OTB 3.6

Features

These are the new features that will be available at the library level:

Support of Formosat and WorldView2 sensor model
Generic framework for SAR calibration
Run-length based texture analysis (based on a contribution to the Insight Journal: http://www.insight-journal.org/browse/publication/231)
New (faster) framework for orthorectification :
- Optional physical to RPC model estimation (applying RPC is faster)
- Deformation field-based orthorectification, supporting coarser (lower resolution) field (major speed-up)
- Seamless ortho-rectification of XS images (no need for PerBandImageFilter anymore)
~~GPU-based filters ? (Emmanuel?)~~ => too much impact on configuration, reported to 3.8
Refactoring of ImageMetaDataInterface to handle Image and SAR data through separate interface
Classes to perform Object based image classification
Sub-pixel correlation map and deformation field estimation between two images (optionnal GPU version)
Filter to evaluate mathematical expressions on image layers (absed on the Mu Parser library)

These are the Monteverdi modules that will be shipped with OTB 3.6:

Fine Correlation module
Object based image classification module
New Band math module (based on Mu parser)
Vectorization module (with a semi-automatic vectorization mode based on segmentation algorithms)
Visualization module for hyperspectral data

Internal libraries update:

RC1 : 09/09/2010

Release : 15/09/2010