RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada—January 22, 2014: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and
photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that it has updated its
Historical Airphoto Processing (HAP) workflow.
The HAP workflow, released to the public in March of
2013, provides a semi-automated means to align, orthorectify, and mosaic
digitally scanned airphotos. The system can greatly reduce manual labor, increase
throughput, and achieve high accuracy. This update adds a functional and
intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) to the workflow.
“The strong demand for historical airphoto
processing drove the decision to add a user-friendly interface to the HAP
system,” said David Piekny, Product Marketing Manager at PCI Geomatics. “The
GUI further simplifies the process, allowing more users to take advantage of
this technology and unlock their historical archives.”
The HAP workflow uses multi-pass processing and
automated ground control and tie point collection. This produces an accurate math model that can
be used to generate individual orthos or seamless ortho-mosaics from hundreds
or thousands of airphotos without camera calibration files. The system is built
with PCI’s proven Geomatica technology and can be scaled to meet all
requirements for historical airphoto correction.
The HAP workflow corrects imagery to make it usable in
GIS and image processing software environments so users can benefit from
multi-year image analysis, tracking changes that have occurred across the
landscape.
“For decades, access to historical imagery was
typically restricted to archives and difficult to access – requiring onsite
consultations that consume valuable time and resources,” explained Piekny.
“Even in cases where the photos were scanned and cataloged digitally, use in
GIS applications was severely limited due to misalignment and scale. HAP
changes that, and the update makes it even easier to modernize a complete collection.”
For more information about PCI’s Historical Airphoto
Processing workflow, visit: www.pcigeomatics.com/HAP.
Downloadable images of the GUI suitable for
publication can be accessed at: www.pcigeomatics.com/pressnews/photos/PCI-HAP-GUI.jpg.
About
PCI Geomatics
PCI Geomatics is a world-leading developer of software
and systems for remote sensing, imagery processing, and photogrammetry. With more than 30 years of experience in the
geospatial industry, PCI is recognized globally for its excellence in providing
software for accurately and rapidly processing both satellite and aerial
imagery. PCI has installed more than 30
thousand licenses, in over 150 countries worldwide. Find out more about PCI
Geomatics at www.pcigeomatics.com.
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Director, Marketing and Communications
T: 819-770-0022 x 214
E: jones@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com
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