Definiens Ecognition 8 User guide

1.2 What's new in Definiens eCognition Developer 8?......Page 8
2.4.1 Image Objects......Page 10
Image Object Domain......Page 11
2.5.2 Maps and Projects......Page 12
2.5.3 Workspaces......Page 13
3.2.1 Workflow 1: Starting With New Data......Page 14
3.3.2.1 Loading a Solution......Page 15
3.4.1 Segmentation (Quadtree)......Page 16
3.4.2 Segmentation (Multiresolution)......Page 17
3.5 Using Classification Actions......Page 19
3.5.1 Classification (Optimal Box Classifier)......Page 20
3.5.2 Classification (Clutterremoval)......Page 21
3.5.3 Classification (Nearest Neighbor)......Page 23
3.6 Exporting Data......Page 24
3.6.2 Export (Polygons)......Page 25
4.1 Starting Multiple Definiens Clients......Page 26
File Toolbars......Page 27
4.2.2 Splitting Windows......Page 28
4.2.5.1 View Layer......Page 29
4.2.5.4 Pixel View or Object Mean View......Page 30
4.2.5.6 Image View or Project Pixel View......Page 31
4.2.6.5 The Edit Image Layer Mixing Dialog Box......Page 32
4.2.6.6 Image Equalization......Page 34
4.2.7 Adding Text to an Image......Page 36
4.2.8 3D and 4D Viewing......Page 37
4.2.8.1 Viewing Image Data in 3D and Over Time......Page 38
Displaying Image Objects in 3D......Page 39
Navigating the Planar Projections......Page 40
Viewing a Time Series......Page 41
5.1.1 Divide the Image Into Basic Objects......Page 42
5.1.2.2 Writing the Rule Set......Page 43
5.1.3 Shapes and Their Attributes......Page 44
5.1.3.3 Isolating the Star......Page 45
5.1.4 The Complete Rule Set......Page 46
6.1 Creating and Editing Processes in the Process Tree Window......Page 47
6.2.1 Selecting and Configuring an Image Object Domain......Page 48
6.2.2 Adding an Algorithm......Page 50
6.2.5 Executing a Process on a Selected Object......Page 51
6.2.8 Undoing Edits......Page 52
6.3 Creating Image Objects Through Segmentation......Page 53
6.3.1.2 Quadtree-Based Segmentation......Page 54
6.3.2.1 Multiresolution Segmentation......Page 55
6.3.2.3 Spectral Difference Segmentation......Page 56
6.3.3.1 Merge Region......Page 57
6.4.1 About Hierarchical Image Object Levels......Page 58
6.4.2 Creating an Image Object Level......Page 59
6.4.5 Editing an Image Object Level or Level Variable......Page 60
6.4.6 Deleting an Image Object Level......Page 61
6.5.1 The Image Object Information Window......Page 62
6.5.2 The Feature View Window......Page 63
6.5.2.4 Scene Features......Page 64
6.5.2.9 Creating a New Feature......Page 65
Object Oriented Texture Analysis......Page 66
6.5.3.3 Process Distance......Page 67
6.5.4 Comparing Objects Using the Image Object Table......Page 68
6.5.5.1 Configuring the 2D Scatter Plot......Page 69
6.5.6 Comparing Features Using the 2D Feature Space Plot......Page 70
6.5.7 Using Metadata and Features......Page 71
6.5.7.1 Manual Metadata Import......Page 72
6.5.7.3 Populating the Metadata List......Page 74
6.6.1.1 The Rule Set......Page 75
7.1 Creating a Simple Project......Page 76
Creating a Project with Predefined Settings......Page 77
7.2.1 The Create Project Dialog Box......Page 78
Editing Multidimensional Map Parameters......Page 79
Assigning No-Data Values......Page 80
Geocoding......Page 82
7.2.7 Working with LiDAR Files......Page 83
7.3 Creating, Saving and Loading Workspaces......Page 84
7.3.2 Importing Scenes into a Workspace......Page 85
7.3.2.1 Supported Import Templates......Page 86
Options......Page 87
8.1.2 Class Descriptions and Hierarchies......Page 89
8.1.2.1 Creating and Editing a Class......Page 90
8.1.2.2 Editing the Class Description......Page 91
Inserting an Expression......Page 92
Using Samples for Nearest Neighbor Classification......Page 93
8.2.3 The Hierarchical Classification Algorithm......Page 94
8.3.1 Using Thresholds with Class Descriptions......Page 96
8.3.3 Using Membership Functions for Classification......Page 97
8.3.3.2 Generating Membership Functions Automatically......Page 99
Editing Membership Function Parameters......Page 100
8.3.3.4 Adding Weightings to Membership Functions......Page 101
8.3.4.1 Creating Evaluation Classes......Page 102
Nearest Neighbor Classification......Page 103
8.4.1.1 Defining the Feature Space with Nearest Neighbor Expressions......Page 105
8.4.1.2 Applying the Standard Nearest Neighbor Classifier......Page 106
Using Feature Space Optimization......Page 107
Viewing Advanced Information......Page 109
8.4.2 Working with the Sample Editor......Page 110
8.4.2.2 Viewing the Value of an Image Object......Page 111
8.4.2.3 Selecting Samples......Page 112
Assessing the Quality of Samples......Page 113
Navigating Samples......Page 114
8.4.3.1 Creating and Saving a TTA Mask......Page 115
The Edit Conversion Table......Page 116
8.4.5.1 Creating the Samples......Page 117
8.4.8 Using Class-Related Features in a Nearest Neighbor Feature Space......Page 119
Importing, Editing and Deleting Thematic Layers......Page 120
9.2.2 Displaying a Thematic Layer......Page 121
9.2.4.1 Manual Editing Tools......Page 122
Creating Polygon Objects......Page 123
9.2.4.5 Selecting Thematic Objects Manually......Page 124
9.2.4.7 Merging Thematic Objects Based on Image Objects......Page 125
9.2.4.9 Saving Thematic Objects to a Thematic Layer......Page 126
9.3 Variables in Rule Sets......Page 127
9.3.1.8 Map Variables......Page 128
9.3.2.1 Creating a Scene or Object Variable......Page 129
9.3.2.4 Creating a Region Variable......Page 130
9.3.3.1 Creating a Parameter Set......Page 131
9.3.3.3 Managing Parameter Sets......Page 132
9.4.2.1 Terminology......Page 133
9.4.2.3 Using Parent Process Objects for Local Processing......Page 134
9.5.1 Tutorial: Using Process-Related Features for Advanced Local Processing......Page 138
9.6 Customized Features......Page 141
9.6.2 Arithmetic Customized Features......Page 142
9.6.3 Relational Customized Features......Page 144
9.6.4 Saving and Loading Customized Features......Page 146
9.7 Customized Algorithms......Page 147
9.7.3 Domain Handling in Customized Algorithms......Page 148
9.7.4 Creating a Customized Algorithm......Page 149
9.7.5 Using Customized Algorithms......Page 151
9.7.9 Using a Customized Algorithm in Another Rule Set......Page 152
9.8.2 Adding a Map to a Project to Create Multi-Project Maps......Page 153
9.8.4 Editing Map Properties......Page 154
9.8.8.1 Multi-Scale Image Analysis......Page 155
9.9.1.1 Scene Copy......Page 156
9.9.2.1 Creating a Copy with Scale......Page 157
9.9.2.2 Creating Tiles......Page 158
9.9.4 Processing Sub-Scenes with Subroutines......Page 159
9.9.5 Multi-Scale Workflows......Page 160
9.9.5.1 Tiling and Stitching......Page 161
9.9.5.3 Use Cases: Multi-Scale Image Analysis 1-3......Page 162
Multi-Scale 1: Rescale a Scene Copy......Page 163
Multi-Scale 3: Use Tiling and Stitching......Page 164
9.10.1 About Image Object Links......Page 165
9.10.3 Creating and Saving Image Object Links......Page 166
9.11 Polygons and Skeletons......Page 167
9.11.1 Viewing Polygons......Page 168
9.11.2.1 About Skeletons......Page 170
Encrypting and Decrypting Rule Sets......Page 171
10.1 The Find and Replace Bar......Page 173
10.3 Process Paths......Page 174
10.4 Improving Performance with the Process Profiler......Page 175
10.5 Snippets......Page 176
10.5.1 Snippets Options......Page 177
11.1.1.1 Creating, Saving and Loading Workspaces......Page 178
Importing Scenes into a Workspace......Page 179
11.1.2.1 Creating Customized Imports......Page 180
Editing Search Strings and Scene Names......Page 181
Project Naming in Workspaces......Page 182
Saving and Moving Workspaces......Page 183
Inspecting the State of a Project......Page 184
Reverting to a Previous Version......Page 185
Working on Subsets and Copies of Scenes......Page 186
11.1.4 Executing Rule Sets with Subroutines......Page 187
11.1.5.2 Use Case Advanced: Transfer Results......Page 188
11.2.1 Submitting Batch Jobs to a Server......Page 189
Changing the Configuration of the Analysis Engine......Page 190
Drivers......Page 191
11.2.2.1 Creating Tiles......Page 192
11.3 Exporting Data......Page 193
11.3.2.1 Exporting Results as Raster Files......Page 194
11.3.2.2 Exporting Results as Statistics......Page 195
11.3.2.3 Generating Reports......Page 196
11.3.2.4 Exporting Results as Shapefiles......Page 197
11.3.3 Exporting the Contents of a Window......Page 198
12.1.2 Creating a Quick Test Button......Page 200
12.1.5 Creating a New Action Library......Page 201
12.1.6.2 Editing Action Groups......Page 202
12.1.6.3 Editing Action Definitions......Page 203
Editing Action Dependencies......Page 204
12.1.8.1 The Analysis Builder Window......Page 205
12.1.8.2 Opening and Closing Action Libraries......Page 206
12.1.8.3 Assembling a Solution from Actions in the Analysis Builder......Page 207
Settings......Page 208
Calibrating Image Reader Settings......Page 209
Testing and Improving Solutions......Page 210
12.1.9 Editing Widgets for Action Properties......Page 211
12.1.10 Exporting Action Definition to File......Page 212
Accuracy Assessment......Page 213
Error Matrices......Page 214
Viewing Thumbnails in the Heat Map Window......Page 215
Comparing Scene Statistics......Page 216
Comparing Tile Statistics......Page 217
13.3.1 Defining the Grid Layout......Page 218
13.3.2 Matching Cores to the Grid......Page 219
13.3.4 Editing Cores......Page 221
13.4.1 Plate View......Page 222
Viewing Results in Plate View......Page 223
Creating Compounds......Page 224
Customizing Dilution Sequences......Page 225
13.4.2.1 Displaying Dose-Response Data Points......Page 226
13.4.2.2 Fitting the Dose Response Curve......Page 227
The Fitting Models......Page 228
14 eCognition Developer 8 Options......Page 229
15 Appendix: Acknowledgements......Page 234
16 Index......Page 235