EngineerLive.com – October 2010 – IDL 8.0 Review

ITT Visual Information Solutions (ITT VIS) is releasing IDL 8.0, the latest version of its scientific programming language for creating high-quality, meaningful visualisations from complex numerical data. IDL is used by scientists, researchers, engineers and professionals to create a range of data analysis and visualisation ranging from small analysis programs to widely deployed software applications. IDL 8.0 introduces significant improvements to make it even easier to analyse and visualise data, including a powerful new graphics system, an enhanced and expanded programming language, and a streamlined development environment.