Release Guide Release Guide ERDAS IMAGINE 2020 Update 2 Version 16.6.2 December 2020 ERDAS IMAGINE 2020 Update 2 Contents About This Release ................................................................................................................... 6 ERDAS IMAGINE Product Tiers ............................................................................................... 6 New Platforms ........................................................................................................................... 7 Full Installers ........................................................................................................................... 7 ArcGIS 10.7.x and ArcGIS 10.8.x ............................................................................................ 7 Licensing ................................................................................................................................. 7 New Technology ........................................................................................................................ 8 IMAGINE DSM Extractor module ............................................................................................. 8 New Operators for Spatial Modeler ........................................................................................ 10 Associate Georeference ..................................................................................................... 10 CRS ID Output ................................................................................................................... 10 Classify Vegetation ............................................................................................................. 10 Compute Footprint.............................................................................................................. 11 Convert To Point Cloud ...................................................................................................... 13 Create Affine Conversion ................................................................................................... 14 Create Directory ................................................................................................................. 14 Define Training Augmentation Parameters ......................................................................... 14 Delete File .......................................................................................................................... 15 Dictionary Input .................................................................................................................. 15 Redefine Grid ..................................................................................................................... 15 Remove Overlapping Detections ........................................................................................ 16 Updated Operators ................................................................................................................ 17 Cat ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Clump ................................................................................................................................. 18 Convert To Features .......................................................................................................... 18 Create Column(s) ............................................................................................................... 19 Enhance Contrast Using CLAHE ........................................................................................ 19 Get ECW Options ............................................................................................................... 20 Get Geometric Model Info .................................................................................................. 20 Initialize CART Regressor and Initialize Random Forest Regressor ................................... 20 Initialize Object Detection ................................................................................................... 21 2 ERDAS IMAGINE 2020 Update 2 Logical And and Logical Or ................................................................................................ 22 Point Cloud Information ...................................................................................................... 23 Raster Output ..................................................................................................................... 23 Read Sensor Metadata ...................................................................................................... 24 Simplify Geometry .............................................................................................................. 24 Various Math Operators Updated to Accept Lists ............................................................... 25 Raster Geometry in Spatial Modeler ...................................................................................... 25 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 25 Geometry Transformation vs. Georeferencing Correction .................................................. 25 Typical Use Cases ............................................................................................................. 26 Spatial Model Editor interface improvements ......................................................................... 30 New Photogrammetry workflows in Spatial Modeler .............................................................. 30 Add Images to Block .......................................................................................................... 30 Add Terrains to Block ......................................................................................................... 31 Block Information................................................................................................................ 31 Block Input ......................................................................................................................... 31 Block Output ....................................................................................................................... 31 Create Block ....................................................................................................................... 32 Create SGM Point Cloud Output ........................................................................................ 32 Define Adjustment Options for Camera Model ................................................................... 33 Define Block Parameters For Camera Model ..................................................................... 33 Define Camera Parameters For Digital Camera ................................................................. 34 Define Camera Parameters For Frame Camera ................................................................. 35 Define Image Parameters For Camera Model .................................................................... 35 Define Mosaic Input Options .............................................................................................. 36 Define Mosaic Output Options ............................................................................................ 36 Define Mosaic Radiometry Options .................................................................................... 36 Define Mosaic Seamline Options ....................................................................................... 36 Define Point Match Options ................................................................................................ 37 Generate Tie Points ........................................................................................................... 37 Mosaic Images ................................................................................................................... 37 Oriented Raster Input ......................................................................................................... 38 Run Bundle Adjustment ...................................................................................................... 38 Update Data Paths In Block ............................................................................................... 38 3 ERDAS IMAGINE 2020 Update 2 Read Image Parameters For Camera Model ...................................................................... 39 HPF Resolution Merge .......................................................................................................... 39 Format Support ...................................................................................................................... 40 DiMAP v2 RPC auto-association ........................................................................................ 40 EXIF and XMP tag support in JFIF (JPEG) and TIFF ......................................................... 40 OSDDEF BIIF support updated .......................................................................................... 41 Pleiades Neo ...................................................................................................................... 41 ICEYE ................................................................................................................................ 41 Capella ..............................................................................................................................