The World Uses ERDAS IMAGINE to Create Information from Imagery
ERDAS IMAGINE is the world’s leading geospatial data authoring software. Why does the world use ERDAS IMAGINE?
- Easy to learn
- Increase productivity
- Accuracy
- Unparalleled flexibility
- It’s from ERDAS, the inventor of commercial remote sensing software
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 Suite was designed to scale with your geospatial data production needs; from IMAGINE Essentials, through IMAGINE Advantage and on to IMAGINE Professional. Optional add-on modules providing specialized functionalities are also available to enhance your productivity and capabilities.
Screenshots
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![Contours from the Terrain Preparation Tool](/Libraries/Screenshots/Contours_from_the_Terrain_Preparation_Tool.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Contours from the Terrain Preparation Tool")
Contours from the Terrain Preparation Tool
Create vector contour information at user-defined intervals from various sources of terrain information including LIDAR, point clouds and raster DEMs
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![Map Reports to Microsoft Word](/Libraries/Screenshots/Map_Reports_to_Microsoft_Word.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Map Reports to Microsoft Word")
Map Reports to Microsoft Word
Send Map Reports directly to Microsoft Word
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![Nuclear powerplant imagery merged using the Hyperspherical Color Space sharpening technique](/Libraries/Screenshots/Nuclear_powerplant_imagery_merged_using_the_Hyperspherical_Color_Space_sharpening_technique.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Nuclear powerplant imagery merged using the Hyperspherical Color Space sharpening technique")
Nuclear powerplant imagery merged using the Hyperspherical Color Space sharpening technique
DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 imagery of Fukushima, Japan is shown with high-resolution pan imagery on the left, lower resolution 8-band imagery in the center, and high-resolution 8-band pan sharpened imagery shown in the right highlighting the excellent spectral fidelity obtained by the HCS technique
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![Greater Control over View Layout](/Libraries/Screenshots/Greater_Control_over_View_Layout.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Greater Control over View Layout")
Greater Control over View Layout
ERDAS IMAGINE provides greater control over how multiple Views are organized, such as for tie series analysis
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![Map Reports to Microsoft PowerPoint](/Libraries/Screenshots/Map_Reports_to_Microsoft_PowerPoint.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Map Reports to Microsoft PowerPoint")
Map Reports to Microsoft PowerPoint
Rapidly annotate over imagery using templates and send the Map Report directly to Microsoft PowerPoint
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![Discriminant Function Change used to identify new construction along corridor](/Libraries/Screenshots/Discriminant_Function_Change_used_to_identify_new_construction_along_corridor.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Discriminant Function Change used to identify new construction along corridor")
Discriminant Function Change used to identify new construction along corridor
Two years of video mosaic (2004 on the left, 2007 in the center) analyzed using the Discriminant Function Change algorithm and IMAGINE Objective to identify areas of significant construction along a road corridor (overlaid on the right)
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![Hyperspherical Color Space Pan Sharpening](/Libraries/Screenshots/Hyperspherical_Color_Space_Pan_Sharpening.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Hyperspherical Color Space Pan Sharpening")
Hyperspherical Color Space Pan Sharpening
Panchromatic and 8-band multispectral WorldView-2 imagery is shown pan sharpened in the right-hand View
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![Create and re-use standardized report layouts](/Libraries/Screenshots/Create_and_re-use_standardized_report_layouts.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Create and re-use standardized report layouts")
Create and re-use standardized report layouts
Access map report layouts through the Ribbon gallery chooser, drop in your latest imagery and data, add additional annotation elements such as Inset Views to call attention to specific details and quickly finalize your presentation.
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![Google Earth Integration](/Libraries/Screenshots/Google_Earth_Integration.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Google Earth Integration")
Google Earth Integration
Connect and synchronize the ERDAS IMAGINE Viewer with Google Earth
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![Microsoft Bing Maps in ERDAS IMAGINE](/Libraries/Screenshots/Microsoft_Bing_Maps_in_ERDAS_IMAGINE.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Microsoft Bing Maps in ERDAS IMAGINE")
Microsoft Bing Maps in ERDAS IMAGINE
Use Microsoft Bing Maps as a base map or for geocoding in ERDAS IMAGINE
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![Publish to ERDAS APOLLO Catalog](/Libraries/Screenshots/Publish_to_ERDAS_APOLLO_Catalog.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Publish to ERDAS APOLLO Catalog")
Publish to ERDAS APOLLO Catalog
Publish data directly to an ERDAS APOLLO Catalog from ERDAS IMAGINE
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![Discriminant Function Change](/Libraries/Screenshots/Discriminant_Function_Change.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Discriminant Function Change")
Discriminant Function Change
Analyze panchromatic or multispectral multi-date imagery for change using a unique new algorithm
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![Measure heights of features in monoscopic imagery](/Libraries/Screenshots/Measure_heights_of_features_in_monoscopic_imagery.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Measure heights of features in monoscopic imagery")
Measure heights of features in monoscopic imagery
Even if you don’t have stereo imagery you can still measure height information of vertical features from sensor layover effects on a single image and even store the measurements as attributes on GIS features
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![Multiple, spatially-linked viewing environment](/Libraries/Screenshots/Multiple_spatially-linked_viewing_environment.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Multiple, spatially-linked viewing environment")
Multiple, spatially-linked viewing environment
ERDAS IMAGINE enables layering of multiple datasets and data types in multiple views with geospatial linking between each layer.
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![Map Report Dynamic Elements](/Libraries/Screenshots/Map_Report_Dynamic_Elements.sflb.ashx?width=440&proportional=true&decreaseOnly=false"> "Map Report Dynamic Elements")
Map Report Dynamic Elements
Pull dynamic annotation elements directly from imagery headers or geographic context, such as image acquisition data, ownership information, geographic location, etc.
Which Desktop Product fits your needs? Each ERDAS IMAGINE product enables you to author geospatial content. See ERDAS IMAGINE 2011 Suite Comparison for more detailed outline of capabilities. 
Expand your options with Add-On Modules Specialized functionality may be added to the tiers of ERDAS IMAGINE. With add-on modules, each tier of ERDAS IMAGINE can be extended to meet your workflow needs.