“With AutoSync, it took half an hour
to do the job, while improving the accuracy of the imagery we were rectifying,”
said Weaver. “And obviously, the
more accurate the source information, and the faster we can produce maps, the
more valuable these products are in the field. They can be mission-critical’ to
saving lives,” he added.
IMAGINE AutoSync is an
ERDAS IMAGINE® add-on that takes two (or more) images of potentially
dissimilar type, such as IKONOS and SPOT5, and automatically generates thousands
of tie points between the images, producing a geometric model, which ties the
images together with high accuracy. This method can be used to improve the
registration between already georeferenced data sets, or it can be used to
correlate new raw imagery to an existing georeferenced image base to quickly
georeference the new imagery.
A second workflow,
Edge Matching, allows for a localized model to be applied in the overlap region
of image pairs. Using a process similar to the first, tie points are generated
in the region of overlap to pull misaligned features into
alignment.
In the case of the Defence Mapping
Centre, it took only four days of using IMAGINE AutoSync on their projects to
convince the team of its value. They submitted a procurement order for one copy,
and within weeks decided two copies would be needed. Three are being considered.
“The problem now is that we’ve become so successful people expect a quick turn
on our highly accurate imagery,” Weaver explained. “We’re developing another
backlog as word spreads.”
“IMAGINE AutoSync is a timely
solution for the Defence Geographic Centre, allowing the production staff to
concentrate on mission-critical projects and meet tighter deadlines,” noted Bob
Morris, President and CEO of Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging. “By
implementing this software tool, the Centre successfully and significantly
supports the defense and military communities.”
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