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Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Solaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Users Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Create ViewerDirectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Imagizer Data Prep Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Starting Imagizer Data Prep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Using Imagizer Data Prep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Creating File Sets for Imagizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Create View Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Replacing the Default Bitmaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Using Custom Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Creating a CDROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tour Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hyperlinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Creating a Hyperlink Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Add Hyperlink Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Enter Hyperlink Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Providing a Hyperlink Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Users Guide
Introduction
The Imagizer Data Prep User Guide is a tutorial designed to help you
learn how to use the ERDAS Imagizer Data Prep tools. This is a
comprehensive manual that explains each function within the ERDAS
Imagizer Data Prep software and tools within IMAGINE to take full
advantage of Imagizer functionality.
In this guide, the following topics are discussed:
Getting Started
Bitmaps
Creating Hyperlinks
Creating a CDROM
Create ViewerDirectory
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Set this preference before running Imagizer Data Prep for the first time.
The final path component must be imagizer_viewer.
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1. Create the data directory in which all the Imagizer Viewer data is
placed. The default is the value set in the $IMAGIZER_HOME
preference. You can enter any path you wish as long as the last folder
is imagizer_viewer.
All interface elements are disabled until you click in this field. You
must click here even if the default $IMAGIZER_HOME is correct.
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The data directory is created for you. All subsequent data processed
with Imagizer Data Prep is copied or created in this directory. If the data
directory can not be created (i.e. permission problems), you are given
a error message.
2. Select the IMAGINE View files that are to be distributed. See Creating
File Sets for Imagizer. You must select a file to enable the Add All > button.
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Once a file has been selected from the Input Files list, you may also use
the Add All -> and
<- Remove from list tools.
Adds all view files in the selected
directory to the list. This button is not
enabled until you select a file.
Removes the selected file from list. You
can remove only one file at a time from the
list.
NOTE: The minimum number of view files is one with no maximum,
however current CDROM technology limits the amount of data included
in those views for distribution to about 550 MB (650 MB CD capacity 100 MB Imagizer Viewer software).
3. Define which view file is to be loaded into the left and right view panes
upon startup of the Imagizer Viewer. This may be the same file in both
panes.
You must click on one of the files in the Selected Files list in order to
enable the Imagizer Default Setup: interface elements even if a file
is already highlighted.
Select (click) a view file for the left view pane in the
selection list and then click the Set View 1 check box. Upon
selection, the name of the view file is displayed above the
checkbox. A tag file is also created in the data directory.
Do the same for Set View 2 (right view pane).
4. Select the three bitmap files that are used in the Imagizer Viewer
interface. The size of these bitmaps is included in the 550 MB data
space.
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Each layer of the selected view file is copied to the data directory. Upon
completion of the copy process, the view file is deleted from the
selected file list. Do this for each view file to be distributed. When
finished adding files, click the Quit button.
Now that all your data is in place, the entire ViewerDirectory can be
mastered to a CDROM for distribution. See Creating a CDROM.
This section describes briefly how to prepare your IMAGINE data files
for distribution with the Imagizer Viewer. For a complete example, see
Chapter Three.
View files are a feature of the ERDAS IMAGINE Viewer. View files store
information defining the layers and scale of the display at the time of
creation of the view file. This offers a convenient way to open multiple
layers in a Viewer quickly and easily.
To create a view file, open an IMAGINE Viewer, then open the data to
be prepared for distribution, such as images, vector and annotation
layers.
Then select File | Save | View from the Viewer:
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To create the bitmaps used within Imagizer, you must use a program
with the ability to create proper bitmap files that are recognized by
IMAGINE.
If you are using a Windows system, it is suggested that you use
Microsoft Paint, which is provided with the operating system and freely
available. You may use any program available for creation of bitmaps,
yet it is suggested that these files are properly tested with the Imagizer
Viewer prior to distribution. If using MS Paint, it has been shown that the
file types which work correctly across both Windows and Solaris
platforms is the 16 Color Bitmap option.
The bitmap files may also be in either the xbitmap or xpixmap formats.
The xbitmap is a one-bit image that is created by either the Sun icon
editor or the X bitmap editor. The xpixmap format is a color format with
8 bits per pixel. When an xpixmap (xpm) is used, EML takes the value
of the upper left most pixel to be the "background" color. That is, it
substitutes the current background color for all pixels in the pixmap
which match the upper left most pixel. This is done because the X
pixmap format does not support a transparent color.
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If you prepare data sets that use custom symbol libraries, the custom
library (.sml files) must be copied into the ViewerDirectory/etc
directory manually.
Creating a CDROM
You must have specialty software that can create a true hybrid
CDROM. A hybrid CDROM is one that can be used on both a Windows
computer along with a Solaris Workstation.
It is possible, however, to create versions of Imagizer Viewer that will
work only on a Windows system and not Solaris.
The files needed to create a CDROM reside in the IMAGIZER_CD
folder. Remember, this folder is the model for the CD creation. Your CD
should be identical except for the data subdirectory.
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Introduction
Initialization
This tutorial is designed to show you how to prepare a data set for
distribution with the Imagizer Viewer. The data set will take advantage
of all of the features available in the Imagizer Viewer.
feature measurement
annotation
hyperlinking
snapshots
Before you begin properly creating your data sets, you should decide
where you want to place the data prior to burning a CD. This temporary
workspace must contain at least 100 MB more space than your data.
The maximum needed is the maximum size of the CD; typically 650 MB.
1. Copy the entire contents of the <IMAGINE_HOME>/IMAGIZER_CD
folder to your temporary workspace.
This folder is the root directory of $IMAGIZER_HOME which must
contain a subfolder named "imagizer_viewer".
For example, $IMAGIZER_HOME may be defined as:
C:\Lanier\imagizer_viewer
Annotation
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1. Open <ERDAS_Data_Home>/examples/lanier.img.
2. Create a new annotation layer named lanier.ovr. The Annotation Tools
palette opens.
3. Click the
tool and set all annotation styles to yellow and line width
to 2.0 points.
Click a chooser bu
and then select Ot
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Hyperlinks
Creating a Hyperlink
Layer
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2. Create a new vector layer. Select File | New | Vector Layer from the
Viewer menu.
4. The Vector tools palette is displayed when the new layer is created.
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Click a chooser bu
and then select Oth
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Enter
"HTTP
Specify
String.
Set width
3. Select New.
If you have saved, closed, and reopened the shapefile, you must
enable vector editing before you can make edits. Select Vector |
Enable Editing from the Viewer menu.
4. Enter Title as HTTP (This must be all upper case)
5. Select type STRING
6. Set both Max Width and Display Width to an integer equal to the
longest text string to be used (i.e. web address).
The maximum display width is 100 characters.
7. Select OK.
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Providing a Hyperlink
Legend
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