ERDAS IMAGINE

Productive
Comprehensive
Flexible
Are you making the most
of your imagery?
For GIS professionals, imagery is more than a set of pretty
pictures. Imagery is a valuable source of data that captures
current reality to portray actual events and places. Whether
you are studying changes in sensitive environments,
mapping resources or assessing damage from natural
disasters, an imagery archive enables you to reference and
measure the amount of change that has taken place in a
geographic area. Accurate and up-to-date imagery leads to
better decision making and quicker updates for your vector
GIS while providing current and complete information.
ERDAS IMAGINE

, from Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging,

is the leading imagery software package used by your peers
in the geographic imaging community. It was designed
specically for image processing, and its easy-to-learn, easy-
to-use and comprehensive collection of tools will help you
create accurate base imagery that enhances your GIS.
For over 80 years, geospatial information professionals
have looked to Leica Geosystems for the best in geographic
imaging solutions. The ERDAS IMAGINE toolbox spans the
Geospatial Imaging Chain, enabling you to transform your
imagery into information you can use.
Enterprise enabled
For organizations with extensive collections of geospatial data,
ERDAS IMAGINE supports enterprise-enabled geospatial image
processing that uses a centralized relational database to store
geospatial information. This provides enormous benet to an
institution by making its data visible and accessible to end-users;
thereby the investment in image and feature geospatial information
is maximized by making it exploitable to the greatest number
of users.
ERDAS IMAGINE leverages these capabilities by providing client-side
interaction with spatially aware databases such as ESRI ArcSDE
or Oracle Spatial 10g. Capabilities also extend to connected and
disconnected topological editing of the database for efcient
feature updates and maintenance.
Image processing made easy
How do you ensure the accuracy of your imagery?
Orthorectication, mosaicking, reprojection and image
interpretation. If these processes sound intimidating, you may be
accustomed to image processing tools that dictate lengthy and
complicated workows not to mention output that does not
integrate well with your GIS. ERDAS IMAGINE simplies all of these
image processing functions while maintaining the integrity of the
geospatial data you need to update your GIS and your
ESRI Geodatabase.
The clean and intuitive ERDAS IMAGINE interface was designed to
streamline your workow and save you time. Powerful algorithms
and data processing functions work behind the scenes so you
can concentrate on your analyses. The fast display and ability to
work with multiple datasets in geographically-linked viewers in the
IMAGINE Geospatial Light Table (GLT) dramatically reduce the time
you would otherwise spend trying to manually relate information
from various sources.
One toolbox is all you need
ERDAS IMAGINE is easy-to-use, raster-based software designed
specically to extract information from images. Perfect for
beginners and experts alike, the easy-to-learn ERDAS IMAGINE
enables you to process imagery like a seasoned professional,
regardless of your experience in geographic imaging.
With its vast array of tools that allow you to analyze data from
virtually any source and present it in formats ranging from
printed maps to 3D models, ERDAS IMAGINE offers you one
comprehensive toolbox for all of your geographic imaging and
image processing needs. It simplies and streamlines your
production workow, saving you time, money and resources
without sacricing accuracy.
ERDAS IMAGINE is a scaleable solution that will grow with
you as your requirements and image processing capabilities
increase. With three tiers and a multitude of add-on modules,
you can build exactly the system you need.
Geographic imaging professionals need to
process vast amounts of imagery every day
often relying on software designed for other
purposes and add-on applications that create
almost as many problems as they solve. Is it
possible to save both time and money, as well
as improve your image analysis capabilities,
with just one software application?
Yes, it is
This ADS40 image of the Miura Peninsula area of
Japan was captured by PASCO in 2001.
The advanced image processing
capabilities of IMAGINE Professional
combined with the image enhancing
tools in the IMAGINE GLT allow you
to enhance multispectral imagery
and improve the quality of the data
you collect.
Add-On Modules
These add-on modules provide additional functionalities for your
image processing needs.
ATCOR3: Atmospheric correction and haze removal software used to
correct changes in the spectral reectance of materials on the
earths surface.
IMAGINE Developers Toolkit: A set of libraries and documentation
to modify the commercial version of ERDAS IMAGINE, or to develop
entirely new applications as extensions to ERDAS IMAGINE.
IMAGINE IFSAR DEM: Use interferometric techniques to create
DEMs from SAR image pairs.
IMAGINE MrSID Desktop Encoder: Encode or compress any of the
raster formats supported by ERDAS IMAGINE into LizardTechs MrSID
le format. Handles images varying between 50 and 500 million pixels
(generally 50 to 500MB) in size.
IMAGINE MrSID Workstation Encoder: Encode or compress any
of the raster formats supported by ERDAS IMAGINE into LizardTechs
MrSID le format. Handles images measuring over 500 million pixels
(generally 500MB) in size.
The ERDAS IMAGINE Product Suite
IMAGINE Essentials

: A powerful, low-cost image

mapping and visualization tool that allows different
types of geographic data to be combined with imagery
and quickly organized for projects. IMAGINE Essentials
provides a robust set of tools for geocorrection, image
analysis, visualization and map output.
IMAGINE Advantage

: A geographic imaging toolset

that extends the capabilities of IMAGINE Essentials by
adding more precise mapping and image processing
functions. IMAGINE Advantage includes a complete set
of tools to analyze data from imagery via mosaicking,
surface interpolation, advanced image interpretation
and orthorectication.
IMAGINE Professional

: The most sophisticated

software for geographic imaging, IMAGINE Professional
includes complex image analysis, radar analysis and
advanced classication tools. It also includes graphical
spatial data modeling, which is a unique capability for
analyzing geographic data.
Functionality
Work with les in geospatially linked viewers
Use over 130 different image formats
Rapidly display and roam through imagery
Digitize Arc coverage and Shapeles on top of images
Create and print maps in over 1000 different
projected coordinate systems

Display and analyze ESRI Geodatabases
Perform image georeferencing
Schedule batch processing
Mosaic images
Interpolate surfaces from points
Orthorectify images
Perform spatial, radiometric and
spectral enhancement

Analyze information in radar images
Perform advanced image classication
Perform graphical spatial modeling
Extract information from hyperspectral imagery
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A variety of functionality options
IMAGINE NITF 2.0/2.1: An importer and exporter of
imagery and map compositions to and from the National
Imagery Transmission Format (NITF). The unique capabilities
of IMAGINE NITF integrate both imagery and annotation,
making the annotation integral to the map composition.
JITC certied to C Level 7.
IMAGINE OrthoRadar: Perform precision correction
and orthorectication of SAR images by building a SAR
sensor model based on the satellite orbit and image
information parameters.
IMAGINE Radar Interpreter: Speckle removal, texture
analysis, image merging, general radiometric and geometric
calibration to enhance SAR images. IMAGINE Radar
Interpreter is data source independent and allows users
to utilize any SAR imagery.
IMAGINE StereoSAR DEM: Generate DEMs by correlating
pairs of SAR images. Endorsed by RADARSAT International.
IMAGINE Subpixel Classier: An advanced spectral
classier designed to identify objects or materials of interest
that occupy a fraction of a pixel, or to discriminate between
materials with similar spectral characteristics.
IMAGINE Vector: Import and export vector data, and
clean and build topologically within an ESRI Arc structured
format, without conversion.
IMAGINE VirtualGIS

: A powerful, 3D visual analysis tool

that supports dynamic visualization, ight sequences, and
the management/assimilation of multiple geographic data
types in a real-time, 3D environment.
IMAGIZER

: Disseminate data to other users without the

need to install a full image handling application. IMAGIZER
combines data preparation software, the IMAGIZER Data
Prep, with a distributable geographic imaging viewer and
editor, the IMAGIZER Viewer, that can be embedded onto
data CDs.
IMAGINE Stereo Analyst

: Perform stereoscopic 3D
feature collection to easily and accurately extract elevation/
height information and populate 3D GIS databases with
fully texture-mapped 3D models.
IMAGINE Enterprise Loader: Easy to use utilities
for bulk and batch loading of raster and feature data
to relational databases.
IMAGINE Enterprise Editor: An Oracle Spatial
geometry and topology editing solution for the connected
or web user.
IMAGINE AutoSync: Automatic image registration gives
users the capability of generating highly accurate geometric
models from two or more images of potentially dissimilar
type.
IMAGINE Easytrace: Delivers efcient assisted feature
extraction, minimizing the number of mouse clicks that a
user must perform.
Whether adjusting the contrast, searching for
objects or just counting trees, as shown in this
Leica ADS40 image, tools like the In-view Magnier
let you extract data from your digital imagery
easily. One toolbox is all you need.
Enhance and target specic classes within your
imagery using ERDAS IMAGINE Classication.
This image was captured by EarthData with a Leica ADS40 Airborne
Digital Sensor on behalf of the Southwest Florida Water Manage-
ment District (SWFWMD) and the U.S. Geological Survey. This
infrared image depicts the west coast of Florida near Port Richey.
The Geospatial Imaging Chain
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consists of geographic
imaging solutions, specically designed for capturing,
referencing, measuring, analyzing and presenting data
in a format that is useful to geospatial professionals.
Leica Geosystems offers the best Geopatial Imaging
and mapping solutions in the industry and continues to
pioneer new standards.
The Geospatial Imaging Chain
Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, LLC
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Norcross, GA 30092-2500 USA
Phone +1 770 776 3400
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About Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging Division
When building image-based maps, you need reliable measurements and
solutions for your entire workow. So when it has to be right, more
geospatial professionals trust Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, LLC to
help them collect, analyze, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems
is powering geospatial imaging by putting precise imaging to work. Its broad
array of photogrammetry and remote sensing software solutions capture
data efciently, reference imagery accurately, measure and analyze easily and
present spatial information, even in 3D. Those who use Leica Geosystems
Geospatial Imaging products every day trust them for their precision, their
seamless integration, and their superior customer support. Delivering
geospatial imaging solutions with precision, integration, and service from
Leica Geosystems.
When it has to be right.
Exceptional value
ERDAS IMAGINE offers you superior technical performance for geospatial image
processing and usability. In fact, ERDAS IMAGINE was awarded the highest
overall rating among 40 tools evaluated by the National Imagery and Mapping
Agency (NIMA) Pathnder program in the Pathnder 2003 study.
Even the ERDAS IMAGINE technical support and training services are superior.
From the comprehensive Software Maintenance Program to our interactive
training courses, experienced and knowledgeable Leica Geosystems
professionals will deliver training for your GIS staff, create customized and
integrated solutions, provide on-site installation and offer technical assistance.
Discover the potential of your imagery
Increase your accuracy with the exible and comprehensive toolset of the
standard in imaging software ERDAS IMAGINE, from the company geographic
imaging professionals have trusted for generations.
Learn more from your imagery today. Call +1 877 463 7327 or send e-mail to
info@gi.leica-geosystems.com for more information.
ERDAS IMAGINE allows you to seamlessly
integrate information from your imagery
with many vector formats, including ESRI
Geodatabase and Oracle Spatial.