GEOL 404504 Advanced GIS

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GEOL 404/504 Advanced GIS

• Sudhanshu Sekhar Panda, PhD
• Lecturer/GeoSTAC Coordinator
• GIS Training and Research Center
• Idaho State University
• Spring 2006

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Lecture 6Navigating Idrisi Kilimanjaro
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Idrisi Kilimanjaro An Introduction

• An integrated GIS and RS (image processing)
  software from the Clark Labs, Worcester, MA.
• Very few software available which can effectively
  work on GIS and image processing application in
  one platform
• It is a very low cost software
• IDRISI Kilimanjaro is a sophisticated GIS and
  Image Processing software solution that includes
  over 200 modules for the analysis and display of
  digital spatial information (Clark Labs, 2006).

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Area of Application of the Software

• Spatial analysis
• Remote sensing
• Natural resource and environmental management
• Ecology and conservation
• Land use planning

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Tools available with Idrisi

• Multi-criteria and multi-objective decision
  making
• Image analysis
• GIS modeling
• Change and time series analysis
• Geostatistical analysis
• DEMO

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DEMO
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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• IDRISI Kilimanjaro have full map composition
  capabilities
• Creating multiple raster and vector layers
• Layer blending
• Interactive RGB compositing
• Using multiple legends, title, text labels, grid,
  north arrow, scale bar, text and image insets.

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• You can create your own palette files to display
  your raster or vector files
• Use Symbol Workshop to create it.
• Exercise for this week will help you create one

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• An example of ecological study using Idrisi
  Kilimanjaro
• It has the options to create spatial analysis and
  modeling (we will talk about that later)

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• IDRISI Kilimanjaro supports 24-bit data composing
• Composite of three multi-spectral bands
• Until now, we know about 8-bit data (recall your
  earlier experience)

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• IDRISI Kilimanjaro supports interactive fly
  through of DEM images using the OpenGL technology
• You can use ArcScene software for this
• You can have control over altitude, orientation
  and movement of the landscape

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• IDRISI Kilimanjaro supports anaglyphic
  stereographic view
• Used to determine height of structures in 2-D
  images
• You can view images with 3-D glasses

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Supports database management through the Database
  Workshop feature of the software
• Can import or export xBASE, Microsoft Excel and
  CSV formats database files into Idrisi
• You can automatically export text labels
• Idrisi Database Workshop can now connect to any
  Microsoft OLE database provider, such as SQL
  Server or Oracle

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Improved query tool is available with Idrisi

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Supports a lot of data from different software
• GIS and image processing formats
• It also supports ASTER and MODIS data analysis

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Very useful macro model builder facility is
  available
• Easy to understand and create

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• IDRISI Kilimanjaro is 100 COM compliant

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• One of the best image calculator option for model
  evaluation

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Complex TIN construction is possible
• Surface generation is also feasible in Idrisi.

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Performs land cover change analysis
  (multi-temporal analysis)

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Land use/land cover change forecating using
  cellular automata and markov chain algorithm

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Several clustering (image classification)
  procedures available with Idrisi Kilimanjaro

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Complex hydrologic modeling
• RUSLE (Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation)

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Many geostatistical operations for spatial
  analysis are possible using Idrisi
• Simple regression
• Autocorrelation analysis
• Pattern analysis
• Trend analysis
• Logistical regression
• Others

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• A good tool for hyper-spectral image analysis
• Its a present day requirement

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Most importantly, Idrisi Kilimanjaro helps
  decision support system (DSS) development

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Some Examples of Idrisi Usage

• Check for other image gallery to understand about
  functionality of Idrisi Kilmanjaro
• http//www.clarklabs.org/ImageGallery.asp

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