Trimble s ecognition Product Suite Dr. Waldemar Krebs October 2010
Trimble Geospatial in the Image Processing Chain Data Acquisition Pre-processing Manual/Pixel-based Object-/contextbased Interpretation information extraction GIS/End User Slide - 2
Trends in Earth Observation Increasing need for detailed, up-to-date information as a basis for planning and decision making in industry, administration and security Increasing data volume Increasing data complexity Increasing demand for geo information Manual interpretation becomes a major bottleneck Automation Data/Details/Value/Complexity Resources/Productivity Slide - 3
Multiresolution Image Segementation pixel fine Object generation on multiple scales to adress differently scaled classification task within one project Slide - 4 medium coarse Build up a hierarchical network of image objects, which allows the representation of the image information content at different resolutions (scales) simultaneously.
Context classification Input image Slide - 7
Context classification Initial classification based on gray values Slide - 8
Context classification Shadow Rectangular gray area Slide - 9
Context classification Bright concrete between building and road Bright concrete behind building Bright concrete linear shape Slide - 10
Philosophy Slide - 11 Thus change your mind... Forget click and classify or (un)supervised classification for a minute. Think about using all avaiable information: image data of different scales height information thematic data And above all: Think about the reason why we as human beeings are able to perceive an object for what it is! Use your own words to describe the objects you are looking for!
ecognition Software Suite ecognition Developer Is the development environment for object-based image analysis. ecognition Architect Provides an easy to use front end for non-technical professionals allowing them to leverage Definiens technology. ecognition Server Provides a processing environment for the batch execution of image analysis jobs. Slide - 12
ecognition Developer ecognition Developer Develop Rule sets Develop Applications Combine, modify and calibrate Rule sets Process data Execute and monitor analysis Review and edit results Product Components EARTH Developer client Quickmap Mode Userguide & reference book EARTH Guided tours Software Development Kit Slide - 13
ecognition Architect ecognition Architect Combine, modify and calibrate Applications Process data Execute and monitor analysis Review and edit results Product Components EARTH Architect client Quickmap Mode Userguide & reference book Software Development Kit Slide - 14
ecognition Extension to ArcGIS ecognition Extension to ArcGIS Submit data to ecognition Server from within ArcCatalog Seamless ArcGIS integration Results are represented as ESRI *.lyr files Slide - 15
ecognition Server ecognition Server Batch process data Dynamic load balancing Service oriented architecture Highly scalable Product Components HTML User Interface Administrative console Userguide & reference book Software Development Kit Slide - 16
ecognition is unique ecognition is the only solution combining all components essential to understanding Geo Data Input Data Rule Set Result Segmentation 2D/ 3D Object Network Raster Raster Vector Vector Point cloud Context 2D/3D Classification Point cloud Statistics / Reports Slide - 18
ecognition Software, Services and Training ecognition Software ecognition Developer (Development) ecognition Architect (Calibrations) ecognition Server (Processing) ecognition Services Problem Assessment Application Development Implementation ecognition Training Essentials Training Rule Set Training Training-on-the-job Slide - 19
ecognition Implementation process Our team of experts Guides YOU Slide - 20
Worldwide Customers Slide - 21
Land Cover Application for SPOT Data Slide - 22
Land Cover Application for SPOT Data Slide - 23
Implementation of Vector Data in Segmentation and Classification Slide - 24
OBIA & LiDAR Applications Forest stands Powerlines Impervious surface Trees Buildings Vegetation Slide - 25
Blom Power Lines &Vegetation Application Mapping trees and shrubs near power lines Data Laser data for vegetation heights (> 1 point / m 2 ) Vector map with powerlines Buffer around powerlines Vector map with buildings Results Vegetation in height classes (e.g. 2.5 m) Slide - 26
Infoterra - Land Base Application: Land cover vector map (1:5000 scale) Data: color infra-red (CIR) aerial photography (RGB) digital surface model (DSM) digital terrain model (DTM) Results: 10 land cover classes Area: England (130,395 km²) Slide - 27
USFS / UVM Urban Tree Canopy Assessment Application: Urban tree canopy (UTC) assessment Data: LiDAR color infra-red (CIR) Results amount of current tree canopy amount of potential tree canopy Area Applied for a large number of US cities Slide - 28
Woolpert Impervious Surface Application Impervious Surface for commercial properties Data: color infra-red (CIR) LiDAR Results Impervious surface polygons Change detection Area State of Ohio (105,000km²) Slide - 29
Impervious Surface Mapping - Germany Data source Aerial photography (NIR, RGB) Height model Catastre data with building footprints Goal Easy to use application for mapping of impervious surface Final classes: Building/Roof Flat Roof Pitched Roof Green Roof Impervious area Non-impervious area Semi-automatic workflow Automated classification (ecognition Server, ecognition Architect) Manual editing (ecognition Architect) Background Splitted sewage billing Slide - 30
Impervious Surface Mapping Application - Germany Generation of initial object network Shadow classification Vegetation classification Building/Roof classification Manual editing Export Slide - 31
Lagen Spatial Automated Land Cover Mapping Application Automated Land Cover Mapping Data: color infra-red (CIR) LiDAR Results: 10 Land cover classes Area: Fairfield City, Australia Slide - 32
GeoInfo Buildings & Vegetation Application Building & Vegetation extraction Data: Color infra-red (CIR) LiDAR DTM & DSM Results: Buildings Elevated vegetation Area: Lower Austria (20,000 km²) Slide - 33
NBB Solar Suitability Map Application Solar Suitability Map Data: CIR DSM Building Footprints Results: Roof Types Roof Part Suitability (Slope, Orientation) Area: Berlin, Germany Slide - 34
NBB - Change Detection Cadastre-Aerial Photo Image Data Buildings Cadastre Slide - 35
Quality Check Components Reclassification Buttons Thumbnail overview of classified objects Slide - 36
Flood Mapping Tool ecognition and Astrium Geoinformation Services Division jointly developed an easy-to-use flood mapping tool for TS-X data Encapsulated solution running on ecognition Architect and Server in different configurations from desktop to site licence Slide - 37
Flood Mapping Tool Slide - 38
Thank you for your attention! For further information please contact: Dr. Waldemar Krebs Account Manager Phone: +49 89 231180-27 Fax: +49 89 231180-90 E-mail: Waldemar_Krebs@trimble.com Slide - 39