Geomatica Mapping Center

What does the Mapping Center do?

The GeoCapacity Information System can access recent satellite images of Canada, correct them to the highest accuracy possible, and output digital maps and satellite pictures. These maps and images can be delivered in hard copy or over any browser to users across Canada and around the world.

  • Automatically orthocorrect, pan-sharpen and load imagery into a spatial database
  • Deliver custom image and topographic maps on demand via the web or email
  • Manage and monitor all incoming job requests, including logging and invoicing

Once the data and metadata are loaded into the Oracle Spatial 10g database, preprocessing tasks are automatically performed by PCI technology on the raw images which are then stored in the same database.

When a request is submitted to the Mapping Centre, it can retrieve the preloaded image from the database, whereby a complete map will automatically be generated and delivered to the client in minutes.The processed image can later be shared on the web via the iSmart technology

  • Rapidly build real-time, online applications incorporating spatial/mapping functionality
  • Integrate spatial intelligence in existing line-of-business applications
  • High return on investment
  • Ease of delivery for enterprise class system

Seven PCI Functions chained with Python language

  1. CDLAND7 - convert RAW LandSat data to PCI disk file
  2. AUTOCHIP - collect GCPs from Chip database
  3. GCPREFN - refine the collected GCPs
  4. SATMODEL - compute math model
  5. ORTHO - orthorectify the images
  6. PANSHARP - pansharpen the orthorectified images
  7. ORARASLOAD - load images to Oracle database

Benefits:

  • Completely automatic
  • Easy to chain
  • Parallel processing

Mapping Centre Applications

The Mapping Centre can underlay a variety of applications requiring spatial data and image processing. Some examples are listed below.

  • Coastline Extraction
  • Demographics
  • Oil Slick Detection
  • 3-D Visualization
  • Disaster Management
  • National Topographic DB
  • Agricultural / Enviromental
Coastline Extraction Demographics 3-D Visualization
Disaster Management National Topographic DB Agricultural / Environmental

Produced Maps