Boulder, CO – October 19, 2009 - ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) announced the release of ENVI EX, a new, high performance image processing and analysis software solution designed for image analysts and geographic information systems (GIS) professionals.  Developed in response to the growing convergence of mapping and image analysis applications, ENVI EX combines powerful image analysis tools and seamless integration with ESRI®’s leading GIS platform, ArcGIS®, to streamline image analysis workflows and allow users to easily extract important information from imagery.  ENVI EX also distills complex image analysis tasks into easy-to-use workflows, while maintaining the scientific accuracy the ENVI product line is known for, making image analysis faster and easier for analysts of all skill levels.  

 

The seamless integration between ENVI EX and ArcGIS allows GIS users to easily exchange data and files from ArcGIS to ENVI EX with simple drag-and-drop methods that preserve the style, symbology, vectors, and layer information from one product to another. The displays of both products can be linked to allow the movement across the screen of one application to occur simultaneously in the other product. This integration allows users of both products to share data and files back and forth between the products to add imagery analysis results to the ArcGIS workflow and vector layers and information to image analysis in ENVI EX.

 

“We have worked closely with our partner, ESRI, over the past two years to develop a product that can be used by imagery and geospatial analysts alike across a variety of disciplines,” said Richard Cooke, president of ITT Visual Information Solutions. “ENVI EX is the culmination of this joint effort, delivering automated workflows that are tightly integrated with ArcGIS to save analysts both time and effort while delivering timely and accurate information from imagery.”

Proven Image Processing and Analysis Engine and Tools

ENVI EX’s intuitive interface provides users with easy-to-use tools for displaying, visualizing and manipulating imagery. Based on the popular ENVI dynamic display, ENVI EX lets you load large image files quickly and manipulate the images to focus on an area of interest. ENVI EX supports today’s popular file formats for aerial and satellite imagery and data including multispectral, panchromatic, hyperspectral, infrared and more. The product’s tools allow users to prepare imagery with pan sharpening, vegetation suppression and anomaly detection prior to further analysis. A special preview window also gives users the ability to preview analysis results for an area and adjust parameters before processing an entire image saving analysts hours of waiting to see analysis results. 

 

The new, automated workflows in ENVI EX guide users step by step through analyzing satellite and airborne imagery from a wide range of sources. These workflows help solve problems that are common in GIS applications across a variety of industries by providing guided processes for:

 

·        Automatically extracting features of interest from a large geographic area,

·        Detecting changes in a region over time,

·        Classifying land cover,

·        Tying an image to its geographic coordinates for accuracy in mapping and

·        Finding anomalous features in an area.

 

Using ENVI EX’s automated workflows, analysts can get information quickly and easily from imagery regardless of imagery experience. Instructions and previews guide users through the process of changing parameters to optimize image analysis results. And, because the workflows are based on the proven algorithms and methods that ENVI is known for, they deliver accurate results users can count on.

 

The new ENVI EX also includes all the capabilities of ITT’s popular ENVI Feature Extraction Module. This object-based feature extraction workflow allows users to easily and accurately extract features of interest across an entire image or a batch of images. The automated feature extraction workflow of ENVI EX delivers four years of feature extraction development including an advanced, patent-pending algorithm; the ability to preview results before processing an entire image; accuracy assessments; and the ability to save parameters and generate a summary of statistics. New feature extraction enhancements released with ENVI EX include improved performance for larger images and new vector editing tools for rectangulating and smoothing vectors that identify features of interest. 

 

For more information about ENVI or ENVI EX, please visit www.l3harrisgeospatial.com/Software-Technology/ENVI.