What's New in eCognition 9 Keith Peterson November 2018 What's New in eCognition 9

Introduction

Background eCognition® Suite Tree Map eCognition® Suite Advanced analysis software and development environment available for geospatial applications Enables users to create feature extraction or change detections solutions to transform geospatial data into geo-information Impervious Map Land Cover Map Elevation Data Image Data Real World

Overview eCognition Suite offers three different components which can be used stand-alone or in combination to cover even the most challenging fully automatic and semi-automated production workflows eCognition Developer: development & analysis environment for applications eCognition Architect: front-end for applications created in Developer eCognition Server: processing environment eCognition Architect eCognition Developer eCognition Architect eCognition Developer eCognition Server eCognition Architect eCognition Server

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Unique Features

Geospatial Data Fusion Fuse and use a variety of geospatial data, such as images, point clouds and GIS vectors  Use the full information potential of your data

Controlled with RuleSet Dynamic Analysis Controlled with RuleSet Combines analysis steps Segmentation, Classification, Object Manipulation, and GIS Analytics dynamically Unique approach to translate your mind model (why you see something in the data) into computer understandable code (eCognition Solution [Rule Set]) Segmentation Classification GIS Analytics Abstraction Result Input Raster Raster Vector Vector Point cloud Point cloud Report

Highlights in Version 9.4

eCognition Suite v9.4 Highlights Improved UI Efficiency New View Settings dialog for easy data management & faster visualization Feature search functionality for quicker development HTML-based Help for universal document searches New Algorithms for Enhanced Usability Calculate various index layers with out-of-the-box algorithm & new segmentation algorithms to identify homogeneous regions & integrate vector layer data Advanced 3D Visualization Visualize 3D vectors within the 3D point cloud viewer for improved rule set development interactivity User Interface Efficiency Enhanced Usability 9.4 3D Visualization

Improved UI Efficiency New View Settings & Source View dialogs Centralized data visualization & management Drag & drop input data for fast project creation Simply add workspaces, projects & rule sets to the viewer Search functionality for Feature View

New Algorithms for Enhanced Usability Out-of-the-box algorithms streamline development Common index layer calculation nDSM calculation Vector-based segmentation Standard deviation split segmentation

Advanced 3D Visualization Visualize 3D vectors 3D vectors can be displayed within the 3D point cloud viewer

Summary eCognition 9.4 adds tools to better support daily development tasks: centralized data visualization & management, 3D vector viewing & out-of-the-box algorithms for common feature extraction operations

Ordering, Availability, and Resources eCognition Suite 9.4 Release Date: 12 November 2018 Who´s eligible? All users with a valid maintenance contract as of November 12th, 2018 The software is available in the Customer Download Area: http://www.trimble.com/imaging/downloads Get the Free Trial and learn more about Trimble eCognition on http://www.eCognition.com Visit the eCognition Community (more than 15.000 users) to ask questions, follow discussions, download guided tours, and give feedback on http://www.eCognition.com/community

Highlights in Version 9.3

eCognition Suite 9.3 Highlights Advanced Object Based Point Cloud Analysis Benefit from new point cloud analysis algorithm for automated point cloud classification Run tutorials to solve even the most challenging point cloud analysis tasks: Point Cloud Change Detection, Terrain Model Generation, Basic Land Cover Classification Enhanced Point Cloud Viewing Apply new point cloud viewing features to get the full information potential of your input data & to effectively combine raster, vector & point cloud data Extended Image Analysis Leverage state of the art machine learning by Google’s TensorFlow library for neural networks to detect patterns & correlations, analogous to the learning & reasoning humans use Faster image object creation with the latest Superpixel segmentation approaches Improved Usability Optimized readability of software dialogs, windows & Rule Set Tree to provide a uniform experience for high-DPI (4k) displays systems Point Cloud Analysis General Usability 9.3 Point Cloud Viewing Image Analysis

Highlights in Version 9.2

eCognition 9.2 Highlights Extended Multi-Core processing capabilities for faster project completion Advanced Data Support to reduce time taken in converting and loading data Extended Multi-Core processing capabilities Advanced Data Support 9.2

Highlights in Version 9.1

eCognition 9.1 Highlights Performance Performance improvements, significantly reducing processing time Better utilization of GIS-Data in image analysis workflows Improved mapping capabilities for robust and accurate classification results Packaging and installation of customized eCognition applications Enhanced mobile mapping support for Trimble MX2 systems Native Vector Handling 9.1 MX2 Support Mapping Capabilities Application Packaging

Highlights in Version 9.0

eCognition 9.0 Highlights JPEG 2000 Native Vector Handling Extend OBIA with GIS operations Template Matching Extend OBIA with computer vision based Object Detection Point Cloud Viewer Increase the productivity of creating Rule Sets JPEG2000 Support Integrate JPEG2000 images in OBIA Workflows Trusted Storage Flexible License Management Trusted Storage Native Vector Handling Point Cloud Viewer Template Matching and more

Ordering, Availability, and Resources

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