June 2008 | SOCET SET | Software update
New volumetric 3-D Urban Modeler tool takes feature extraction to a new level
UrbanModeler includes special volumetric topology tools: snap to roof, grouping, snap to face, face and vertex sharing.
UrbanModeler is a new add-on module used to construct 3-D building and city models from imagery. The module offers a quick and easy way to create, measure, and store 3-D models. Completed site models can be exported in a variety of formats including shapefiles, SOCET SET/SOCET GXP feature database (FDB), OpenFlight, and Open Inventor.
UrbanModeler has a built-in 3-D stereo viewer; an impressive suite of volumetric tools for many building and road types; and pre-defined templates. Cue cards are employed as interactive instructional aids to assist users in dropping points in the correct sequence. Currently in the final testing phase, UrbanModeler for SOCET SET v5.4.1 will be available in June 2008.