June 2009 | SOCET SET | Software update
SOCET SET® v5.5 release features the highly anticipated Frame-Advanced sensor model
New Frame-Advanced sensor model
The Frame-Advanced sensor model replaces the existing Frame sensor model in its entirety. It allows exterior orientation data produced by third-party triangulation packages to be imported into coordinate systems that are not local space rectangular. The new sensor model contains 43 adjustable parameters, compared to 18 from the previous Frame sensor model. Therefore, certain types of frame cameras can be modeled more authentically, resulting in more-accurate triangulation. The new sensor model allows for self-calibration of the physical parameters and can correct for IMU boresight misalignment and GPS antenna offset.
The process of importing images for the new Frame-Advanced sensor model is exactly the same as the previous Frame sensor model, including the use of the Frame import button. All previous import file formats for the Frame sensor model are still supported, except for the SOCET SET GPS file format, which was substantially modified.
New satellite sensor models
- ALOS AVNIR
- ALOS PALSAR
- ASTER
- COSMO-SkyMed
- EROS-B
- FORMOSAT-2
- RADARSAT-2
- TerraSAR-X
- GeoEye®-1
- WorldView-1
SOCET SET® v5.5 overview
- Supports SOCET GXP® v3.1
- Build environment: Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008
- Sun® Microsystems® Sparc Solaris™ 10 support
- Microsoft® Vista and XP 32/64 support
- Applanix DSS 439 digital frame camera
- New Frame-Advanced sensor model
- Numerous new satellite sensor models
- Simultaneous generation of digital terrain and surface models
- Supports Leica USB TopoMouse™, USB Stealth mouse with joystick, and ITAC Systems’ evolution Mouse-Trak™ trackball
Access the complete list of SOCET SET v5.5 release enhancements:
www.socetgxp.com/docs/products/socetset/socetset5-5_release_enhancements.pdf
SOCET SET v5.5 features new enhancements to NGATE including automatic extraction of a digital elevation model (DEM), digital terrain model (DTM), or both.
Automated terrain generation in SOCET SET v5.5
SOCET SET® provides two options for automated terrain generation — the Automatic Terrain Extraction (ATE) and Next-Generation Automatic Terrain Extraction (NGATE) modules. In SOCET SET, ATE and NGATE are sold as separate modules (in SOCET GXP®, ATE and NGATE are combined into one application, and sold in the Automatic Terrain Generation, or ATG module). Both ATE and NGATE are used to generate digital terrain models (DTM) and require at least two images with an image overlap region:
- Use with one or more stereo pairs
- Images do not have to be viewed in stereo
- Must be accurately triangulated
DTM generation in SOCET SET v5.5
DTM display types