[Qgis-user] How to use Orfeo Toolbox tools in QGIS?

[Alex Mandel]

On 02/07/2014 02:05 AM, Nick Hopton wrote:
> Travis Kroger wrote
>> I asked about this before, but I think I may not have been asking the
>> right
>> question.  I want to use the binary morphological filter tool in OTB, but
>> I
>> am unable to install OTB on my home work work computers (either windows 8
>> pro or windows 7 enterprise).  There is no option to include it in the
>> OsGeo4W installer, and it does not get installed using the standalone
>> installer.  Is OTB no longer able to be used in QGIS?  I can get the tool
>> I
>> need to work in Monteverdi, but using it in QGIS would be preferable if it
>> is still possible.  If anyone has any ideas that would be great, or if it
>> can't be used anymore at least then I can stop wasting time trying to
>> figure it out. 
> 
> From what 'Saint' wrote here:
> http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Help-with-Orfeotoolbox-in-QGIS-2-0-1-td5101010.html
> it would appear that OTB is now built-in to the Processing Toolkit and
> therefore shouldn't need to be installed by other means.
> 
> That said, it still won't work for me (Ubuntu 12.04/QGIS Nightly from
> Ubuntugis).
> 
> N.
> 

OTB is usable from Processing, but is optional like SAGA, R, and GRASS
the program needs to be installed separately so Processing can use it.
Once you have it installed Processing will let you access the algorithms
for it.

Enjoy,
Alex