Description

The Change Detection Server (CDS) is an advanced solution that automatically captures, mosaics, georeferences, projects, compresses, stores imagery and presents it for change detection analysis over a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Web-enabled application
called the Change Detection Application (CDA).

The CDA provides side-by-side, geolinked displays that make it easy to compare images from different days. To further facilitate rapid analysis with the CDA, automated cueing has also been integrated into the system. This cueing capability uses a colorized overlay and helps focus the analyst exploitation effort on those highlighted areas of significant change.

Features

The CDS user interface is a web application that uses a SOA for imagery and vector data serving, and a simplified, task customized GUI. Users can perform productive analysis after just a few hours of training on the system. The framework is unique in that it works with a variety of sensor inputs and has grown through spiral development uses automated methods to insert efficiency into a heretofore manual and difficult process.

Capabilities

The CDS empowers users and has the following strengths.

• Powerful SOA for Web-based exploitation.
• Automates repetitive tasks.
• Applies Analyst skills toward visual analysis of changes.
• Facilitates timely analysis of extensive routes and areas by allowing simultaneous exploitation by any number of analysts.
• Interface for automated exploitation algorithm integration.
• Demonstrated with multiple platforms and sensors.
• Compact design geared for deployability.
• Makes maximum use of Open Source and COTS components.
• Based on photogrammetric processing.
• One system can support multiple collectors.
• Proven / tested / validated!

System Requirements

The CDS is a complete Hardware and Software system that can accept fixed frame, video, and line scanner imagery with metadata. Both deployable and office configurations are available. The deployable system is currently configured for a standard 19” Hardigg rack and includes two CPU modules, internal RAID storage, and an integrated keyboard/display unit. Installed software includes Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, OSSIM (Open Source Software Image Map), a customized version of Observera’s SMART (Sensor Model-based Autonomous Registration Tool), the CDS ImageImporter, Image Web Server™, ER Mapper™, RAVEN VIEW™ and the CDA.

The CDS is currently being exploited by the U.S. Military and we are currently modifying its capabilities to serve other indutries.

Please call 800-444-6905 for more information on how you can apply this technology to your mission.

In the Chantilly, VA area? We will gladly offer you with a hands-on demonstration of the CDS...call us to set up a demo!

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