute clip is positioned as reliably as an hour-long one.
Readings that could not physically belong to the same dive — a position that would require the ROV to travel faster than it can move — are excluded, so a single misread frame no longer pulls a video's track across the field. This check has been applied to previously uploaded footage as well as new uploads, so results improve for historical video without any action on your side. Positions you saw before this change may therefore differ from what you see now.
If a video you expect to see is missing from a radius result, widen the radius slightly: a video is matched on its recorded positions, not on the asset it is tagged against.
Tips
Adjust on the fly. You can change the radius after placing a point — the red circle and results update immediately.
Click anywhere. You don't need to click on a tagged asset. Open seabed, flowline runs, and touchdown points all work.