TatukGIS (Poland) has announced the release of the version 2.0 upgrade of the Aerial Imagery Correct product for rectifying, georeferencing, mosaicing aerial photos, satellite images, and scanned maps to geographical coordinate systems. The version 2.0 is provided as a free upgrade for all AIC licensed users.
The AIC 2.0 adds the following significant features:
support for opening a number of additional image file types - MrSID, PNG, IMG, JPEG2000, CADRG, TIFF with LZW and other compression schemes and the support of these image types as reference files
additional vector file types supported as reference files: GML, DLG, SDTS, VPF, TIGER plus improved DXF and DGN rendering
improved export functionality with custom settings to control the compression level, number of bits, and resolution level
TIFF/GeoTIFF generation with LZW compression
upgrade to version 2 of the PixelStore format which is faster, more robust, offers greater data compression possibilities, and supports SQL Server databases for storage of even the largest image mosaics
presentation of numbered GCPs in the reference image window as well as in the working file window
GCP coordinate information, RMS calculations, and other data presented as a table
bug fixes and updated product tutorials and guide.
The Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies at the University of South Florida, USA, recently worked with the Florida Park Service on a project to document the remains of several historic sugar-mill sites in the State Parks to create as-builts to be used in preservation and conservation of these resources. The FARO LS 880, along with GPS and total station georeferencing and colour imaging, was used on these projects.
