1. What's New in eCognition 9
Keith Peterson
July 2019
What's New in eCognition 9

2. Introduction

3. Background eCognition® Suite
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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

4. 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

5. Use Cases
EXTRACT INFORMATION
UPDATE INFORMATION

6. Unique Features

7. 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

8. 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

9. Highlights in Version 9.5

10. eCognition Suite v9.5 Highlights
Boosted Point Cloud Operability
New point cloud resampling algorithm for increased processing speed through the reduction of oversampling in dense regions Enriched data fusion with the support of raster display in the 3D Viewer
Improved Deep Learning Performance
Deep Learning algorithms extended to support batch normalization
New advanced sample manipulations help automating production workflows
Extended Vector OBIA Support
Region support for vector algorithms offers clear performance benefits
New features & algorithms allow more flexible processing exclusively on vector domain
Possible to calculate statistics in the vector domain, to shrink polygon vectors & to access layer values and object class under point vectors
Point Cloud Operability
Deep Learning Performance
9.5
Vector OBIA Support

11. Boosted Point Cloud Operability
Point cloud operability has been boosted on two fronts:
Improved functionality - raster layers can now be displayed within the 3D viewer to enrich data fusion & aid rule set development
Increased processing speed - a new point cloud resampling algorithm is available to reduce the oversampling of points in dense regions

12. Improved Deep Learning Performance
Deep Learning & convolutional neural network (CNN) performance continues to improve:
eCognition’s Deep Learning algorithms have been expanded to support models using batch normalization leading to speedier and more robust learning
New advanced sample manipulations help automating production workflows

13. Extended Vector OBIA Support
We continue to grow the pallet of vector analysis tools and capabilities:
Region support for vector algorithms offers clear performance benefits. Such regions can now be conveniently generated based on vector domains.
New features & algorithms allow more flexible processing exclusively based on vector domains. It is now possible to:
Calculate statistics in the vector domain
Shrink polygon vectors
Access layer values & object class under point vectors

14. Summary
eCognition 9.5 adds a series of tools & features to improve productivity with boosted performance and increased data fusion: raster-point cloud fusion in 3D viewer, batch normalization support for Deep Learning, point cloud resampling algorithm & region support for vector domains

15. Ordering, Availability, and Resources
eCognition Suite 9.5
Release Date: 12 July 2019
Who´s eligible?
All users with a valid maintenance contract as of July 12th, 2019
The software is available in the Customer Download Area:
Get the Free Trial and learn more about Trimble eCognition on
Visit the eCognition Community (more than users) to ask questions, follow discussions, download guided tours, and give feedback on

16. Highlights in Version 9.4

17. 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

18. Highlights in Version 9.3

19. 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

20. Highlights in Version 9.2

21. 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

22. Highlights in Version 9.1

23. 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

24. Highlights in Version 9.0

25. 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

26. Ordering, Availability, and Resources

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