Pioneering remote sensing software set for summer release.BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 1995--Continuing to set the standard for advanced, yet easy-to-use, image processing, Research Systems (Boulder, Colo.) has announced the July, 1995 release of the remote sensing application A remote sensing application is a software application that processes remote sensing data. Remote sensing applications are similar to graphics software, but they enable generating geographic information from satellite and airborne sensor data. , ENVI 2.0. With an enhanced user interface for easy "point and click" access, ENVI 2.0 includes numerous new RADAR, spectral analysis, and file handling tools that solidify its position as the best software for natural resource, environmental, and agricultural remote sensing. "This major update firmly establishes ENVI as a mainstream remote sensing tool," remarked David Uhlir, Ph.D., ENVI Product Manager. "You don't need to be an image processing expert to take advantage of its innovative new features." ENVI's open architecture makes it easy to work with LANDSAT, SPOT, ERS-1, IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. , JERS-1, DMSP DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program DMSP Dimethylsulfoniopropionate DMSP Digital Media Services Platform DMSP Distributed Mail System Protocol DMSP Distributed Multimodal Synchronization Protocol DMSP Depot Maintenance Support Plan , AVHRR AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radar , AVIRIS AVIRIS Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer , GERIS, GEOSCAN, HYDICE HYDICE Hyperspectral Digital Imagery Collection Experiment , SIR-C/X-SAR SIR-C/X-SAR Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar , and virtually any other type of image data. Earth scientists can now work with any data, anywhere - in the office, lab, or out in the field. ENVI 2.0 is completely portable and available for Windows, Windows NT, Macintosh, native Power Macintosh, and Unix workstations. Prices start at $3,350. Partial List of Specialized Features Available in ENVI 2.0: RADAR Tools ENVI's RADAR tools are enhanced to keep pace with rapid advances in active sensor development. With all conversion utilities and processing tools built-in, images are easily synthesized from polarimetric RADAR (SAR (Segmentation And Reassembly) The protocol that converts data to cells for transmission over an ATM network. It is the lower part of the ATM Adaption Layer (AAL), which is responsible for the entire operation. See AAL. SAR - segmentation and reassembly ) data in standard HH, VV, HV, and TP polarizations or defined with their own transmit/receive orientation angles and ellipticities. Scattering patterns can be extracted and displayed as images or three-dimensional surfaces using ENVI's interactive polarization signature viewer. Enhanced Spectral Tools ENVI's spectral tools help users get the most information from their multi-and hyperspectral data, with no limit on file size or number of bands. Pioneering new tools for spectral analysis include Maximum Noise Fraction (MNF) Rotation, the n-Dimensional Visualizer, and the Pixel Purity Index. Improved File Handling File Math allows multi-band images to be modified in one step, with no limitation on the number of bands to be processed. Disparate file types can be processed without conversion using ENVI's meta-file capabilities. Classification To improve the appearance of classified images, new routines let users remove (sieve) isolated pixels and consolidate (clump) groups of pixels. Iterative classification procedures are accelerated with ENVI's Rule Images files. Mapping ENVI projection parameters such as map origin and ellipsoid can be interactively defined and saved. Gauss-Kruger and versions of Lambert Conformable Conic and Oblique Mercator map projections have been added. ENVI is an application written entirely in IDL (1) (Interface Definition Language) A language used to describe the interface to a routine or function. For example, objects in the CORBA distributed object environment are defined by an IDL, which describes the services performed by the object and how the data , Research Systems' original integrated computing environment for data analysis, visualization, advanced image processing, and application development. All product or brand names are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Research Systems, Boulder Jim Wilson, 303/786-9900 E-mail: jimw@rsinc.com |
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