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Greetings!
What a great start to 2006! Geomatica® 10 is
shipping and the feedback received from customers
has been extremely positive. The focus with the
latest release of our flagship product has been on
automation and interoperability, and we invite you to
read about some of the new modules available for
version 10 that make all this happen. Also,
to kick off the New Year and the launch of
Geomatica 10 we have recently introduced some new
training packages; whether you are a new or existing
user of our software we have the expertise you need
to remain as productive as possible. Have a
question? Check out our 'Tips and Tricks' section!
In other news, PCI Geomatics and Partners
successfully completed a kick off project meeting
with the Government of India designed to look at
integrated Disaster Management forecasting. Sound
interesting? See what Geomatica X can do for you!
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Geomatica 10 Highlights |
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Since the roll-out of Geomatica 10 in early January
the response from customers has been fantastic:
"The more I work with Geomatica, the
more
useful functions I find....it allows an incredible
flexibility to do just about anything!" - Pierre
Poisson
With the new features present in the latest
release, Geomatica 10 is sure to make your
geospatial processing faster and easier!
Some key modules new to this release include:
• Desktop
Production Engine and
Desktop Production Engine Plus-
Including both command-line and visual scripting and
modeling environments, this robust system allows for
the automation, customization and batch processing
of workflows,
saving your company time and money! Experience
the power of automation with this extremely powerful
module.
• Auto
Registration - Through
OrthoEngine's Auto Registration module, automatic
image-to-image registration is now possible allowing
for quick and easy ground control point collection.
Combined with OrthoEngine’s accurate satellite and
airphoto models this technology enables fast,
automated, rigorous orthorectification.
• Charting - This module allows
users to visualize and analyze quantitative data
quickly, allowing you to easily extract more
information from your geospatial data. Functionality
which allows for charts to be easily placed into maps
and reports is also included.
• Hyperspectral
Atmospheric
Correction - Now users will have the ability to
perform state-of-the-art model-based atmospheric
correction on
hyperspectral data; the Geomatica 10 atmospheric
correction model incorporates the advanced
MODTRAN4 radiative transfer model. Functionality for
generating an atmospheric water vapor map and for
spectral line curvature detection and correction are
also included!
• GeoRaster for Oracle -
Having
problems with
data storage? Geomatica 10 provides all of the tools
necessary to store, access, visualize and process
data stored in large databases, including Oracle
10g.
With fully integrated support for Oracle 10g Spatial
and GeoRaster, version 10 is your gateway into the
enterprise!
For complete details on all new features and modules
click here.
Tips and Tricks!!
 Question: I am
trying to auto extract
DEM from
digital aerial imagery of urban areas without
much success. No matter what settings I select in
the DEM from stereo processing step I seem to get a
lot of failed areas. I was wondering if anyone had
any particular suggestions for best ways to
accomplish this.
Answer: Try generating your DEM from tie
points
and ground control points
in the Import & Build Processing step. Normally you
need a large amount of match points with very good
distribution to generate a digital elevation model
(DEM). Collecting these
match points can be very time consuming. To speed
up the process you might want to try running Auto
Tie Point Collection to generate many tie points. Tie
points are treated the same as match point in the
DEM interpolation therefore you can essentially
automatically generate your match points.
Do a quick check to make sure the tie points are
placed appropriately (i.e. Auto Tie Point hasn't
collected any
points on buildings that are causing the DEM
generation problems in the first place). You can then
run the DEM using the tie points and ground control
points as your match
points.
If you don't want these additional ties in the project
afterwards you can delete them or create the DEM in
another project.
If Auto Tie Point doesn't generate tie points that
yield a good
DEM, you will need to collect more tie points
manually.
Your last resort would be to take the best DEM that
you've been able to generate and do some manual
DEM editing to improve the result.
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Training is here for you! |
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 Training for Geomatica
10 has begun! With courses
being offered for all types of users, from the beginner
to the experienced, our mission is to promote greater
returns in two key resource investments: people and
technology. In a relaxed, professional environment,
you will collect processing insight, share ideas with
colleagues, and get tips on working more
efficiently.
We have added a new course
for 2006 aimed at demonstrating the new and
enhanced features of Geomatica 10. This 2-day
course, designed for users familiar with a previous
version of Geomatica, will illustrate how you can
increase your productivity with the latest release.
Check it out!
Additionally, we offer a wide variety of courses
suitable for any level. Determine which one is right
for you:
Courses are offered in both our Richmond Hill and
Gatineau office. Click here to
view the
schedule.
Not in our area? No problem! Onsite training can
easily be arranged while being customized
to meet your needs! Click here for more information.
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PCI Geomatics News Briefs |
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 • PCI
Geomatics, with assistance from CIDA Inc,
has begun work on a feasibility study supporting
image-centric approaches for disaster forecasting for
the
Government of India. Also included are Canadian
partners Info-Electronic Systems (IES), CubeWerx,
Geonet
and Dr. Tad Murthy, a recognized international
Tsunami expert. PCI Software Private Limited (PSPL)
and IES Delhi, are also assisting. Currently, a proof of
concept is being created using Geomatica X
tools
and workflow components.
Geomatica X represents PCI Geomatics’ approach to
building geospatial solutions that save you time and
money. By streamlining your image process flows,
developing efficiency through accurate automation,
and integrating seamlessly into your existing
systems, you will remain on the cutting-edge of
today’s competitive geospatial applications market.
To learn more about Geomatica X and how it can
work to your advantage click here.
• PCI Geomatics is
please to announce that it has entered into an
agreement with Antrix Corporation Ltd. to develop an
interface facilitating integration of CARTOSAT-
1
satellite data products within Geomatica, PCI
Geomatics' image-centric geospatial software. To
learn more click here.
 • Time is running out to
receive a copy of SilverEye,
through PCI Geomatics. With the change in
ownership of GeoTango, PCI Geomatics is only able
to sell this highly coveted solution until
Monday, March 6, 2006!
PCI Geomatics is the international reseller of
SilverEye, a tool able to generate 3D building models
and 3D measurements from single high-resolution
satellite or aerial images without the need of a stereo
pair. This easy-to-use software package is sure to
appeal to anyone in the geospatial community, so
don't delay!
To learn more about SilverEye click here.
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Come visit us! |
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 Map India, held in
New Delhi in January, was a great success and an
excellent kick off to our 2006 tradeshow schedule.
Trevor Taylor, Steven Corr, along with our Master
reseller in India, PSPL, offered demonstrations and
invaluable information into Geomatica 10 and
Geomatica X.
Pop by and visit us at our next tradeshow; upcoming
events are as follows:
For a complete list of all of our
upcoming events click here.
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