RELEASE GUIDE ERDAS IMAGINE 2018 UPDATE 2 October 30, 2018 Contents About This Release .................................................................................................................. 5 ERDAS IMAGINE Product Tiers .............................................................................................. 5 New Platforms .......................................................................................................................... 6 ArcGIS 10.6.1 ....................................................................................................................... 6 New Licensing ...................................................................................................................... 6 New Technology ....................................................................................................................... 6 Object Extraction using Deep Learning ................................................................................ 6 Initialize Object Detection ................................................................................................ 7 Detect Objects Using Deep Learning .............................................................................. 7 Spatial Modeler Deep Learning Expansion Pack .................................................................. 8 Faster R-CNN Object Detection Algorithm ...................................................................... 8 GPU Support For Deep Learning Based Object Detection .............................................. 8 Other New Operators for Spatial Modeler ............................................................................. 8 Assess Classification Accuracy ....................................................................................... 8 Add Attributes By Location .............................................................................................. 8 Classify Ground .............................................................................................................. 9 Classify Noise ................................................................................................................. 9 Create Random Points .................................................................................................... 9 Get Geometric Model Info ............................................................................................... 9 Create Buffer Zone ....................................................................................................... 10 Create Buffer Ring ........................................................................................................ 10 Union Features ............................................................................................................. 11 Join Features ................................................................................................................ 12 Summarize Related Features ....................................................................................... 13 Image Chain Display Improvements ................................................................................... 16 File Chooser.................................................................................................................. 16 October 30, 2018 2 Preference for Default Behavior .................................................................................... 17 Up is Up and Image Chains .......................................................................................... 17 Transform and Ortho tools ............................................................................................ 18 Status Bar Geometric Model and Height ....................................................................... 18 File Chooser Improvements ................................................................................................ 18 Multi-segment/image File Input ..................................................................................... 19 Multiple Files Input ........................................................................................................ 21 Expandable Segment List ............................................................................................. 22 General ERDAS IMAGINE ................................................................................................. 23 Performance Improvement for Deep Learning based classification .............................. 23 Tools for training data collection for Deep Learning ...................................................... 23 New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016 (NZVD2016) ........................................................... 23 Ordnance Survey National Grid Transformation Model (OSTN15) ................................ 24 Ordnance Survey Geoid Model (OSGM15) ................................................................... 24 Saving Measurements to Vector/Feature Attributes ...................................................... 24 SENSOR and FORMATS ................................................................................................... 25 FORMOSAT-5 Sensor Support ..................................................................................... 25 FORMOSAT RPC Sensor Support ............................................................................... 25 TripleSat RPC Sensor Support ..................................................................................... 25 ENVI Header Variant .................................................................................................... 25 SICD v1.2 Support ........................................................................................................ 25 System Requirements ........................................................................................................... 26 ERDAS IMAGINE ............................................................................................................... 26 ERDAS IMAGINE System Requirements Notes ................................................................. 28 Issues Resolved ..................................................................................................................... 29 IMAGINE Essentials ........................................................................................................... 29 IMAGINE Advantage .......................................................................................................... 31 IMAGINE Photogrammetry ................................................................................................. 33 October 30, 2018 3 IMAGINE SAR Interferometry ............................................................................................. 33 Spatial Modeler................................................................................................................... 34 IMAGINE Expansion Pack - NITF ....................................................................................... 37 ERDAS IMAGINE Installation ............................................................................................. 38 About Us ................................................................................................................................. 39 Copyright ................................................................................................................................ 40 October 30, 2018 4 About This Release ABOUT THIS RELEASE This document describes the enhancements for ERDAS IMAGINE 2018 Update 2 (v16.5.2), including IMAGINE Photogrammetry (formerly LPS Core) and ERDAS ER Mapper. Although the information in this document is current as of the product release, see the Hexagon Geospatial Support website for the most current version. This release includes both enhancements and fixes. For information on fixes that were made to ERDAS IMAGINE for this release, see the Issues Resolved section. This document is only an overview and does not provide all the details about the product's capabilities. See the online help and other documents provided with ERDAS IMAGINE for more information. Update 2 for ERDAS IMAGINE 2018 primarily provides extended Machine Learning capabilities, especially in regard to improvements to the Machine Learning Layout for training, executing and reviewing machine learning projects and new Operators aimed at Object Detection. In addition, there are new Operators, such as the Union Features operator, as well as numerous software quality improvements. ERDAS IMAGINE PRODUCT TIERS ERDAS IMAGINE® performs advanced remote sensing analysis and spatial modeling to create new information. In addition, with ERDAS IMAGINE, you can visualize your results in 2D, 3D, movies, and on cartographic-quality map compositions. The core of the ERDAS IMAGINE product suite is engineered to scale with your geospatial data production needs. Optional modules (add-ons) providing specialized functionalities are also available to enhance your productivity and capabilities. IMAGINE Essentials® is the entry-level image processing product for map creation and simple feature collection tools. IMAGINE Essentials enables serial batch processing. IMAGINE Advantage® enables advanced spectral processing, image registration, mosaicking and image analysis, and change detection capabilities. IMAGINE Advantage enables parallel batch processing for accelerated output. IMAGINE Professional® includes a production toolset for advanced spectral, hyperspectral, and radar processing, and spatial