ImageIQ Installation and Licensing Guide

Install and License ImageIQ

These instructions describe how to install and license ImageIQ on Windows. See the following sections:

• System Requirements
• Installation instructions
• License Activation

 

ImageIQ System Requirements

Image IQ has the following system requirements:

Minimum:
64-bit Windows 10 or 11
Quad-core i5 CPU
32GB RAM
Solid State Drive (SSD)
Optional - GPU that supports CUDA (NVIDIA)

Recommended:
64-bit Windows 10 or 11
14+ Core i7, i9 or Xeon CPU
64GB RAM
Solid State Drive (SSD)
GPU that supports CUDA (NVIDIA)

Install on Windows

You must have administrator privileges to install software on Windows. Install ImageIQ from the web download as follows:

1. Start the installer: Navigate to the imageiqxx.exe file that was downloaded to your computer and extract the files. Double-click  imageiqxx.exe to run it, where xx is the version number.

2. Follow the prompts to install the software.

3. When the installation is complete, the ImageIQ Licensing Administrator dialog is launched. See the License Activation section below to proceed with licensing the product.

License Activation

• If you need to manually relaunch the ImageIQ Licensing Administrator dialog, browse to C:\Program Files\NV5\ImageIQxx\x64UI, and then double-click on LicensingAdmin.exe. Administrator privileges are required.

Activate a License Offline

The default method of licensing ImageIQ is offline, node-locked licensing.

The following steps describe how to use the ImageIQ Licensing Administrator tool to activate your license.

1. Click the Generate Machine Information File button to generate a file named machine_information.dat.

2. Click the Open Folder button to open the folder where machine_information.dat was saved.

3. Attach your copy of machine_information.dat file to an email and send it to one of the following addresses, with the subject line “ImageIQ License Request”. If you were provided an ImageIQ license activation code, also include that code with your email.

   • geospatialsupport@nv5.com (U.S.)

   • supporteu@nv5.com (E.U.)

   • Your local sales representative

4. NV5 Geospatial Solutions or your local vendor will email a license.dat file to you.

5. Copy the license.dat file to a convenient location on your machine, then relaunch the ImageIQ Licensing Administrator (C:\Program Files\NV5\ImageIQxx\x64UI\LicensingAdmin.exe).

6. Click the Install License File button, navigate to your saved license.dat file, and then click Open. When activation is complete, you will see the message “Successfully imported license file.”

7. Click Close to close the dialog.

Activate a License Online

If you have an existing ENVI or IDL installation, it may be possible to activate your ImageIQ license online using the existing tools that come with these products. 

• Please refer to the instructions for licensing here: Install and License ENVI

 

Created by MM 2025-03-12