Essentials

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SOCET GXP 4.1

Essentials
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March 5, 2013 | GXP Training
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Agenda
– GUI and basic components
– Loading and Displaying data
– Coordinate Systems
– Working with imagery
– Single image products
– Custom templates
– Saving products
– Working with multiple images
– Data Import
– Registration
– Multi-image products
– Terrain Visualization
– Google Earth products
– 3D Multiport
– License tips
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Quick Product Demo:
•Load image
•Magnifying Glass
•Bracket Tool
•Apply Template
•PowerPoint 3
Launch SOCET GXP v4.1

– Double-click SOCET GXP 4.1
Desktop icon OR
– Start > All Programs > SOCET GXP

4.1 > SOCET GXP 4.1

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Getting Familiar with SOCET GXP

GUI and Basic Components

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SOCET GXP Basic Components

Workspace Manager Multiport
Preferences
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Accessing Preferences
From Workspace Manager:
From Multiport:

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Preferences
– Common Preferences:
locked by system
administrator to produce
common preferences for
group of users
– User Preferences: any

preference not locked as a
common preference; can be
changed by user
– Some preferences, including

those for graphics, Multiports,
and performance, do not affect
existing Multiports

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Auto-DTED
– SOCET GXP searches DTED
Directories set in Preferences to
automatically load the highest quality
terrain file associated with the loaded
image
1. Click the Add Path button
2. Navigate to a directory containing
DTED terrain files
• Hint: click on Desktop under Favorites
3. Click Select Folder to close the
Browse window
– DTED Cache Generation Job creates a

text file with the locations of terrain
data so SOCET GXP and find it faster
– When adding new terrain, run Cache
job again

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Preference Directories
– Preference Directories allows
users to set their default
directories throughout SOCET
GXP
– Must have read/write access
1. Click Browse next to Default

Working/Save Directory
2. Browse to a directory to save
files and products
3. Click Select Folder

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RSet Location Preferences

– By default, RSets are co-
located with the full
resolution image file
• Can be changed to store
in temp space or another
specified location
– When loading images
into Workspace, be sure
to select the full
resolution image
• Do not select image
thumbnails
• Avoid selecting RSet files
with extensions such as
.ntf_2 through .ntf_64
1. Click OK to save and
close Preferences
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Workspace Manager
Preview
Data View: list
Pane:
of all data
preview of
loaded into
what is
SOCET GXP
contained in
selected file;
Windows often
View: view of metadata and
data as it is image
displayed. thumbnail.
Map View:
geographic
display of
data
coverage

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Map View
– New in v4.1, Map View displays footprints of data in the Workspace or catalog
over a reference map
• Legacy Visual Coverage Tool (VCT) is still available from the Tools menu
– Map View displays footprints for Images, Terrain, Maps and Charts, and Vectors
that are cataloged or currently loaded in the Workspace

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Map View Tools

– Search Tools
• Refresh: refreshes results
• Clear Results: clears check boxes
• Jump to Point: type coordinates to jump to within map scene
– Navigation Tools
• Glove: click and drag map background
• Mouse: roam in the direction of cursor movement
• Zoom to Box: zoom to the extent of selected box
• Minus: zoom out
• Plus: zoom in
• Whole Scene: zoom out to view the entire map area
– Production Tools
• PowerPoint: creates PowerPoint slide displaying the current map view, including footprints
• Save Footprints: saves data footprints as shapefiles
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Map View - Catalog

– Catalog will appear with a green dot when
running
– Directories can be cataloged during installation of
Advanced Services (on application disk)
– If running in basic mode (no services installation),
catalog must be running to choose directories
1. In Map View, right-click on the catalog name and
select Start Catalog
• Catalog may take a few seconds to fully start
2. Right-click on the catalog name and select VCT
Catalog Setup
3. At the top, choose to discover all available file
types
4. Navigate to a data directory
5. Click Apply and OK

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Map View
1. Ensure the Images from the catalog are displayed by checking the box
2. Select an image in the map view display
3. Right-click on the selected image and select Balloon Preview Panel
• A balloon is displayed showing an image thumbnail and some image metadata
4. Select an image in the preview balloon and select Load into Workspace to
load the data directly from the balloon

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Map View
– Data can also be displayed by right-clicking on the footprint
1. Select an image footprint
2. Right-click and select Open > Multiport
• The selected image will be displayed in a Multiport

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Workspace System View

– Users can also display two other system views in
the Workspace
• File System Tab: access directories from directly
within the Workspace
• Job Queue Tab: view the status of processes run from
SOCET GXP
– File System and Job Queue tabs are displayed at

the bottom of the Workspace when enabled from
the View menu

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Job Service Queue

– Jobs are external programs that allow data to be processed and managed outside
of SOCET GXP
– The Job Service Queue can also be viewed in a web browser
• Displays job name, host, status, start time, ad completion %
• Includes link to log for each job

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Job Service Queue

– Three ways to access Job Queue from the Workspace Manager
– Job Queue opens in internet browser

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Loading data into SOCET GXP

– GXP Xplorer
– File > Open
– Open folder button
– Drag and Drop from anywhere to:
• Data view: Loads into SOCET GXP
• Windows view: Displays in Multiport
– File System View
– Map View

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Data filters
– Data filters are available

from the Open Files
dialog box
– Filter availability depend

on the type of data to be
loaded

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Map View – Workspace Data

– Footprints for specific data types are toggled on and off using the check boxes in
the Layers list
• Workspace data footprints are shaded; Catalog footprints are empty polygons
– Right-click on the Workspace Layer and select Zoom to Workspace to zoom to the
extent of the data contained in the Workspace
– Right-click on a layer within the Workspace to Zoom to Layer and change footprint
display properties
• Labels can be added to the footprints to identify the data selected

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Image List
– The Image List tool allows users to
quickly toggle between images in the
Workspace
– Loads one image at a time and then
dumps from memory; less resource
intensive
1. Load a variety of data into the
workspace
2. From the Workspace Manager Tools
menu, select Image List
• A Multiport and an Image List window is
opened
3. Click on a file name in the Image List
window to view that image in the
Multiport
4. Use the up and down arrow buttons
to re-order the images in the list
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Workspace Folders
1. Right-click on Workspace (Data
View) and select New Folder
2. Right-click on the folder and select

Rename
3. Type a name for the folder
4. Repeat steps 2-4 for to create

additional folders
5. Drag the image files into the

appropriate folders to match the
screenshot

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Reorder images
– Images can be reordered to be listed
chronologically, or in the desired
order, in the preview pane of the
Workspace Manager
1. Select a folder
2. The images within the folder are
listed in the preview pane
3. Select an image in the preview pane
list
4. Use the up and down arrows to
move the images to the desired
location within the list
• The image order will not change in the
Workspace (Data View)

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Multiport vs. Panel
Multiport: Panel:
•Window •Display area of a
including Panels, Multiport
Ribbon, status •Can hold multiple
bars layers of data and
•Can hold up to 4 perform multiple
panels functions on that
data
•Can also be in
tabbed form

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Displaying data
– Open a single image
• Double-click in Data view
OR
• Right-click and select Open >
Multiport
OR
• Drag image from Data view to
Windows view
– Open multiple images
• Select using CRTL or SHIFT
• Right-click and select Open:
– All in One Panel
– Separate Panels
– Separate Multiports
– 3D
– Stereo/Split Screen Stereo
– All in One Raster Layer

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Displaying data - Kabul

1. Open a single image in a
Multiport by double-clicking on
the image in the Workspace
Manager
2. Hold down the CRTL key and
select 4 images from the
Workspace
3. Open the images in one panel by
right-clicking and selecting All in
one panel
4. Select 3 images from the
Workspace
5. Open the images in separate
panels by right-clicking and
selecting Separate Panels

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Drag and Drop

– Data can be moved or opened by
dragging it into a Multiport or Panel
within the Workspace
– It matters where the data is released
1. Double click on an image in the Data
View to open it in a Multiport
2. Click on another image from the Data
View and hold
3. Drag the image into the Windows View
and release it directly on top of the
Multiport (ex: Multiport_1)
• The image will open within a separate
panel in that Multiport
4. Click and drag another image from the
Data View to the Windows View and
release it directly on top of the Panel
(ex: Panel_1.1)
• The image will be displayed as an
additional layer within the existing panel

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Renaming Multiports
– To help keep track of what is in each
Multiport, SOCET GXP 4.0 allows
users to rename Multiports
– To rename a Multiport:
1. Right click on a Multiport listed in the
Windows View of the Workspace
Manager
2. Select Rename
3. Type a new name for the Multiport
4. Click OK
– The new name appears in the

Workspace Manager, along the top of
the Multiport, and in the Windows Task
Bar

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Displaying Data - Stereo

1. Select two images in a stereo pair by
holding CTRL or SHIFT
2. Right-click and select Open> Stereo
• If no stereo viewing equipment is
available, choose Split Screen Stereo
3. View the image on the stereo monitor
with the stereo glasses
– When images are displayed in Stereo,

a Stereo tab is available, containing
stereo specific tools
– Move the cursor in the Z direction using
a 3D extraction device or by holding
shift and rolling the middle mouse
wheel

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Save Workspace
– Workspaces saved as .wksp files
– Workspace saves include:
• All loaded data
• All open Multiports and Panels
• Processing chains
• Display location and zoom level of each panel
• Roam history (snail trails)
• The location and size of all open windows
1. Save the workspace from the File menu by

selecting Save Workspace As
• The Save button on the Workspace toolbar is also for
Workspace saves
– Graphics files must be saved separately by
right-clicking
• It is recommended to save them to the same
directory as the workspace
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Save Multiport as Workspace

– SOCET GXP allows users to save
single Multiports instead of entire
Workspaces
• Useful for Quality Control work
– Multiports will be saved as a workspace

with the .wksp file extension
– In any open Multiport, from the SOCET

GXP button, select Save As > Save
Multiport As Workspace
– When the .wksp file is loaded, only the

single Multiport will appear
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Ribbon terminology
– Main Tabs: always available

– Contextual Tabs: display only when specific data types are loaded into the
Multiport or the are pertinent to the current task (i.e. Layers tab, Surface tab)
– Groups: related functionality/buttons grouped together to make them easier
to find
– Buttons: used to perform a task or begin a process
– Dialog Box Launchers: opens related window containing advanced
functionality

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Navigating the Ribbon
– Where are the following buttons?

• Jump to Point
• Pan Sharpen*
• Waypoints – All buttons and tools will always
• Glove Align remain in the same functional group
• 3D on the same tab, no matter how you
• Legend*
resize the window
• Start Roam
• Ortho On-the-Fly*
• Snapshot to PowerPoint
• Brightness Slider
• AOI tools *= moved in v4.1

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Navigation
– Pan
• Hold the middle mouse wheel and move away
from the center of the image in the direction you
want to pan
• Glove: left-click and hold to move the image
• Jump to Point: type specific coordinates to
center over
– Zoom
• Roll the middle mouse wheel
• Zoom to Box: click to outline an image area to
zoom to
• Choose scale or % from drop down
– Rotate
• Mouse: left-click and hold to rotate the image
• Set specific angle of rotation
• Use set rotation buttons: Zero, Up, North is up

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Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)

– Fully customizable
– Allows users to place frequently
used tools at their fingertips
– Any button, slider, or drop down
menu can be added to the QAT
• Can include all tools necessary to
complete a workflow
• Easier to train new analysts
– Positioned above or below Ribbon
• Minimize Ribbon for increased
viewing space

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Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)

– From the button to the right of the QAT, select
Customize to rearrange the tools and add
separators
– Choose one of the 4 save options to save the

QAT layout for future use
• If layout is not saved, QAT will need to be rebuilt
in future Multiports

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Adding tools to the QAT

1. In any open Multiport, from the Home tab, right-click on the Zoom to Box
button and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar
2. From the Products tab, right-click on the PowerPoint button and select Add
to Quick Access Toolbar
3. Add at least 3 additional tools to the Quick Access Toolbar
4. Click on the arrow next to the QAT and select Customize
5. Use the arrow buttons to organize the buttons on the QAT

6. Click OK

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Saving the QAT

1. Save the QAT for use during the rest of the class by clicking on the arrow next to
the QAT
2. Select Save Ribbon Layout as User Multiport Preference
• This is the most commonly used QAT save option

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GXP button
– The GXP button provides access to
commonly used functions available for
managing products
• Opening data
• Saving files and products
• Save options
• Printing
• Preferences
• Closing panels

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Ribbon Keytips
– Ribbon Keytips allow users to navigate the Ribbon and access tools using the
keyboard, rather than the mouse
1. Turn on the Keytips, press the ALT key
• High-level Keytips are displayed on the tabs and tools of the Quick Access Toolbar
2. Press G to access the Geospatial tab

• The Keytips are reconfigured to show a tip for each button on the Home tab

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Custom Hot Keys

– Users can customize hot keys for a variety of functions
– To customize, from the Workspace View menu, select Customize Hot Keys
– Choose a specific command on the left to view the current command on the right
– To change the hot key for a specific tool, type the new sequence into the Press a
New Sequence text box and click Assign

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Multiport Tools
– Tools are available on the View tab to
allow users to open a new Multiport
from an existing Multiport
– New Multiport = opens blank Multiport
– Clone Multiport = opens new Multiport

containing and displaying the same
data as the original Multiport
– Separate Multiport = allows users to

split data currently displayed in
separate panels into separate
Multiports
• Available only when data is displayed in
separate panels
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Mini Toolbar
– The mini toolbar is available in the
Multiport by right-mouse click in the
panel, or on a graphic or feature
o Efficient way of accessing key
functions
o Minimizes single-command tab
switches
– Right-click in the panel to access

Home tab functionality from the
Mini Toolbar
– Right-click on a graphic or feature

to access formatting functions from
the Mini Toolbar
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Dockable Windows
– Dockable windows include:
• ToolBox
• Cue Cards
• Layer Manager
• Count
• Templates list
– Can be docked on either side of Multiport

panel
• Can have multiple windows tabbed on a
single side
– Can be undocked for increased image

viewing space
1. Practice undocking and moving dockable

windows
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Tabbed Panels vs. Split Panels

– Split panels allow users to look at – Tabbed panels opens the images in
different images simultaneously in the different tabs in the same Multiport
same Multiport

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Tabbed Panels vs. Split Panels

– Panels layout can be selected in
Preferences or on the View Tab
– Choose panel layout in Preferences

under Multiport > Multiport Display
– Choose to view images in separate
panels as split or tabbed
• Can still link panels on separate tabs
– Can have 4 panels per multiport,
tabbed or split

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Status Bars
– Status bars are displayed at the bottom of a Multiport
– Status bars provide information about the data in the Multiport

1. Cursor Location: displays the current cursor location (not displayed by default)
2. Graphic and Measurement: displays measurement information for the selected graphic
3. Main Status Bar: displays latitude, longitude, and elevation of cursor on image
4. Panel/Image ID: identifies the image and the active panel

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Review Q & A
– Q: If you do not see a progress bar, where can you track the status of a job
you are running?
• A: Job Queue
– Q: What is a dialog box launcher?

• A: Button found in the corner of some functional groups to access additional
functionality and options.

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Coordinate Systems

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Changing Workspace Coordinate System

– Change the coordinate system of
the existing workspace through
Workspace Properties
1. From the File menu, select

Properties
2. In the Workspace Properties
window, click Modify
3. Leave the default coordinate
system in the Set Spatial
Reference System window
• Note the options available for changing
the coordinate system in the future
4. Click OK in both windows to
close them

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Workspace Coordinate System Preferences

– The default coordinate
system for the
Workspace can be set
by expanding
Workspace and
selecting Coordinate
Systems
– The coordinate system

can be changed by
clicking the Modify
button next to the
Workspace text box
• In the Set Spatial
Reference System
dialog box, set the
desired coordinate
parameters
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Workspace Coordinate System Preferences

– Set additional
coordinate systems for
display in autolabels
• Coord1 through Coord4
1. Click the Modify button

next to Coord2
2. In the Set Spatial

Reference System
window, from the
Coordinate System
drop down menu,
select MGRS
3. Click OK

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Panel Properties
– Change the coordinate system of a
single panel through panel properties
– Panel Properties are accessed on the

View tab by click the Panel
Properties button
– The Modify button in the Active Panel

Properties window will open the Set
Spatial Reference System window
– Users can also change the units of

measurement for the active panel

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Convert coordinates
– Convert Coordinates between coordinate systems
1. From the Workspace Tools menu, select Convert Coordinates
• Also accessed from the Geospatial tab in the Multiport
2. On the left side, in the Coordinates text box, type the following coordinates:
34 32 51N 069 17 04E
3. On the right side, in the Convert To box, select MGRS from the drop down menu
4. In the Vertical Datum box, select MSL
5. Click Convert
6. The converted coordinates are displayed in the Coordinates box on the right side

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Working with Imagery

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This section includes:

– Ortho on-the-fly – Targets
– Jump to Point – Target table
– Markers – Mensuration
– Overviews – Ground Truth Circles and Ellipses
– Layer Manager – Icons
– Magnifying Glass – Sequence Graphics
– Drawing Tools – Map Grid
– Saving graphics and Shapefiles – Basic enhancements
– Pan Zone – AOI

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Ortho on-the-fly
– Ortho on-the-fly allows users to Before
quickly orthorectify an image with a
single click
• The image pixels are stretched and
warped to make the image appear as
if it were taken from nadir
– Terrain must be available
1. Display an oblique image in a

Multiport
2. From the Visualize tab, in the

Orthorectify group, click Ortho
on-the-fly
3. Click the ortho on-the-fly button

again to remove the adjustment After
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Jump to Point
– Jump to Point centers cursor over
specified coordinates
1. From the Home tab, in the Pan group,

click the Jump to Point button
2. In the Point ID text box, type a name
to identify the point
• Makes it easier to remember what each
set of coordinates represent
3. Type coordinates in the Coordinates
text box
4. Click Apply
• A marker is dropped on the stadium
5. Click the down arrow next to the
Coordinate History text box
• The coordinate is added to the Coordinate
History for future use
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Marker Preferences
– Set the marker display properties and
the information displayed in the
attached auto annotation
• Multiple coordinate systems can be
displayed in the auto annotation
• Coordinate systems are based on the
Workspace Coordinate Systems set earlier
1. In Preferences, expand Graphics
2. Select Marker
3. Delete the text from Display Label 1
4. Type GEOS:
5. Add Coord1X and Coord1Y to Display
Label 1 by clicking the right arrow
button
6. Press Enter
7. Type MGRS:
8. Add Coord2 X to Display Label 1
9. Click OK
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Markers
– Markers are used to draw a point graphic

on the image to display coordinates or
identify an area of interest
1. In the Multiport, press F5 to drop a

marker at the cursor location and view
the coordinates
• Coord1 and Coord2 automatically populate
when a marker is dropped
2. Close the Multiport

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Overviews
– An Overview displays the entire active
image at a zoom level that shows the
entire image
– Can be opened in a separate panel or a

separate Multiport, depending on
preferences
– Small overview can be displayed as a

panel within the main Multiport (Panel in
Panel - PiP)
– Contains Region Control box which can be

moved and resized to reposition the main
Multiport Display
– Overview tab appears with tools specific to

overview functionality
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Panel in Panel (PiP) Overview

1. Open an image in a Multiport
2. On the Home tab, in the Overviews

group, click the PiP button
• Small box containing view of entire
image and outline of area displayed in
Multiport appears in upper right corner
3. Click to move the yellow outline box in

the PiP to display a new area in the
main Multiport
4. Click the PiP button again to turn off

the PiP overview

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Overviews
1. Open an Overview from the Home tab, in the

Overview group, by clicking the Open button
2. Roam around the image in the main Multiport
• The green coloring that appears in the Overview indicates
the area already viewed – called Snail Trail
• Roam History group controls Snail Trail
3. Click the Region Control button
4. In the Overview, draw a box around a particular region
of interest
• A new Multiport opens displaying the area in the new
region control area
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Auto Roam
1. From the Overview tab, click the Draw Path button
2. Click in the Overview Multiport to draw a custom

roam path
3. Select the Search tab on the Main Multiport.
4. Press the Start Roam button to auto roam along

the search path
5. Use the Speed slider to adjust the speed of the

roam
6. Drop a marker at the cursor location by pressing F5

at any time
• Depending on preference settings, markers may not
display until after roaming stops
• Useful for marking points of interest to review later
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Layer Manager
– Layer Manager serves as a table of contents
showing all data in the Active Panel
• Formerly known as View tab of Panel Data
Manager
– Accessed from the QAT
– Toggle layers on/off using check boxes
– Reorder layers by dragging and dropping
– Choose which layer is Active by right-clicking
and selecting Set as Active
• The Active layer is the one where changes are
made and graphic are drawn
• Active layer indicated by yellow highlighting
– Through the right-click menu:
• Access graphic properties
• Save graphic files and shapefiles
– Text from witihin text boxes now appear in
Layer Manager(v4.1)
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Layer Manager
1. In the Layer Manager, click

the arrow next to the Layer
within the Graphics File to
expand
2. To find a specific marker in

the image, select that marker
on the Layer Manager
3. Right-click and select Jump

to Annotation
• The Multiport display is
centered on the selected
marker

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Magnifying Glass
– The Magnifying Glass allows users to

zoom in on a specific image area
1. From the Home tab, in the Zoom

group, click the Magnifying Glass
button
2. Adjust the magnification level using

the Up and Down arrow keys or by
rolling the middle mouse wheel
3. Adjust the size of the Magnifying

Glass using the Right and Left arrow
keys

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Magnifying Glass Preferences

– Offset the Magnifying Glass from
the cursor by creating a custom
offset
1. From the SOCET GXP button,
select Preferences
2. Under Tools> Magnifying
Glass, in the Offset from Cursor
box, select Custom
• The default location for the offset is
to the lower right of the magnifying
glass
3. Click Apply
• Open a new Magnifying class to see
changes

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Magnifying Glass
1. Create a snapshot by double-

clicking with magnifying glass
• Useful for creating insets
2. Stop using the Magnifying

Glass by pressing the ESC key
on the keyboard

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Drawing Tools
– Basic graphic and annotation drawing

tools are found on the Draw tab, in the
Shapes group
– In SOCET GXP 4.0, basic and

advanced and annotation tools are also
found in the ToolBox
• The ToolBox is accessed from the QAT

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ToolBox
– The ToolBox contains tools for
drawing basic annotations, extracting
complex features, and editing graphics
and terrain
– Accessed from the QAT
– Associated with a single multiport
• Multiple instances allowed
– Broken into sections – used from the
top, down
• Choose a layer filter
– Graphics, Features, 3D, Surface
• Select the Active layer
• Click on a tool from one of the drawers
• Set any necessary Parameters
– Cue cards correspond with each tool
with steps and a graphic
representation of how to use it
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Drawing Tools – Repeated graphics
– Clicking on a draw tool once allows users to use the tool once
– Double-clicking on a draw tool allows users to use the tool repeatedly without
needing to reselect the tool
– When using tools and icons from the Toolbox, press the Repeat button in the
Active tool area to use the tool multiple times without reselecting
• Hot Keys can be set for repeat
– Stop using a tool by pressing the ESC key or by clicking the button again
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Draw Tools
1. Click the Text Box button
2. Click in the image to place the upper left corner of the text box where the text
will begin
• Single click to drop a text box that auto-fits to text; click and drag to drop a text box to certain extent
beyond text
3. Type in the text box to annotate the image
4. Click the Polygon button

5. Click in the image to draw a polygon
• After completion, the polygon tool is dropped
6. Double-click the Marker button

7. Click multiple times in the image to draw multiple markers
8. Stop using the tool by pressing the ESC key
9. Delete all graphics in the current Multiport by selecting them (Ctrl+A will select
all) and pressing the Delete key on the keyboard
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Toolbox example
1. At the top of the Toolbox, click the
Graphics Layer Filter
2. From the Active Layer drop down,
select New Graphics Layer
3. Expand the Draw drawer by clicking
the +
4. Select the Modifier – Buffer tool
5. In the Parameters area, select
Enter Offsets
6. Change the XY Offset to 50 Meters
8. Double-click to finish
• The polygon is drawn with a buffer
polygon at the default offset of 100
meters

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Saving a graphics file

– Save a graphics file for future use by
right-clicking on the Graphics file and
selecting Save As
• Listed in both the Workspace and the
Layer Manager
• An asterisk will appear next to an
unsaved file
– Choose to save as a Graphics file for

use within SOCET GXP or a Shapefile
which can also be used in other
software programs
– Choose a file name and location and

click Save

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Save as Shapefile
– Some graphics can be converted
to features and saved as
shapefiles
1. From the Layer Manager

2. Right-click on the graphic file to
be saved as a shapefile and
select Save As
3. In the Save Graphic File window,
from the Save as type drop
down, select Shapefiles
4. Type a file name and click Save
• The graphic file is replaced by a
shapefile in the Workspace and in the
Layer Manager

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Pan Zone
– When using certain tools
near the edge of the
image display, the Pan
Zone will be activated
• Thin, dashed white line

around edge of display
area
• Press Spacebar to Roam

appears at top and bottom
of display
– Press spacebar to pan in

the direction of cursor
movement

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Pan Zone
1. From the Draw tab, in the Shapes Pan Zone indicator
group, click the Polyline button
2. Draw a line towards the edge of the

image display
3. When the Pan Zone indicator

appears, press the spacebar to pan
and continue drawing
4. Stop panning by pressing the

spacebar again or by moving the
cursor away from the image edge Edge of image display
– Hint: It is helpful to be in full roam mode

when using the Pan Zone (press F7)
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Bracket Tool
1. From the Draw tab, in the
Mensuration group, click the Bracket
Tool button
2. Click in the Multiport to establish the 1st

point, the start of the bracket
measurement
• A dashed line rubber bands from this
point until it is completed with a 2nd click
3. Click again to mark the end point of the

bracket measurement
4. Click a 3rd point to determine the depth

of the bracket
– An attached text box displays the
distance between the 1st and 2nd points
– Users can change the measurement units
from the Panel Properties (View tab)

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Height Measurement Tool

Mensuration group, click the Height
Measurement Tool button
2. Click at the bottom of the

building/object to be measured
3. Click again at the top of the

building/object
4. Click a 3rd time to set the depth and

angle of the bracket
– The height measurement is displayed in
an attached text box
• Works best with oblique images

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Polyline and Polygon measurement tools

Mensuration group, click the
Polygon Measurement button
• A text box with polygon measurement
information is automatically attached to
the graphic
• Text box automatically updates if a
vertex is moved
4. Repeat steps 1-3 with using the
Polyline Measurement tool
– The measurement information

displayed in the attached text box is
customized in Preferences > Graphics
> Measurement Graphics
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Targets
– Targets are used to identify points of
interest with coordinate information and
geographically accurate range rings
1. On the Draw tab, in the Mensuration
group, click the Target button
2. Click on the image to drop a Target
graphic
3. Right-click on the target and select
Properties
4. In the Target Graphic Properties
window, in the range ring table, click
the Append Rows button
5. Type a radius for the new range ring
and select a color
6. Click OK
• The new range ring is displayed
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Target Table
– A Target Table lists the coordinate
location of all targets in the
selected panel
1. On the Draw tab, in the

Mensuration group, double-click
the Target button
2. Click in the panel to drop multiple
targets
Manage group, click the Target
Table button
• A window opens displaying the
coordinate information of each target
• Target Table information can be
exported as ASCII, XML, or JTT files
• Jump to point button used to center on
selected target
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Mensuration
1. Open the Mensuration Log, from the Draw tab, in the Mensuration group by clicking the
Log button
2. From the Draw tab, in the Shapes group, click the Line button
3. Click in the image to draw a line
• Detailed measurement information appears in the Mensuration log
4. Experiment with other draw tools to delineate areas to be measured
5. Copy and paste measurement information from the Mensuration Log to a text box on the
image

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Ground truth circles and ellipses

– Ground truth circles and ellipses allow
users to draw graphic of a specified
size
1. From the Draw tab, in the Shapes

group, click the Ground Truth
Ellipse button
2. In the Create Ground Truth Ellipse

window, specify a length for the
major and minor axes
• When creating a Ground Truth Circle, users
specify the circle’s radius distance
3. Click in the image to place the center

of the ellipse

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Icons
– Icons are found in the ToolBox drawers
– Select icons from specific Icon drawers
1. Open the Toolbox from the QAT
2. Select the Graphics Layer Filter
3. Expand the Icons – AOB drawer by

clicking the +
4. Select the Transport icon
5. Click in the image to place the icon

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Count Graphics
– Count provides 1-click access to a
count of all graphics and images in
the active panel
– Count is accessed on the Draw

tab, in the Manage group, by
clicking the Count Graphics
button
– Choose the Active Panel from the

drop down menu at the top
– Graphic Types and Count can be

copied as text from the Count
window and pasted into the
Multiport as a text box
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Sequence Graphics
– Sequence Graphics allow users to attach customizable numbering or

alphanumeric sequence to plotted graphics
– Sequence graphics controls are found on the Draw tab in the Sequence group
– Users can determine the Range, Prefix, and Padding for each sequence
– If a point in the sequence is deleted, users can set a preference so the rest of the
sequence is automatically renumbered
– Sequence graphic coordinate information can be exported to a text file using the
Export button
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Sequence Graphics – Distance Renumber

1. Double-click the Sequence Graphic
Dot button
2. Click on objects in the image to place

sequence graphics
3. Click the Distance Renumber

button
4. Select a point in the image to act as

the base of the numbering system
5. The graphics are renumbered

according the their distance from the
selected point Distance Renumbered

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GPS Tools
– New in v4.1, GPS tools allow users to
identify waypoints and plan routes in
SOCET GXP and send the
information to Garmin GPS devices
– When the GPS device is plugged into

the computer, SOCET GXP can
directly send and receive GPX files
– Allows users to view image

background on GPS
– GPS Tools are found on the Draw tab

and in the toolbox when the Features
Layer filter is selected

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GPS Tools
– Waypoints and Routes are saved into a
GPX database
– Users can assign attributes to Waypoints
and Routes
1. From the Draw tab, click the Route
button
2. Click on the image to delineate a Route
• Waypoints are added at the start and end of the
route
4. Right-click on a Waypoint and select
Attributes
5. In the Attribute table, type a value for
the desc (description) field
6. Click OK
7. Hover over the Waypoint to view the
label
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GPS Tools
1. Save the route as a GPX file from the Layer Manager by right-clicking on the
GPX database and selecting Save As > GPX File

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Map Grid
– A Map Grid with coordinates can be overlaid
on an image for reference
1. Turn on the map grid on the View tab in the
Grids group by clicking the Map Grid button
2. Adjust the map grid display by clicking the
Map Grid Properties button

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GRG Properties
1. Modify the properties of the GRG and Micro GRG, from the View tab, in the
Grids group by clicking the GRG Properties button
2. On the Lines tab, check the Snap to Grid checkbox
• The GRG will be snapped to the nearest 100m interval to allow for quick measurement
estimates
3. Close the GRG Properties window

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Grid Reference Graphic (GRG)

– Grid overlaid on map or image for
reference
– Image is automatically orthorectified,
rotated to North up, and the
coordinates are displayed in MGRS
1. Zoom to the maximum extent the

GRG should cover
2. Display a GRG, from the View tab, in
the Grids group by clicking the GRG
button
• A grid with dynamic row and column
headings is overlaid on the image
3. Zoom in to see the row and column
headings update
4. Click the Micro GRG button to break
grid boxes into smaller sections
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Basic Enhancements
– Basic Enhancement can be made to the image using the sliders on the Enhance
tab
– Enhance images by adjusting the slider bars or by typing values into the
corresponding text boxes
– Reset an individual enhancement slider by clicking the Reset button (icon) next to
that slider
– Reset all enhancements back to image load display settings by clicking the Reset
Enhancements button in the Processing Chain group
– The Remove Enhancements button removes enhancements made by the analyst

as well as those made by SOCET GXP to optimize image load display
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AOI
– Areas of Interest (AOIs)
provide additional
functionality for selected
areas of the image
• Chip
• Snapshot
• Localized:
– Zoom
– Triangulation
– Enhancements
– Ortho generation
– Terrain Generation

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AOI
1. From the Select tab, in the Area of
Interest group, click the Polygon button

around a particular point of interest
3. Right-click in the selected AOI to see the
available functionality
4. From the Enhance tab, in the Basic
group, adjust the enhancement sliders to
enhance the are inside the AOI
5. Delete the AOI

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Review Q & A
– Q: Where can you change the display in the text box attached to markers?
• A: Marker Preferences
– Q: How do you draw multiple objects without reselecting the tool?

• A: Double-click the tool when selecting it from the ribbon or click the repeat button
when selecting from the toolbox
– Q: Where can you see a quick view of what and how many items/objects are
in your multiport?
• A: Count graphics window

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Single Image Products

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– Save Image Options
– Chipping
– Templates
– Display Space vs. Ground Space
– SPIA Tags
– Saving Image Products
– Send to PowerPoint

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Save Image Options

– Save Image Options must be set before
saving an image or product
– Options include:
• How to save enhancements and graphics
• Scale of saved image
• Post Save Action
– Different options can be set for different
product types
– Access default save options for the entire

workspace from the File menu by selecting
File > Save Options
• Or click the Save Options button on the Save Image
Preference panel
– Access image options for a particular image

by clicking the SOCET GXP button and
selecting Save Options
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Save Image Options

1. From the Workspace File Menu,
select Save Options
2. In the left column, select JPEG
3. From the Scale drop down, select

Full Resolution
4. Set the Image Quality to 100%
5. Click OK
• These options will apply to future
products saved as a JPEG

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Chipping
– A chip is a subset of an image used to
remove unwanted image area or avoid
wasted disk space
– Chips can be created in many ways

including spatially or spectrally
– Spatial chipping allows users to select

the area by AOI, radius, pixels,
markers, targets, or the active panel
– Spectral chipping allows users to chip

specific bands of a multispectral image
• Must use spectral chipping for a chip to
include all bands of a multispectral image
that contains more than 3 bands

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Chip by AOI
1. Display an image in a Multiport
2. From the Select tab, in the Area of
Interest group, click the Box button
3. Draw a box around the area of the image
to be chipped
4. Right-click on the AOI and select Chip
Image Area
5. In the Save Image File window, navigate
to your save directory and choose a file
name for the chip
6. Click Save
7. Load the new chip into the Workspace
and display it in a Multiport
• Notice that the image is only the area
contained in the AOI

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Chip by Preset Area Size

1. Delete the AOI from the original image
2. From the Products tab, in the Chip

group, from the By Preset Area Size
drop down, select 1 x 1 Miles
• A 1x1 mile box is attached to the cursor
3. Click to place the center of the 1x1 mile

box
• An AOI is drawn around the selected area
4. Save the chip to your save directory
5. Load the chip and display it in a Multiport

to verify

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Chip All Markers

group, double-click the Marker
button
2. Draw 3 markers on the image
3. From the Products tab, in the Chip

group, click the All Markers button
• A chip is created around each marker on the
image
4. Save the chips to your save directory

• One chip is generated for each marker
5. Load the new chips into the

Workspace and display them in
separate panels

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Apply Template Menu
– The Apply Template Menu,

located on the Products tab
provides a visual
representation of each
template
– Easy to select a template or

switch between templates

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Templates
– Templates are applied to a
single Multiport panel to
create a quick product
– Contain autolabels which

automatically populate with
information from the image
header or computer system
– Fully customizable
• Many users create a library
of their own templates
– Can be sized to fit a

PowerPoint slide for quick
product output

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Apply Template
2. From the Products tab, in the
Templates group, click the Apply
Template button and select a
template to apply
• The template is automatically

applied to the active panel
• Note that some auto-labels
automatically populate using
information from the image
metadata
• If metadata for a specific field is
unavailable, the auto-label will not
populate

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SPIA Tags
– SPIA = Standard Profile for Imagery
Archive
– SPIA tags are auxiliary metadata saved
into image products that describe what is
observed in the image
– Cataloged in product libraries and can
be queried
– Cannot populate IPL/catalog without
SPIA tags
– Default SPIA tags values can be set in
Preferences under Save > SPIA tags
– SPIA tags for an individual image can be
edited in the Metadata Editor accessed
from the Products tab by clicking the
Edit Metadata button
– Each field has a corresponding Field
Description at the bottom of the window
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SPIA Tags
– Edit the SPIA tags for the Rome
image so the Country Code and
AutoMap populate in Templates
1. Remove the existing template

2. From the Products tab, click the
Edit Metadata button
3. In the Metadata Editor window,
select the Target (PIATGB) tab
4. Click Add
5. In the PIACTRY text box, type the
country code for the image
6. Click Apply and OK
7. Apply a new template and notice that
the AutoMap and Country Code
populate
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Display Space vs. Ground Space

– With template applied, image
operations including pan, zoom,
rotate, and enhance are still available

group, select any draw tool
2. Draw a graphic on the image
3. Pan across the image
• The graphic pans with the image
because it is drawn in ground space by
default
4. Convert the graphic to display space
by right-clicking on the graphic and
selecting Convert to Display Space
• The graphic no longer moves with the
image

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Product Properties
1. Manually edit or populate
Autolabels, from the Products
tab, in the Templates group by
clicking the Product Properties
button
2. In the Template Properties

window, type the appropriate
Values for the corresponding
Autolabels
3. Once the Autolabels are

populated with the desired
values, click OK to close the
window and apply changes
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Saving an image product

1. Save a product by clicking the SOCET
GXP button and selecting Save As >
Save Product As (from Applied
Template)
2. At the bottom of the Save Product

dialog box, from the Save as Type
drop down menu, select JPEG to save
the product as a JPEG file
• JPEG save image options will be applied
3. Navigate to your save directory and

type a name for the product
4. Click Save
5. Open the newly created product in
SOCET GXP to view the output

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Send to PowerPoint
1. From the Products tab, in
the Snapshot group, click
the PowerPoint button
• Snapshot of panel display

added to PowerPoint as a
new slide
2. Expand the notes section of

the PowerPoint slide to view
the image metadata

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GeoPDF
– A GeoPDF is a “smart” PDF file that
contains coordinate information and
can be easily disseminated
– The creation and viewing of
GeoPDFs are dependant upon the
availability of the necessary tools
from TerraGo ®
– GeoPDFs now allow users to hide
and manipulate layers
1. Create a GeoPDF file, from the
Products tab, in the Snapshot
group by clicking the GeoPDF
button
2. Choose a file name and location
and click Save
3. Once generated, open the resulting
product
4. Mouse over the image to see the
coordinate display update
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Custom Templates

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Custom Templates
– Users can create custom
templates specific to their
product needs
– Created from a blank template

or by modifying an existing
template
– When saved to the template

directory, custom templates are
available from the Template
Gallery

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Auto Labels
– Auto Labels are annotations that
populate automatically
– 3 Types of Auto labels:

• Image – populates from image metadata
• System – populates from computer info
• Custom – populated by user
– Accessed from the Draw tab in the

Shapes group, by clicking the Auto
Labels button
• Opens a dockable auto labels window
– Can be used as part of a template or

placed on the image itself

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Auto Labels

group, click the Auto Labels button
3. From the Auto Labels window,

select Image Filename and click to
place it in the Multiport
• A text box with the image file name is
placed on the image
4. Experiment with additional Auto

Labels

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Custom Auto Labels

– Analysts can create custom auto labels for
fields not available by default in SOCET GXP
– For example, if the classification of a product

is not the same as the image in the product, a
product classification field could be added
– Custom Autolabels can be saved to common

preferences to be shared across networks
• Reduces product creation time
• Reduces number of templates needed
– Custom Autolabels can have single values or

a list of values to choose from

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Custom Auto Labels

1. In the Edit Template Multiport, from the Draw
tab, click the Auto labels button
2. From the Auto Labels window, select
Autolabel…(custom)
3. In the Define Autolabel window, from the
Existing list, select <New>
4. Type Analyst Name in the Name text box
5. From the Type drop down menu, select Select
from List of Values
6. In the Values box, type names analysts who
could use this auto label
7. At the bottom, check the Add to Preferences
checkbox to make this custom Autolabel
available for future use
8. Click OK
9. Click in the Edit Template Multiport to place the
custom autolabel
• The first value in the list will be displayed as
the default
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Auto Map
– Auto map will use the country code in
the image metadata to find a country
map to place on the image

group, click the Auto Map button
2. Click on the image to place the Auto
Map
• A map of the country is displayed on the
image
• If the Country Code is not populated in
the Metadata, the Auto Map will not
populate

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Creating Custom Templates

1. Create a custom template, from
the Workspace Manager File
menu by selecting New >
Template
• A blank Edit Template Multiport
and the Template Properties
window appear

window, leave the default,
PowerPoint Slide, in the
Predefined Product Size drop
down menu
3. Click OK

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Creating Custom Templates

1. Use graphics, auto maps, and auto
labels, to create the custom template
in the Edit Template Multiport
• When a graphic is selected, additional
graphic editing tools are found on the
Format tab
2. Once finished, from the SOCET GXP
button, select Save Template As
3. Choose a name for the template and

save it to the default directory
4. Click Save

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Custom Templates
1. Close the Edit Template Multiport
3. Apply the new template from the

Products tab, in the Templates
group by selecting the new
template from the template gallery
• The template is applied to the

image and the auto labels are
automatically populated from the
available image metadata

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Custom Templates
– Due to insufficient metadata,
some auto labels may not
have populated when the
template was applied
– Populate the labels manually
through Product Properties
1. On the Products tab, in the

Templates group, click the
Product Properties button
window, type or select the
correct values for the labels
that did not populate
3. Click OK

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Editing Templates
– Make changes to an existing template by
applying the template and clicking the Edit
Template button
– After changes are saved, the template must be
removed from the image and re-applied for
changes to take effect
1. From the Products tab, in the Templates

group, click the Edit Template button
2. In the Edit Template Multiport, from the Draw
tab, add graphics and labels to the template
(i.e. scale bar)
3. Save changes from the SOCET GXP button by
selecting Save Template
4. From the Products tab, in the Templates
Gallery, choose None
5. Re-apply the updated template to see the
changes

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Review Q & A
– Q: What is the difference between ground space and display space?
• A: When you draw a graphic in ground space, it stays in the correct geographic
coordinate location. A graphic drawn in display space will remain in the same
space on the display even when the image is moved
– Q: What happened to an image when a GRG is overlaid?

• A: Orthorectified and rotated to North up

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Working with multiple images

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– Virtual Mosaic
– Data Visibility
– Void Pixels
– Linking Panels and Multiports
– Sharing Graphics
– Comparison Tools
– Glove Align
– Pan Sharpening

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Data Visibility
1. Open multiple images over the
same area, All in one panel
2. Press “W” on the keyboard to
zoom out to whole scene
3. From the View tab, in the Active
Panel group, click Data Visibility
> Raster Footprints
• Footprints appear showing the
extent of each raster layer
4. Turn off Raster Footprints by
selecting it again from the Data
Visibility drop down menu

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Virtual Mosaic
– A Virtual Mosaic is a panel
containing multiple image layers,
typically offset from each other
creating a mosaic of images
• The first image selected for

the panel acts as the master
image
• The other images match the

geocoordinate space of the
master image

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Projection
– When multiple images are loaded in the same panel, users have the ability to
choose the virtual mosaic projection
– The Projection drop down menu is found on the new Visualize tab
• Master Rigorous
• Ortho Rigorous
• Frame Rigorous
• Master Affine
• Common Coordinate System

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Void Pixels
– Some images have a valid pixel
footprint which does not extend all the
way to the image edge
– The pixels filling the space between
the footprint and the edge are void
pixels, which are often black but can
be other solid colors
– When displayed in a virtual mosaic, Void pixels Off
this kind of image can cause

undesirable breaks in the coverage
– SOCET GXP provides the capability
to make these void pixels in virtual
mosaics transparent
– The process cleans up visible artifacts
when the mosaic inputs have solid
border pixel areas
Void pixels On
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Split into separate panels

– SOCET GXP has the ability to split
virtually mosaicked images into
separate panels without opening a
new Multiport
• Up to four images can be split into
separate panels
1. Display two overlapping images, All in

one panel
2. From the View tab, in the Windows

group, click the Split button
– The two Kabul images previously loaded in
a single panel are split into two separate
panels
3. Roam in one panel and notice that the
second panel is automatically linked to
roam simultaneously

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Linking Panels
– When images are split into
separate panels, they are linked
automatically
• Cursor changes color and each
panel shows same image area
• Roaming, zooming, and rotating
occur simultaneously
1. Free the active panel (yellow

outline) from the link, from the
Home tab, in the Linked
Panels group, by clicking the
Unlink button
2. Re-link the images by clicking

the Link All Panels button

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Linking Multiports
1. Open two overlapping images in separate
Multiports
2. Link panels across Multiports by clicking
the dialog box launcher in the bottom right
corner of the Linked Panels group
3. Click the New Link button
4. Select the panels to be linked from the
Select Panels to Link column and click
Add to move them to the Linked Panels
column
5. Click OK to activate the link
6. Roam in one Multiport and notice the
image in the linked Multiport panels roam
simultaneously
7. In the Multiport, on the Home tab, click
the Unlink button to break the link

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Sharing Graphics
– Share graphics:
• In the Link Manager by checking the box next to
Auto-apply Graphics
• Graphics can also be shared in the Workspace
• When a graphic file is shared, every new
annotation in that file is shared
1. In any open Multiport, use a tool from the
Draw tab to draw a graphic on the image
2. In the Workspace
Manager Windows
view right-click and
drag the graphics file
to the other panel
(directly over the
panel name)
3. When released, select
Share Data

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Comparison Tools
– Select the 2 or more overlapping images and open All in one panel
– When multiple layers are loaded in the same panel, the contextual Layers tab
becomes available on the Ribbon
– Comparison Tools are found on the Layers tab
• Order images
• Porthole
• Swiper
• Multi-color compare
• Animation

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Comparison Tools
– Manually cycle through the images in the Tip: CTRL+T displays image file name in panel
panel from the Layers tab, in the Ordering
group, by clicking the Previous Image
button and the Next Image button
– View a list of image layers by clicking the
Order Images button
– Use the arrow keys on the right side of the
window to reorder the image layers
– Use the Active and Master column
checkboxes to select the Active and • The Active image is the one to which
Master images changes will be made or actions will be taken
• The Master image is the one all others are
aligned with

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Porthole
– Porthole allow users to look through the

top image and view images lower in the
stack
1. From the Layers tab, in the Compare

group, click the Porthole button
• Porthole is attached to the cursor
2. Adjust the size of the Porthole using the
arrow keys on the keyboard
3. Cycle through raster layers by rolling the
middle mouse wheel
4. Create a snapshot of the Porthole by
double-clicking with the Porthole
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Adding a label to the Porthole

1. Right-click with the porthole and
select Properties
2. Check the Label 1 checkbox to turn

it on
3. From the Label 1 drop down menu,

select Image Filename
4. Click OK
• Label is attached to porthole displaying
image file name
• Label updates as you cycle through
layers
5. Stop using the Porthole by pressing

the ESC key on the keyboard
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Swiper
–Swiper allows users to compare layers

side-by-side

group, click the Swiper button
• Vertical Swiper bar is attached to cursor
2. Cycle through layers by rolling the
middle mouse wheel
3. Press ESC to drop the swiper

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Animation
–Animation allows users to view an animated display of their images to assist with
detecting change
–Record animation as an AVI or animated GIF file by pressing the Record button
1. From the Layers tab, in the Animation group, click the Play button to start the
animation
2. Use the Flicker Rate slider to adjust the speed of the animation
3. Experiment with different animation modes
4. Close any open Multiports

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Multi-Color Compare and Glove Align

– Multi-Color Compare is used to detect
change between co-registered images
1. Open two overlapping panchromatic

images all in one panel
• Be sure to select the older image first

group, click the Multi-Color button
• For “Red is Fled, Blue is New,” select
older image first when opening
– What happens if images are

misaligned?

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Glove Align
– Allows for moving, scaling, and
rotating an image into alignment
– Works when zoomed in or out
1. From the Geospatial tab, in the

Align group, click the Glove Align
button
2. Left-click on the image and hold to
drag the top image into alignment
3. Release the mouse button to drop
the image into place
4. When the image is released, stretch
and rotate arrows appear
5. Click and drag one of the directional
arrows to stretch the image in that
direction
6. Click on the rotational arrow to rotate
the image around the center pivot
point
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– Now that the images are co-registered, use the red and blue coloring to determine
what has changed between the images

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– What happened?

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Pan-sharpening
1. Open a multispectral and an overlapping panchromatic image, all in one panel
2. From the Enhance tab, click the Pan Sharpen button and select Brovey
• High-resolution panchromatic image is used to increase the spatial detail of lower-
resolution MSI

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Data Import

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Loading .txt files

– When .txt files are loaded into SOCET
GXP, the ASCII File Loader is used to
format the raw data allowing SOCET
GXP to interpret the data correctly.
– .txt files can represent a variety of
information including:
• Ground points
• Control points
• Camera position points for Frame Import
• Terrain
• Features
• Targets
• Markers

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Import Data
– The File Loader will display
different options based on the
way it was opened
– Input details to tell SOCET GXP
how to interpret the data
– Format and Delimiter: how data

is presented in the original file
– Import as: choose to import data
as feature graphics, targets, or
markers
– Reference System: set to the
coordinate system used in the
text file
– Preview of Formatted Data:
Use Column Types labels to tell
SOCET GXP what information is
found in each column

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Loading Shapefiles
– Shapefiles can be loaded into SOCET
GXP
– Opening as a Shapefile loads the
individual shapefile
– To import a shapefile, from the
Workspace File menu, select Open >
Shapefile

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Web Map Service (WMS)

– WMS is a method of providing
imagery and data in areas where
users do not have sufficient coverage
• Also helps with situational awareness
• SOCET GXP also supports WFS and
Web Coverage (raster data)
– Two ways to use WMS in SOCET
GXP
• WMS Background: displays data from
WMS in background and dynamically
updates while panning and roaming
• WMS Client: load data based on current
Multiport display; one time load; must be
used for WFS
– Multiple layers and tile servers now
supported in v4.1

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WMS Background
2. From the View tab, in the
Background group, click the WMS
Properties button
3. From the WMS Servers drop down,
select a WMS to connect to
4. From the Layer Information table,
select a layer to display
5. Click Apply
• The background is loaded into the
Multiport
• Pan and zoom to see the WMS
update automatically
6. Try selecting other layers to use as
background data

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Map/Image Background
– SOCET GXP will automatically
load relevant map or image
background data
– Must be set in Preferences >

Autoload > Map
Background/Image Background
• Click Add Path and navigate to
the location of CADRG or CIB
data
• Create a Cache file for faster
loading
– Display Map or Image

Background using the buttons
on the View tab in the
Background group

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Registration

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Image Alignment
– SOCET GXP offers five methods of
bringing images into alignment
– Auto Align
• Quick affine registration using
automatically tie points from within panel
display
– Registration
– Glove Align • Image-to-Ground
• 2D or 3D Polynomial solution
• Manual image to image
• Requires 3-10 tie points/ground control
• Results cannot be saved
points
– Quick Align
– Triangulation (not taught in this class)
• Image-to-Image only
• Image-to-Ground
• 2D Transformation
• Rigorous sensor model adjustment
• Requires 1-3 tie points
• Results cannot be saved
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Registration
– Provides for image-to-image registration or image-to-ground registration
– Results can be saved for future use
– Does not update initial sensor model data
• Computes a simple 3D polynomial sensor model for the image
• Rubber sheeting
– Image-to-Ground
• Requires ground control points
• Provides the capability to register imagery without support data
– Provides a way to input support data, if the coordinates are known for a specific location on the
image
– Image-To-Image
• Requires at least one image with good support data (Master Image)
– When you select the master image from the registration list, you are selecting the image in which all
geographic calculations derive from

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Registration
– Choose from 3
transformation types:
• 1st Order/Affine - Linear
(requires at least 3 points)
• 2nd Order – Non-Linear
• 3rd Order – Non-Linear
– Higher order
transformations attempt to
fit the control points more
precisely using more
complex curves
– To receive RMS results,
you must measure 1
extra set of points

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Registration
For a given sample of measurements,

higher order fits result in a more accurate
approximations compared to the
measured data
Affine/1st Order
2nd Order
3rd Order

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Registration Window
– Transformation Type: Choose from 1st,
2nd, 3rd order registration
– Available Panels: Open panels

containing imagery that can be
registered
– Registration List: Panels selected for

registration
• Master checkbox: choose image with
accurate metadata from which all
geographic information will derive
– Input Points: Displays coordinate

information for points selected in the
images
– Enter Point Selection Mode: Toggle

button to turn point selection on and off
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Selecting points for Registration

– Select points that are at ground level
and will not move
• Good: corner of sidewalk
• Bad: corner of car
• Bad: roof of tall building
– When registering entire image, spread

points across the image
– When focused on a particular AOI,

select points surrounding the AOI
– Points should be evenly distributed,

but not linear

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Examples of Point Distribution
1st Order 2nd Order 3rd Order

Transformation Transformation Transformation

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Registration
1. Open two overlapping images in separate panels
2. From the Geospatial tab, click the Registration button
3. In the Registration window, from the Transformation Type drop down menu,
select Second Order
4. From the Registration list, select the .ntf as the Master image
5. Select Pt0001 from the table
6. Click Enter Point Selection Mode button to begin collecting points
in the 2 images
7. Click on a point within the active panel, then click on that exact same point in the
other panel

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Registration
1. Select the next set of points by clicking on
the next row in the Input Points table and
repeating the point selection process
• In order to get RMS results, at least one extra
set of points must be collected
2. Click the Append Rows button to add
another row
3. Use the same process to measure another
point
4. Stop collecting points by clicking the Exit
Point Selection Mode button
5. Register the images by clicking the
Register button
6. Review pixel RMS
• RMS < 1 is desired
7. Only when results are satisfactory, click
Accept save the registration
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SUP files
– Registration results in support files (.sup)
– Support files provide the updated georeferencing information for the images
– When loading registered image, load the .sup file
– The support file point back to the original file

• If files are moved, must be able to point to original files from new location
– Support files are created during other processes in SOCET GXP including
triangulation and frame import

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Review Q & A
– Q: How can you add a label to the porthole?
• A: Right-click and select Properties. Turn on label and select which autolabel to use
– Q: What is the difference between Quick Align and Registration?

• A: Quick Align is the same a s 1st order registration but the results cannot be saved;
it just updates the display
– Q: Where should you avoid collecting points for registration?

• A: On cars, on top of tall buildings, on top of tall trees, etc..

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Multi-Image Products
Finishing Tool

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Finishing Tool
– The Finishing Tool allows users to
create detailed, multi-image products
– Users can choose from pre-made

templates or create their own custom
finishing tool templates
– Finishing tool allows for annotations

both within and between image panels
– Canvas Mode is toggled on or off to

determine where action occurs
– When Canvas Mode is ON, any
panning, zooming, and annotations
occur within the finishing tool canvas
– When Canvas Mode is OFF, any
panning, zooming, and annotations
occur within the active panel which is
outlined in yellow
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Finishing Tool
1. Open four images in Separate Panels
• Ensure panels are split, not tabbed
2. From the Products tab, in the

Advanced group, click the Finishing
Tool button
3. The Finishing Tool Multiport opens

with each image in a separate panel
• If the panel layout is Tabbed, only the image in
the active panel displays in the finishing tool

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Finishing Tool
– The Canvas Mode toggle switch is found
on the Finishing Tool Home tab, in the
Canvas group
1. Turn Canvas Mode OFF to pan and
zoom within the panels to ensure the
desired areas are displayed
2. Use tools from the Draw tab to annotate
the images
3. Roam in the images and notice the
graphics are still drawn in ground space
– Sync Panels button on the Home tab syncs

the panels to show the same image area
as the Active Panel
1. Roam in one panel
2. Click the Sync Panels button
• The panels update automatically

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Finishing Tool
1. Turn Canvas Mode ON and
move or resize the panels in
the canvas to the desired
layout
Shapes group, click the Auto
Labels button
3. Add auto labels to the canvas
• Auto labels will populate based
on the primary (P) image
4. Use the graphics tools on the
Draw tab, including the
Spoke tool, to draw graphics
on the canvas and across
panels in the canvas

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Finishing Tool
– Save the Finishing Tool canvas as a
product, from the SOCET GXP button in
the Finishing Tool Multiport by selecting
Save As > Product
– Can send to PowerPoint using button on

Finishing Tool Home tab
• Note: Default templates not sized for
PowerPoint
– Save the Finishing Tool layout and

autolabels for future use as a template,
from the SOCET GXP button by
selecting Save As > Template
• If saved to the default directory, the
template will be available from the template
list on the Finishing Tool Home tab

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Basic Terrain Visualization

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Terrain analysis and visualization

1. Open an image and corresponding
terrain file all in one panel
• If not using AutoDTED file, turn it off

from the Surface tab, in the Analyze
group, by clicking Select Terrain File
and deselecting the file loaded by
AutoDTED
2. View terrain graphics from the

Surface tab, in the Analyze group
by clicking the Graphics button

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Terrain Display Properties
1. From the Surface tab, in the

Analyze group, click the Display
Properties button
2. In the Terrain Display Properties
window, click the Colors button
3. In the Color Range Selector
window, change the Min and Max
Range to 0 and 140 respectively
and click OK
4. Change the contour interval to 10
meters by typing 10 in the
Contour Interval text box
5. Click OK to apply and save the
display changes

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Terrain Shaded Relief (TSR)

– TSRs provide an quick and easy way to
visualize and interpret terrain
1. Display a TSR from the Surface tab,
in the Analyze group by clicking the
TSR button
2. Adjust the TSR display properties by

clicking the Display Properties button
• On the TSR tab, options are available to
modify the color range and the location
of the light source
3. Display a legend showing the

elevation range that each color
represents, from the View tab, in the
Active Panel group by clicking the
Legend button
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Slope Map
1. Display a Slope Map from the

by clicking the Slope Map button
2. From the Display Properties window,

select the Slope Map tab
3. Uncheck the Blend Colors
checkbox
4. Clear the Display Ranges as %
Grade checkbox to view the base
the slope map on degrees
5. Choose to use the Steepest Slope
algorithm
6. Click Apply to view changes

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Aspect Map
– Aspect Maps provide a visualization of
the direction each slope is facing
1. Display an Aspect Map from the

by clicking the Aspect Map button
2. Select the Aspect Map tab on the

Terrain Display Properties window to
view options for selecting the color
range
– Great for water flow analysis and

placement of solar panels

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Line of Sight
– Line of Sight (LOS) allows users to
evaluate an area for visibility by
selecting a start point, elevation, and
search range
• Requires terrain file in Multiport
– Access the Line of Sight tools from the
Surface tab, in the Analysis group
– There are two ways to draw a Line of
Sight graphic, either as a range fan or
as a 360° circle
– The resulting Line of Sight graphic can
be saved with the image or converted
into vector graphics and saved to a
feature database
– Choose to display hidden or visible
areas, or both

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Line of Sight
1. To draw a line of sight graphic from
the Surface tab, in the Line of Sight
group by clicking the Range Fan or
360 button
2. Click in the image on the desired

observation point
3. If using Range Fan, move the cursor

in the direction of observation and
click again
• By default, green areas indicate visible
areas based on the surrounding terrain
• Multiple and/or overlapping line of sight
graphics can be drawn

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Google Earth

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Google Earth
– For greater geospatial visualization, SOCET GXP® has the ability to integrate
with the Google Earth™ user interface
– Google Earth can be started from the Multiport and synced with the Panel
display

2. Launch Google Earth from within SOCET GXP, from the Add-ins tab by
clicking the Launch Google Earth button
• When Google Earth opens, the Google Earth tab appears in the Multiport
containing tools for syncing with and exporting to Google Earth

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Google Earth
1. Sync Google Earth with the Multiport display, from the Google Earth tab, in the
Sync group by clicking the Sync Always button
• The Google Earth display is adjusted to show the area within the Multiport display
2. Roam to a new location in the Multiport and notice that the Google Earth display
updates automatically

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Google Earth
1. From the Google Earth tab, in the Export group, click the Image Footprints
button
• The image footprint is displayed in Google Earth to provide greater situational awareness

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Google Earth
1. From the Draw tab, use the polygon
or polyline tools to make annotations
in the Multiport
2. Select the graphics
3. From the Google Earth tab, in the
Export group, click the Selected
Graphics button
• The selected graphics appear in the
same ground location in Google Earth
– To save footprints, images, or

graphics in Google Earth as KML or
KMZ files, in the Google Earth
sidebar, right-click on the Temporary
Places folder and select Save Place
As

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3D Multiport

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Open in 3D
– To open 3D window:
• Right-click on an image in the workspace
and select Open > 3D
1. Open an image and corresponding terrain

file in a Multiport
2. From the View tab, click the 3D button
– Only one 3D window can be open at a
time
– If 3D is opened from Multiport, graphic
layers are shared automatically
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3D Sync
– If opened from Multiport, the 3D window can be synced with Multiport display
1. From Multiport View tab, click the Sync Now button to adjust the 3D display to show the
area as the Multiport
2. Sync Always dynamically links the 3D window to the Multiport display
– 3D is updated as users pan and zoom in the Multiport

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Navigation
– Left Mouse Button = Adjust camera look angle
– Hold Middle Mouse Wheel = Moves camera in
XY direction
• Speed or roam based on distance of cursor from
center of screen
– Scroll Middle Mouse Wheel = Zoom into
specific point
– Right Mouse Button
• Horizontal movement = orbit camera around
center
• Vertical movement = increase or decrease
camera elevation
– Glove Tool = move the camera in the XY
plane
– Double-click = zoom to a place
– Q = resets camera look angle

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New 3D Tools – v4.1

– Maintain Z Offset – 3D Compass
• Keeps constant Z value while navigating • Toggled on and off on View tab
through scene
– Ability to apply Templates to 3D

– Mensuration Tools on Draw Tab window
• Marker • Products tab
• Height Measurement
• Polygon Measurement
• Polyline Measurement
• Log
– Cursor Properties
• Draw tab

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3D Line of Sight
– Line of sight graphics can now be
drawn in the 3D window
1. From the 3D Home tab, in the

Analyze group, click the 360 button
2. Click on the image to select the
viewpoint for the LOS
3. Toggle the outlines on an off using
the View Outlines button

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3D Modes
– 3D Mode is selected from the drop down
menu in the Home tab of the 3D window
– Selected mode affects how the Play
Controls affect the scene
• Mouse controls remain the same no matter
which mode is selected
– Free Mode = play controls will follow the

view of the camera
– Route Mode = uses ordered list of
waypoints to guide camera through scene
– Orbit Mode = users place a target in the
scene and the camera will rotate around
that point
• Users can adjust, speed, altitude, and
distance from target

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PDF and 3D Products

– GeoPDF 3D PDF
• A geo-enabled 2 dimensional PDF file,
created using TerraGo
– 3D PDF
• A 3 dimensional PDF model created using
FME
• Not geo-enabled
– 3D GeoPDF OpenFlight
• A geo-enabled 3 dimensional PDF model,
created using FME first to create the 3D
PDF model and then TerraGo to geo-enable
the model
– OpenFlight
• A 3 dimensional OpenFlight model created
using FME
• Contains many FLT files and one master
flight file tying them all together
• Meant for simulation environments
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Review Q & A
– Q: How would you draw within the panel in a finishing tool product and how
would you draw on top of the panel in the overall product?
• A: Turn canvas mode on or off
– Q: Name 2 tools in SOCET GXP that can be used to visualize terrain.

• A: TSR, Slope map, Aspect map, LOS, etc..

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License Tips

203
Launch Manager
– From the Workspace View menu,
select Licenses > Launch Manager
– Available bundles and license

modules listed on Bundles tab
– What happens if your modules do not

appear?
• Search Again

204
Select Servers and Modules

– Servers tab – Tell SOCET GXP where to
look for licenses
– If license file is stored on local machine,

check box next to machine name or
“localhost”
– If license file is stored on server, check

box next to correct server name
– Colored arrows indicate license server

status
• Red = Down
• Green = Up and running
– Servers can be added to the list be

clicking the Append Rows button
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Create Collection
1. From the Bundle Name drop down,
select the license bundle to be used
2. In the Modules table, check the box
next to the modules to be used
3. To save selected bundles and
licenses as collection, check Save
as Collection
4. Type name for collection
• Saved collections will be listed on the
Collections tab
5. Check Always use this collection,
if available to bypass Launch
Manager in the future

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License Codes in Use
– After SOCET GXP is launched, users

can view the locking code and license
server for the licenses in use
– Useful for troubleshooting, especially
if there are multiple license servers in
use
1. From the Workspace Manager,

select Help > License Codes in
Use
2. View the locking code and license
server in the Information window

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Job Service Run Queues

– Allows administrators to control how many
processes SOCET GXP is allowed to run at
one time
– Accessed from the Workspace via the View

menu by selecting Jobs > Job Service
Settings
• On the left side of the Job Service window, select
Configure Run Queues
– Five queues are listed in the Job Service
Queues window
– To increase the number of RSETS to be
generated at one time, increase the values in
the Local Batch and the Local Interactive
fields
– To run jobs on other workstations on the

network with SOCET GXP licenses, select
Configure Remote Hosts from the left side
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Help
Accessing help:
Workspace Manager Help > About SOCET GXP
Start menu > All Programs > SOCET GXP 4.0
•Full User’s Manual (PDF)

•On-Line Help System
•Release Notes (PDF)

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Covered in this class…

– GUI and basic components
– Loading and Displaying data
– Coordinate Systems
– Working with imagery
– Single image products
– Custom templates
– Saving products
– Working with multiple images
– Data Import
– Registration
– Multi-image products
– Terrain Visualization
– Google Earth products
– 3D Multiport
– License tips
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Support Resources
– Customer Portal:
– mygxp.socetgxp.com
• One access point for customers
• Accurate information about account
• Support responses tracked in one
location
• Updated customer mailing
preferences
• Knowledgebase
• Media requests
• License requests
• Literature downloads
– Customer support email address:

vipsupport@baesystems.com
– Website: www.socetgxp.com
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Launch SOCET GXP v4.1

– Start > All Programs > SOCET GXP

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Getting Familiar with SOCET GXP

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SOCET GXP Basic Components

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– User Preferences: any

– Some preferences, including

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– DTED Cache Generation Job creates a

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1. Click Browse next to Default

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RSet Location Preferences

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Map View Tools

Map View - Catalog

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Workspace System View

– File System and Job Queue tabs are displayed at

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Job Service Queue

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Job Service Queue

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Loading data into SOCET GXP

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– Data filters are available

– Filter availability depend

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Map View – Workspace Data

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2. Right-click on the folder and select

3. Type a name for the folder

4. Repeat steps 2-4 for to create

5. Drag the image files into the

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Multiport vs. Panel

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Displaying data - Kabul

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Drag and Drop

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– The new name appears in the

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Displaying Data - Stereo

– When images are displayed in Stereo,

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1. Save the workspace from the File menu by

Save Multiport as Workspace

– Multiports will be saved as a workspace

– In any open Multiport, from the SOCET

– When the .wksp file is loaded, only the

– Main Tabs: always available