March 2010 | SOCET GXP | Software update
SOCET GXP® v3.1.1 scheduled for release in April
SOCET GXP v3.1.1, scheduled for release in April, adds performance improvements to amend the v3.1.0 release, and integration with the Mensuration Services Program (MSP) for classified customers. Users have the option to use either MSP or RULER for mensuration.
SOCET GXP® v3.1.1 product shipments will commence following the 2010 BAE Systems GXP International User Conference and Professional Exchange. Product packages will automatically be shipped to all customers with up-to-date upgrade entitlement.
SOCET GXP v3.1 highlights include:
- Hyperspectral and multispectral (HSI and MSI) image processing
- Terrain analysis
- Video analysis
- Feature analysis
- Web services
- Job creation
HSI and MSI image processing with the new Xport™ tool
SOCET GXP v3.1 has a new, user-friendly image-viewing tool for HSI and MSI image analysis called the Xport™. The Xport window displays a palette of up to 16 preview panels with different image-processing algorithms, applied based on the original image. Xport panels are linked to each other and to the main viewing window. As the operator roams in the primary window, updates are shown dynamically in each of the multiple preview panels. The Xport is ideal for quick comparison. HSI and MSI images contain multiple image bands, each offering valuable data for detailed analysis such as terrain categorization and identifying known and unknown targets. The new HSI and MSI tools for SOCET GXP v3.1 offer a range of functionality for image preprocessing, principal components analysis, unsupervised classification, supervised classification, change detection, and anomaly detection.
Terrain analysis tools
In response to image analysts’ requests for additional workflows for elevation data, SOCET GXP v3.1 has new slope and aspect terrain analysis tools to aid visualization for terrain-shaded relief displays. Optimized terrain analysis results are generated on the fly, and displayed graphically. Results can be displayed in stereo, superimposed on stereo imagery. The terrain analysis results can be converted to a georeferenced raster image product such as a GeoTIFF. In addition, the Line-of-Sight tool has been restructured to display as a range fan or 360-degree view, which also can be converted to a georeferenced raster image product.
Video analysis tool
New video analysis capabilities for SOCET GXP v3.1 give analysts a convenient way to work with video, and transmit critical data and reports to decision-makers. The Video Analysis tool reads and displays live video feeds or saved video files from airborne sensors. It is geospatially enabled to provide a highly accurate resource for analyzing video and uses the real-world geographic information embedded in many unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) streams, such as country, region, city, postal code, latitude, longitude, and time zone, providing up-to-date intelligence data. The Video Analysis tool is integrated with Google Earth™ to provide sensor position, field of view, and situational awareness for video footprints.
BAE Systems’ MANTIS UAV is now flying, and will use SOCET GXP in its ground station for exploiting still-imagery and full-motion video data sets. With a single click, users can capture still frames into the SOCET GXP Multiport™ analysis window. BAE Systems’ High Endurance Rapid Technology Insertion (HERTI) UAV team also is using SOCET GXP. The HERTI system captures, processes, and disseminates high-quality imagery.
The SOCET GXP Video Analysis tool complements BAE Systems’ UAS global offering — a full-service solution integrating the air vehicle system, mission control system, and controlled infrastructure, focused on reducing cost and operator risk.