Publication Date:
2011-08-18
Description:
A minicomputer-based image processing facility provides a relatively low-cost entry point for education about image analysis applications in remote sensing. While a minicomputer has sufficient processing power to produce results quite rapidly for low volumes of small images, it does not have sufficient power to perform CPU- or 1/0-bound tasks on large images. A system equipped with a display terminal is ideally suited for interactive tasks. Software procurement is a limiting factor for most end users, and software availability may well be the overriding consideration in selecting a particular hardware configuration. The hardware chosen should be selected to be compatible with the software and with concern for future expansion.
Keywords:
EARTH RESOURCES AND REMOTE SENSING
Type:
Purdue Univ. CORSE-81: The 1981 Conf. on Remote Sensing Educ.; p 239-242
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