Please note: the conference program is undergoing development and is subject to change.
Last updated April 9, 2010.
Motion imagery
The workshop begins with demonstrations of video analysis capabilities in SOCET GXP v3.1, with previews of v3.2 functionality and thoughts about what may be in v4.0. This is followed by a discussion about BAE Systems’ new video georegistration technique that runs in real-time on a general-purpose workstation, with no site model preprocessing. The technique uses video registration to reference imagery to improve the absolute accuracy of video metadata. It uses frame-to-frame registration to maintain the accuracy between registrations to reference. This process creates metadata with improved accuracy for every video frame, and can be applied to mensuration and tracking from video, and to monitor video metadata quality. This capability is currently being transitioned into the Video Analysis tool. Video registration examples will be shown, along with ground truth study results that illustrate that the process is reliable.
Presenters: Julia Adams, Diego Balcazar, Teresa Hong, Evan Miller, Gary Sheppard, Rob Stout, Charles Taylor, Morgan Welch
GXP Xplorer
The GXP Xplorer workshop details the new functionality and capabilities of the application (formerly codenamed “XPL”). GXP Xplorer is the next generation in library technology and the successor to GXP’s legacy Visual Coverage Tool. It provides users and administrators a multi-level view of GXP Xplorer’s capabilities for searching, finding, storing, retrieving, and sharing data. The workshop breaks down the basic GXP Xplorer configurations, showcasing user and administrative front-end features for the GXP Xplorer Desktop and GXP Xplorer Server solutions. Demonstrations include product handling, cataloging capabilities, export, exploitation, and collaboration.
Presenters: Bret Duchesneau, Janis McArthur, Dave Miller, Claire Scofield, Casey Tatro
SOCET GXP for SOCET SET users
This workshop reviews the current photogrammetric functionality in SOCET GXP and looks forward to new capabilities in SOCET GXP v3.2 and beyond. The workshop will help SOCET SET customers plan their transition to SOCET GXP and provides insight into SOCET GXP’s photogrammetric workflows for those who are not current SOCET SET users, but may be interested in the functionality for future use.
Presenters: Rad Gaidadjiev, Brandon Gilhooly, Bryan Hafner, Steve Lossman, Dave Mayes
DEM generation using NGATE and ITE bare-earth tools
Starting with SOCET SET v5.5 and SOCET GXP v3.1.1, the Next-generation Automatic Terrain Extraction (NGATE) module enables the user to generate both highly accurate digital surface models (DSMs) and digital elevation models (DEMs) automatically. This workshop focuses on when to use the automatic DEM generation capability and how to set the parameters effectively to achieve optimum results. It continues with an overview of bare-earth editing tools and recommendations on how to use them to edit terrain efficiently. It also introduces the improved low-signal power strategy in SOCET SET v5.5 and covers how to achieve highly accurate terrain models when using low-contrast imagery. Sean Quillen, production manager for BAE Systems’ Geospatial Products and Solutions business area, provides his professional insights on using the tools to produce DEM products.
Presenters: Thao Duong, Rut Gallmeier, Sean Quillen, Bingcai Zhang
SOCET GXP: API updates
Join us at this lunchtime workshop to gain an in-depth understanding of the SOCET GXP v3.1 API. Learn how to use the methods contained within the API to directly interact with SOCET GXP. Users can launch their own applications from the SOCET GXP Ribbon interface. Explore the Ribbon extensibility (RibbonX) schema for customizing the Ribbon interface. Demonstrations include real-world examples with source code.
Presenters: Thao Duong, Brian Roberts, Nick Rosengarten
SOCET GXP: Terrain analysis
SOCET GXP now includes new functionality and capabilities for terrain analysis. These include on-the-fly-generation of slope maps, aspect maps, and terrain shaded reliefs. The workshop focuses on the usability and customization of these tools for analysis and final product generation. Demonstrations include improved Line of Sight functionality and its integration with the elevation profile tool. Terrain analysis tools can be used with different levels of terrain data. Compare output products using the new functionality with different data types, such as, DTED, NGATE–generated terrain, and LIDAR. Instructors demonstrate how to use the terrain analysis functionality in a production workflow to generate final products for a mission-specific task.
Presenters: Yen Dennison, Erik Hajek, Steve Lossman, Clark Ray
SOCET GXP: Hyperspectral and multispectral processing and the Xport
SOCET GXP has integrated many tools to increase the productivity and efficiency of the hyperspectral and multispectral (HSI and MSI) analyst. This workshop demonstrates how to exploit multiple band combinations in real time using the Xport, a specialized Multiport. Attendees learn how to configure the Xport to suit the data used in their environments, and use the Band Math Editor to implement customized algorithms that are not native to SOCET GXP. Other features demonstrated are real-time performance for Find-in-Scene and improved accuracy for pan-sharpening. Discussions cover many of the new algorithm plug-ins, including principal components analysis. At the end of the session, attendees are given the opportunity to provide feedback and discuss additional requirements they would like to see included in future versions of SOCET GXP.
Presenters: Chris McCullough, Nick Rosengarten, Nikki Spirakis, Teresa Sullard, Matt Tavares, Martyn Williams
SOCET GXP R&D: Presentation and discussion of emerging technologies
As GXP has grown, it has been fortunate to recruit talented engineers and scientists who continue the tradition of advanced research and development. Some of these developments are immediately incorporated into products, whereas others add to GXP’s body of experience and knowledge for future use. This session begins with triangulation work using WorldView-1 imagery, in which interesting results were derived from a very large data set. Thereafter, GXP developers cover topics such as: 3-D active targeting; spatially-coherent classification and clustering; textures correctly projected on features and terrain; and new thinking in sensor modeling; from where to what — image understanding through 3-D geometric shapes.
Presenters: Farhana Bandukwala, Fidel Paderes, Reuben Settergren, Bill Smith, Joe Spann, Stewart Walker, Bingcai Zhang
Precise mensuration using MSP and SOCET GXP (classified)
The Mensuration Services Program (MSP), currently in SOCET GXP v3.1.1, provides improved methods for measuring and geolocating objects accurately. MSP replaces four existing mensuration systems — Ruler, Math Model Library, Joint Targeting Workstation, and GEOTRANS. The workshop offers an overview and historical background of the program, followed by a presentation and demonstration. Presenters from the NGA Office of Sciences and Methodologies describe in detail the differences between Ruler and MSP. The MSP demonstration covers configuration, preferences, functionality and the graphic user interface (GUI).
Presenters: Diego Balcazar, Gerri Flippo
