• Interactive colour palette edition and saving.
• Red-Green-Blue display using 3 separated colour planes + panchromatic (BMP saving capability).
• Contrast variation with linear stretching.
• Multiple vector maps superposition.
• Display and edition of vector map object labels within the graphic monitor.
• Vector display control parameters:
  • Database selection of label variables and fonts.
  • Display object centroids.
  • Display polylines direction.
  • Display topological vector map polylines connectivity.
  • Display vector map within range of scale.
• Mask activation on display.
• Zoom (in and out).
• Distance measurements on mouse click.
• Multiple graphic monitor display.
• Dynamic reprojection of vector maps in current graphic monitor.
• Interactive display of 3D surfaces.

• Frequency histograms.
• Raster file Statistics.
• List of vector and raster files.
• Internal file format information.

• Control points acquisition on mouse click, keyboard or digitizer tablet.
• Rectification of raster/vector file using linear polynomial , quadratic or cubic model.
• Rectification of raster/vector file using 3 interpolation methods : nearest neighbour, bilinear interpolation or cubic convolution.

• Pre-defined or user-defined filter of uneven dimensions.
• Modal filter.
• Median filter.

• Training sites acquisition on monitor.
• Object classes spectral signature generation and display.
• Spectral bands group creation.
• Scatter diagram display.
• Object classes separability evaluation.
• Texture analysis.
• Supervised classification using the following methods:
  • Parallelepiped.
  • Minimum distance.
  • Maximum Likelihood.
• Unsupervised classification (K-Means).
• Classification results validation with confusion matrix.
• Automatic legend creation of classified map (with interactive edition).

• Binary RAW format.
• IDRISI format.
• Arc/info ascii raster format.
• Vertical Mapper ascii format.
• BMP format.

• IDRISI format.
• BMP format.

• Calculator using the following functions with raster matrix of different pixel resolution and complete or partial superposition in combination with numerical values. Mask usage for Boolean (1/0) operations.
  • Addition
  • Soustraction
  • Multiplication
  • Division
  • Trigonometric functions.

• Dynamical matrix resampling upon region and resolution changes.
• Mask usage for Boolean (1/0) operations.
• Raster values supported : Octal type (0 to 255, 8 bit) signed (-32768 to 32767, 16 bit) and unsigned integer type (0 to 65535, 16 bit), long signed integer type (-2147483648 to 2147483647, 32 bit) and float type (1.2e-38 to 1.2e38, 32 bit).
• Matrix reclassification.
• Linear stretching.
• Radiometric image calibration.
• Cross tabulation and cross classification.
• Buffer zone.
• Surface interpolation :
  • Moving average over inverse distanceⁿ weighting method (user-defined exponent n and neighbour numbers).
  • Trend surface production.
  • Thiessen's polygon production.
  • New contour elevation lines based method.
• Individualisation of group of same value contiguous pixels (Clump).
• Multiple raster mosaic creation.
• Distance map.
• Cumulative cost map.
• Optimum vectorial pathway generation.
• Dispersion simulation.
• DEM
  • Flood simulation.
  • Shade relief map.
  • Spherical model map.
  • Visibility map
  • Crest search.
  • Obstruction map.
  • Watershed map.
  • Profil creation.
  • Slope and aspect map creation.
• Area raster creation or report.
• Raster-Vector conversions with Database creation.
  • Points conversion.
  • Polylines conversion.
  • Polygons conversion : Complete region generation with included (island) and excluded (lake) areas.
  • Polygon contours conversion.

• Acquisition of points, polylines and polygons directly in graphic monitor.
• Acquisition of points, polylines and polygons using digitizer tablet.
  • WinTab digitizer driver compliant.
• GPS (Garmin) support in real time mode.
• Object information :
  • Perimeters and areas.
  • Centroïds , position, number of nodes.
• Graphical attributes edition (colours, line types, fill, symbols, etc).
• Topological manipulation of objects.
  • Node edition.
  • Line segmentation.
  • Polygons construction from a set of lines or points.
  • Regions construction (islands and lakes) from a set of polygons.
• Vector files importation :
  • MapInfo MID/MIF.
  • Autocad DXF.
  • Arcview SHAPE.
  • IDRISI.
  • ascii DCW.
  • ASCII x y z.
• Vector files exportation :
  • MapInfo MID/MIF.
  • HTML.
  • IDRISI.
• Multiple layers superposition.
• Vector-Raster conversions.
• Database manager dynamically linked to vector layer.
• Thematic mapping (Class intervals, Proportional symbols, Line density) with automatic generation of corresponding legend.
• Automatic topological construction :
  • Line segmentation and snapping.
  • Common nodes generation.
  • Network connectivity generation.
  • Polygons and regions construction (with islands and lakes)
• Delaunay triangulation.

• Dynamic relations update between vector objects and database record.
• Selection of records based on user-defined value sets.
• Variable update based on an arithmetic combination of variable values and functions.
• Geographic search of selected record corresponding object in the display.
• Database update from raster file values.
• Database value transfer in analysis and in vector/raster or raster/vector conversion.
• Database georeference.
• Descriptive statistics.
• Calculator:
  • Addition
  • Soustraction
  • Multiplication
  • Division
  • Geometrical functions.
  • Trigonometric functions.

• Continuous geographical universe for all data types.
• Supported projections :
  • Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM).
  • Universal Transverse Mercator Modified for Quebec (MTM).
  • Lambert Conic Conformal.
  • Longitude-Latitude.
  • Cartesian.
• Supported ellipsoids :
  • Airy
  • Australian National
  • Bessel 1841
  • Bessel 1841 N
  • Clarke 1866
  • Clarke 1880
  • Everest
  • Fischer 1960
  • Fischer 1968
  • GRS 1967
  • GRS 1980
  • Helmert 1906
  • Hough
  • International
  • Krassovsky
  • Modify Airy
  • Modify Everest
  • Modify Fischer 1960
  • South American 1969
  • WGS 1960
  • WGS 1966
  • WGS 1972
  • WGS 1984
• User defined projections*.
• Save vector files in a new projection.
• Raster reprojection.
• Real time raster resolution management.

* Functionality to be added.

• Mouse driven model animation.
• Lighting parameters.
• Mouse driven viewer position.
• Raster maps draping.
• Vector maps draping.
• BMP model exporation.

• Printing from the text editor.
• Complete printer setup capabilities.
• Map layout :
  • Reference grid.
  • North.
  • Dynamic scale object.
  • Projection.
  • Frame.
  • Legend.
  • Floating text.
  • Floating polygones, polylines and symbols.
  • Floating BMP image .
  • Control over object display order.
  • Scale control.
  • Cartographic layout saving.
  • Cartographic layout restoring.
  • Graphic monitors rotation*.
  • Automatic update of the graphic monitor display changes (content, roaming, zoom, resolution).

* Functionality to be added within a few months.

• Edit and save.
• Select, copy, cut, paste.
• Find and replace.
• Print.

• Complete documentation in a standard Windows help file including all application menus and dialog boxes.

• Freeware version:
  • Maximum raster processing of 800 x 800 pixels images.
  • Maximum vector processing of 5 layers each containing 1500 objects.
  • Maximum of 50 training sites for image processing supervised classification.
  • Automatic topological edition not included.
  • No version update or technical support plan available.
• Professional version :
  • Maximum raster processing of 32767 x 32767 pixels images.
  • Maximum vector processing of 64 layers each containing 2147483647 objects.
  • Maximum of 500 training sites for image processing supervised classification.
  • Technical support plan available on demand at a supplementary cost.