Solutions for image processing & data visualization
July 2009

Welcome 

Welcome to the summer issue of Developments Newsletter. I’ve been given the opportunity in this month’s issue to let you know about some of the exciting product development activities currently happening at ITT Visual Information Solutions. We are currently executing a very healthy and challenging product roadmap for IDL and ENVI. While we are always working to push technologies to the fullest, we are constantly conscious of doing so in ways that deliver value to new and existing users of our products. Given the limits of this newsletter format, I thought I’d focus on highest value projects we are working on in 2009.

Letter from Kirk Benell,
Chief Technology Office

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IDL and ENVI News & Updates

ENVI EX Coming Soon!

Unlock the information in your imagery quickly and easily.
We are excited to announce the upcoming release of a new addition to the ENVI product line called ENVI EX.  ENVI EX will offer functionality specifically designed for GIS users, and will feature step-by-step workflows to walk users through the processes of:

• Extracting features of interest
• Detecting change in an area over time
• Classifying or grouping various types of  land cover
• Detecting anomalies, or features that differ from others in the image
• Performing single scene orthorectification of images

Visit the ENVI EX page on our website to learn more.

ENVI 4.7 Coming Soon!

Fully integrated workflows to streamline image processing.
Now, ENVI 4.7 delivers the next level of workflow innovation by introducing powerful new integration between ENVI and ArcGIS. This release allows you to easily drag and drop files from ArcGIS to ENVI, to display vector layers with your imagery with consistent styling and symbology, and to easily output results as map products. In addition, ENVI 4.7 includes support for more file formats, continuing a longstanding ENVI tradition of helping you get information from the newest imagery and data types as they become available.

With ENVI 4.7 you’ll be able to:

• Open and process more kinds of imagery and data like Landsat Geotiff MTL files, COSMO-SkyMed data, ERDAS Imagine® files, and more.
• Drag and drop files and data easily between Arc and ENVI
• Mange vector layers from within ENVI
• Edit features in an image with new feature editing tools
• Generate a map that maintains georeferencing information
• Chip to print, PowerPoint, or a new file

Visit the ENVI 4.7 page on our website to learn more.

Introducing IDL 7.1

Making Innovation Easier
IDL 7.1 expands on the modernization introduced in IDL 7.0 and features significant advances to simplify data interaction, whether you’re an experienced or new user. The IDL Workbench you’ll find in IDL 7.1 includes many new features that make IDL more intuitive, including a convenient new Tool Palette. Read More

ITT at the ESRI International UC

We are preparing for the ESRI International User Conference (July 13-17, 2009) in San Diego.  ITT Visual Information Solutions will take part and host a number of events, including:

• Live presentations in the ITT booth, #813, including industry-based imagery solutions featuring ENVI EX and ENVI 4.7.
• A special Pre-Conference Seminar, hosted by ITT, featuring interoperability between ENVI and ArcGIS called “Imagery for GIS Applications: Using ENVI with ArcGIS”
• Demonstrations on how you can add imagery to your educational curriculum in Booth E105 at the Education User Conference
• Stay up-to-date with ITT at the ESRI UC by following Richard Cooke at imagery_GIS on Twitter.
• Keep up-to-date on ENVI capabilities and watch new ENVI Demonstration Videos by searching “ITT VIS” on YouTube.

If you’d like to schedule a meeting with a representative from ITT at the ESRI UC, let us know.

ITT Announces New Worldwide Distributors for ENVI and IDL

ITT Visual Information Solutions has announced the singing of international distribution agreements with seven independent companies, cover fifteen countries worldwide, for its leading image processing software solution, ENVI.  ITT Visual Information Solutions has also entered into international distribution agreements with three independent companies in Europe to resell IDL.  Read the complete press release here.

Upcoming Events

Learn more about ENVI and IDL by taking part in a variety of learning opportunities:

Live Seminars

July 9, 2009
Germantown, MD:  ENzyme 2009 Register Now

July 24, 2009
Bracknell, UK: How to Extract Features from Imagery with the ENVI Feature Extraction Module Register Now

August 6, 2009
Vienna, VA: Accuracy Assessment – Register Now

September 11, 2009
Bracknell, UK: Process and Analyze your SAR data with ENVI Register Now

September 24, 2009
Padova, Italy: IDL 7.1: dall’analisi dati interattiva al grid computing Register Now

Classroom Training

July 15-17, 2009:
Bracknell, UK: Introduction to IDL Register Now

July 21-24, 2009:
Boulder, CO: Exploring ENVI Register Now

August 11-14, 2009
Bracknell, UK: Exploring ENVI Register Now

August 19-21, 2009:
Vienna, VA: ENVI for Defense & Intelligence Register Now

September 15-18, 2009
Boulder, CO: Spectral Analysis with ENVI Register Now

September 16-18, 2009
Bracknell, UK: Introduction to IDL Register Now

September 22-25, 2009
Milan, Italy: Processing SAR data Register Now

September 23-25, 2009
Boulder, CO: Intermediate Programming with IDL Register Now

Live Web-Seminars

August 6:  Getting Started with IDL Register Now

To see a full calendar of upcoming IDL and ENVI training and seminar dates visit www.ittvis.com/eventstraining.

Tradeshows – See us at these events.

July 11, 2009: ESRI Education User Conference

July 13-17, 2009: ESRI International User Conference

August 6-7, 2009:  ESRI Central America

August 18-20, 2009: Map Asia 2009

September 16-18, 2009: GIS in the Rockies

September 22-24, 2009: Intergeo

September 30-October 1, 2009: SIG 2009

To see a full calendar of upcoming IDL and ENVI training and seminar dates visit www.ittvis.com/eventstraining.

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