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Pirmin, thank you for your OSSIM overview. It is looking good.<br>
I've made a couple of minor updates to the text (OSSIM was misspelt
once).<br>
<br>
I have a couple of suggestions for the text below in italics. Could you
please incorporate (or ignore) these by the end of this week.<br>
<br>
<h1>OSSIM<a class="headerlink"
href="cid:part1.05090303.08070800@gmail.com"
title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<h2>Image Processing<a class="headerlink"
href="cid:part2.03040901.03090700@gmail.com"
title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p><i>Cameron: I've removed the word "awesome" from subtitle above, in
order to fit closer with the template. You may want to weave "awesome"
into the text below.</i><br>
</p>
<p>Open Source Software Image Map (OSSIM) is a high performance engine
for remote sensing, image processing, geographical information system
and photogrammetry.<br>
</p>
<p><i>Cameron: Should we say "..engine for *processing* remote sensing
*data*, ..."</i>. <i>As it reads I'd assume that OSSIM is driving
remote sensing equipment.</i><br>
</p>
<p><i>Cameron: I'd like to see 1 to 2 sentences here explaining what
remote sensing is all about. Assume that most reader's knowledge of
maps is limited to having turned layers on and off in google maps, and
maybe styling a map layer from a shapefile.</i><br>
</p>
<p>OSSIM has been funded by several US government agencies in the
intelligence and defense community and the technology is currently
deployed in research and operational sites. It has been actively
developed since 1996.<br>
<i>Cameron: We need to explain the user value by the above sentences.
Maybe "OSSIM is very (stable|robust), having been in active development
since 1996, and is continuing to be funded and deployed by several US
government defence and intelligence agencies."<br>
<br>
</i></p>
<p>Designed as a series of high performance software libraries, it is
written in C++ employing the latest techniques in object-oriented
software design.<br>
<i>Cameron: We want to avoid "programmer" advantages in this overview
as we are targeting users. So I suggest only keeping "high performance"
which you mention elsewhere, so I suggest you remove above line.</i><br>
</p>
<p> Many command line utilities, GUI applications, and integrated
systems have been implemented - several of which are included with the
software distribution.<br>
<i>Cameron: The above line could be clearer. It leaves the impression
that much of the good part of OSSIM is not provided with the standard
install. Maybe say something like "OSSIM provides both GUI and command
line interfaces. There are also a suite of open source plugin tools
available which can be integrated with OSSIM"<br>
</i></p>
<div class="section" id="core-features">
<h3>Core Features<a class="headerlink"
href="cid:part3.01030802.02010001@gmail.com"
title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Parallel processing capabilites with mpi libraries</li>
<li>Rigorous sensor modeling</li>
<li>Universal Sensor Models (RPCs)</li>
<li>Wide range of Map Projections and Datums supported</li>
<li>Non-destructive, parameter based image chains</li>
<li>Native file access</li>
<li>Precision Terrain correction and ortho-rectification</li>
<li>Advanced Mosaicing, compositing and fusions</li>
<li>Elevation support</li>
<li>Vector and shapelib support</li>
<li>Projection and resolution independent</li>
<li>Equation editors</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section" id="details">
<h3>Details<a class="headerlink"
href="cid:part4.00080103.07020105@gmail.com"
title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p><strong>Website:</strong> <a class="reference external"
href="http://www.ossim.org/">http://www.ossim.org/</a></p>
<p><strong>Licence:</strong> GPL v3</p>
<p><strong>Software Version:</strong> 1.8.3</p>
<p><strong>Supported Platforms:</strong> Linux, Mac, Windows</p>
<p><strong>API Interfaces:</strong> C++</p>
<p><strong>Commercial Support:</strong> <a class="reference external"
href="http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile">http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile</a></p>
</div>
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