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Data Visualization and Manipulation

Exercise 1: The eWorkspace............................................................................................. 3 Challenge 1: Creating and Using a ShoeBox ................................................................... 17 Exercise 2: Basic Change Detection Using the Swipe Tool ............................................. 21 Exercise 3: Understanding Imagery................................................................................ 25 Exercise 4: Examining Raster and Vector Attributes ...................................................... 39 Exercise 5: Image Mosaic ............................................................................................... 47 Challenge 2: Creating a Map Composition ..................................................................... 58

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Introduction

This manual contains step-by-step instructions on how to perform certain processes. You should be aware that each exercise provides a single path through ERDAS IMAGINE? tools. In most cases, there are various ways to maximize tool usage, depending on the individual project.

This exercise manual is provided to the student, along with all images and copies of the presentation slides used by the instructor. This provides the capability for recreating the processes performed in class at a later date, as well as the key points on any theory involved.

Exercise Conventions

Section Title Page States the objective of the exercises and lists the application tools to be utilized

within the various tasks.

Exercise Tasks

Each exercise is split into a set of tasks. After the course, these tasks will help you locate within the manual where you performed a certain set of steps.

Challenges

Challenges are extra exercises which are included as bonus exercises. If you finish an exercise early, please feel free to move ahead and tackle the Challenge.

Questions

These appear in a larger font with both bold and italic attributes. The instructor may quiz and/or review with you, following each exercise.

Class Notes

These pages follow the end of each exercise on which notes from your studies can be made.

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Notational Conventions

Bold Italicized Text Any text, which is bold, indicates a filename, or parameter to be changed or

selected.

Graphics

To help you locate icons and objects used in the exercises, the icons will be next to the icon name in the text.

Insets

These italicized captions will appear in the outside margin of the page. They define terms or explain theory behind the steps you are being asked to perform.

Diagrams

These are an optional means to direct you in the usage of some of the application's tools.

The following graphics are also used for particular purposes:

This is a note or a quick tip. It gives additional relevant information, or describes other ways of using the software.

This is information relating to the application of the current tools.

This is a reference. It provides additional theory or science that will help in using the tools.

This is a warning. It cautions you regarding potential pitfalls and how to avoid producing errors.

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Windows Terminology

Title bar Open file button

Radio button (enabled) Radio button (disabled) Text box with nudgers

Popup list Checkbox (enabled)

Button (enabled) Button (disabled)

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The eWorkspace

Quick Access Toolbar

Title bar

Active Layer type Ribbon

Hidden panel

Docked panel

2D View

Status Bar

Map View

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