What s New in ecognition 9.0 Christian Weise
Presenting ecognition 9 Release Date: March 2014 Who s eligible? All user with a valid ecognition maintenance contract
Presenting ecognition 9 ecognition version 9.0 provides increased value for Remote Sensing and GIS experts by improving current workflows as well as opening new opportunities inside and outside its known domains Geospatial Workflow Data Acquisition Collect Process Inspect Analyze Images Point Clouds Data Processing Ortho Photos Image Mosaics Elevation Models Fusion Interpretation Information Extraction GIS Vectors Classified Points Statistics Map Generalize Results Combine Results Create Maps Map Where Things Are Map Changes Map Quantities Map Densities GIS GIS
ecognition 9.0 Highlights Native Vector Handling Extend OBIA with GIS operations Template Matching Extend OBIA with computer vision based Object Detection Point Cloud Viewer Increase the productivity of creating Rule Sets JPEG2000 Support Integrate JPEG2000 images in OBIA Workflows Trusted Storage Flexible License Management Point Cloud Viewer JPEG 2000 Native Vector Handling and more Trusted Storage Template Matching
Inspect Fusion Interpretation Analyze GIS Vectors Classified Points Statistics Map Generalize Results Combine Results Create Maps NATIVE VECTOR HANDLING
Native Vector Handling Efficient GIS data management inside ecognition, this includes Functions to visualize and inspect GIS vector data Common used GIS operations Algorithms to update and export GIS vectors Remote Sensing View & Fuse Update & Export FileGDB GIS This improved integration of GIS techniques into Remote Sensing workflows is further bridging the gap between the two domains No Rasterization Create & Manipulate
Native Vector Handling Visualize and inspect GIS vector layer (1) No Rasterization No Pixel Snapping
Native Vector Handling Visualize and inspect GIS vector layer (2) Edit Vector Layer Mixing dialog Vector related Features
Native Vector Handling Manipulate Vector Data (1) Combine GIS vector layers Input Union Subtract Intersect Difference Simplify/Smooth GIS vector layers Input Simplified Smoothed
Native Vector Handling Manipulate Vector Data (2) Orthogonalize GIS data layers i.e. Reshape Building Objects Integrate GIS data layers i.e. Combine Input/Result Layers Create GIS data layers i.e. Convert OBIA-Results into Vector Layers Update GIS data layers i.e. Write Results back in Databases FileGDB
CV based Object Detection 3 rd Party Tools Inspect Fusion Interpretation Analyze GIS Vectors Classified Points Statistics Map Generalize Results Combine Results Create Maps TEMPLATE MATCHING
Template Matching Extends the existing ecognition classification methods with computer vision based object detection, this includes GUI to collect Samples GUI to create and evaluate Templates Algorithm to execute Template Matching Provides additional value remote sensing experts by improving classification results and extending ecognition to new fields of use
Template Matching Template Matching Algorithm algorithm to execute matching procedure If standard deviation of the template image compared to the source image is small enough, template matching may be used Templates are most often used to identify printed characters, numbers, and other small objects (i.e. Trees)
Template Matching Template Editor (Template Generation) Functions to define and select Samples Functions to create Template(s) Functions to test Template(s) and generate additional Samples
View PCs Check PCs 3 rd Party Tools 3 rd Party Tools Inspect Fusion Interpretation Analyze GIS Vectors Classified Points Statistics Map Generalize Results Combine Results Create Maps POINT CLOUD VIEWER
Point Cloud Viewer Visualize Point Clouds for an easier and better data and result assessment Functions to render points by classification, intensity, RGB values Functions to define class colors This can significantly increase the productivity of creating rule sets as well as improving the classification quality
Point Cloud Viewer 3D Viewer Display point clouds (from LiDAR or dense image matching) in the ecognition viewer environment Button ( ) to toggle between 3D point cloud view and 2D raster image view 3D View Settings Dialog ( ) to define point cloud view Input Point Cloud Render Mode (by classification, intensity, or RGB values) Level of Detail Point Size
Point Cloud Viewer Mouse Navigation Zoom Rotate Pan
JPEG2000 Conversion Inspect Fusion Interpretation Analyze GIS Vectors Classified Points Statistics Map Generalize Results Combine Results Create Maps JPEG2000 SUPPORT
JPEG2000 Support Direct access to this latest image compression technology Loading JPEG2000 images with geocoding and resolution information Pleiades Satellite Image Support Offers faster turnaround times for projects using the newest set of earth observation sensors
TRUSTED STORAGE
Trusted Storage License handling based on files is replaced with Trusted Storage Secure environment for license management Online license activation and re-hosting Provides a Flexible ecognition License Management License Entitlement ID Activation Return
Summary View PCs CV based Object Detection Check PCs 3 rd Party Tools 3 rd Party Tools 3 rd Party Tools JPEG2000 Conversion Inspect Fusion Interpretation Analyze GIS Vectors Classified Points Statistics Map Generalize Results Combine Results Create Maps ecognition version 9.0 provides increased value for Remote Sensing and GIS experts by improving current workflows as well as opening new opportunities inside and outside its known domains