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Translators Commands

Import

Bingo

The Import Bingo command allows you to translate data from the Bingo format. This translation is a reformatting of existing data into a format that can
be utilized by this application software.

Import Bingo Dialog Box

The Import Bingo dialog box appears when you select the Import Bingo command. Use this dialog box to select the Bingo file you want to import,
provide input information if you want to overwrite control coordinates or exterior orientation, and define the linear units for the file you are importing.
Input File

Click to activate the Select Bingo File form. Use this form to select a Bingo file to import.
Input Information
Overwrite Control Coordinates is a check box that determines whether existing control coordinates in the database are overwritten. If you do not
check the box, the existing values are kept.
Overwrite Exterior Orientation is a check box that determines whether any existing photo exterior orientation parameters in the database are
overwritten. If you do not check the box, the existing values are kept.
Linear Units
Specify the units of the control points and EO parameters by checking one of the available linear units options.
To import the selected file when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Import Bingo dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

BLUH

The Import BLUH command allows you to translate data from the BLUH format. This translation is a reformatting of existing data into a format that can
be utilized by this application software.

Import BLUH Dialog Box

The Import BLUH dialog box appears when you select the Import BLUH command. Use this dialog box to select the Control Coordinate file and the
Exterior Orientation file you want to import, specify if you want to overwrite control coordinates or exterior orientation, define the linear units for the file
you are importing, and specify standard deviation values.
Input Information
For Control Coordinate File:

Click to activate the Select Control Coordinate File form. Use this form to select a Coordinate Control file to import.
For Exterior Orientation File:

Click to activate the Select Exterior Orientation File form. Use this form to select an Exterior Orientation file to import.
Overwrite Control Coordinates is a check box that determines whether existing control coordinates in the database are overwritten. If you do not
check the box, the existing values are kept.
Overwrite Exterior Orientation is a check box that determines whether existing photo exterior orientation parameters in the data base are overwritten.
If you do not check the box, the existing values are kept.
Standard Deviations
Type the standard deviation values for the X, Y and Z coordinates in the respective fields.
Linear Units
Specify the units of the control points and EO parameters by checking one of the available linear units options.
To import the selected files when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Import BLUH dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

Control Points

Imports a general ASCII file containing ground control points into the control file format of the active project. As required, points are converted from a
coordinate system that you specify into project coordinates.
For more information about input file format, see:
Control Point Import Format and Example

Import Control Points Dialog Box

Opens when you point to Import on the Translators menu and then select Control Points. Use this dialog box to enter the information required to import
an ASCII file of control points into the active project.

Options

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Input Information
Control Coordinate File

Type, or click and select, the folder and file name of the control point coordinates to import.
Overwrite Existing Control Coordinates
Specifies that existing project control point coordinates be overwritten by those of imported points with matching point IDs.
Convert Using
Linear Units Only
Enables the Linear Units options. Specify the project linear unit when importing control points with project coordinate system values.
Coordinate System
Enables the Coordinate System and the Coordinate System File options. Specify the coordinate system, when different from the project coordinate
system of the control points in the input ASCII file.
Linear Units
Enabled when you select Linear Units Only. Select the linear unit of the active project when you are importing control points with project coordinate
system values.
Coordinate System
Indicates the coordinate system of the control points to be converted to the project coordinate system. Provide coordinate system information by
creating a new coordinate system file (.CSF) or by selecting an existing .CSF file.

Opens the Define Coordinate System dialog box, which lets you enter coordinate system information and save it to a coordinate system (.CSF) file.
How To
Define a coordinate system
Coordinate System File
Specifies the .CSF file of input coordinate system information that is used in converting imported control points to the project coordinate system.
You can create a new file, as described above, or you can select an existing one.

Opens the Open dialog box, which lets you browse for and select an existing .CSF file.
Control Point Information
Header Lines to Skip
Enter the number of lines at the beginning of the file, if any, that contain only header information about the file or that otherwise contain no control
point information.
Field
Specifies which fields (columns) of an imported file contain the indicated information. For example, type 1 in the ID box if the control point IDs are in
the first column, 2 in the X box if the X coordinates are in the second column, and so on.
For more information about input file format, see:
Control Point Import Format and Example
Default Std Dev Values
Specifies default X, Y, and Z standard deviation values for the SX, SY, and SZ fields when these values are not provided in the imported control
point file.
See Also
Satellite Imagery Projects

Control Point Import Format and Example

Control point information can be imported and written to the CONTROL file of the active project from an ASCII file that is formatted with the information
for each point on a separate line of the file. Each field of information must be separated by a space or tab to form columns of information for multiple
points. In the following example, the point ID is the first column, XYZ coordinates are the second, third, and fourth columns, point class is the fifth, point
type is the sixth, X, Y, and Z standard deviations are the seventh, eighth, and ninth columns, and the point description extends from the tenth column to
the end of the line.

1053 336429.96 1488541.342 8249.32 F CO 0.1 0.1 0.1 Surveyed 5-12-01

1054 335405.618 1486924.219 7880.34 F CO 0.1 0.1 0.1 Surveyed 5-12-01
1055 335154.845 1489105.581 7649.61 F CO 0.1 0.1 0.1 Surveyed 5-12-01
1056 334615.803 1488444.273 7444.39 F CO 0.1 0.1 0.1 Surveyed 5-12-01
1057 334169.31 1488200.121 7302.33 F CO 0.1 0.1 0.1 Surveyed 5-14-01
1058 335537.553 1485341.869 8327.27 F CO 0.1 0.1 0.1 Surveyed 5-14-01
1059 332992.764 1489167.648 7019.02 F CO 0.1 0.1 0.1 Surveyed 5-14-01

For point class, use... to indicate...

F or XYZ a full (XYZ) point

P or XY an XY point

V or Z a Z point

For point type, use... to indicate...

CO a control point

CH a check point

PA a pass point
For a description
Place descriptive information at the end of a line and enter in the Desc. field the number of the column from which it starts. All information from this

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column to the end of the line will be imported as the control point description, so the other fields are restricted to numbers that are less than the Desc.
column number. A check is made to ensure that the description column is the highest-numbered column being imported, and an error message is
displayed if it is not.
For the example input, you would indicate which column of the ASCII file contained which information by entering the column numbers in the Import
Control Points dialog box as follows:

Assuming no coordinate system conversion has been specified, the information would be imported into the project CONTROL file as follows:

1053 336429.96 1488541.342 8249.32 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-12-01
1054 335405.618 1486924.219 7880.34 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-12-01
1055 335154.845 1489105.581 7649.61 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-12-01
1056 334615.803 1488444.273 7444.39 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-12-01
1057 334169.31 1488200.121 7302.33 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-14-01
1058 335537.553 1485341.869 8327.27 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-14-01
1059 332992.764 1489167.648 7019.02 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-14-01

EO, GPS/INS, POSEO

The Import EO, GPS/INS, POSEO command allows you to import an exterior orientation file, define the values associated with it, and specify whether to
overwrite existing exterior orientation file values with the updated values.
For information about input file format, see:
Formats and Examples

Import EO, GPS/INS, POSEO Dialog Box

The Import EO, GPS/INS, POSEO command imports ASCII-format exterior orientation parameters and associated information for project photos. The
command supports generic exterior orientation parameters, parameters provided by the Global Positioning System (GPS) and an Inertial Navigation
System (INS), and parameters output in a format specifically for ImageStation by Applanix POSEO software.
A Viewer option lets you open a parameter file to view the linear and columnar arrangement of the information so that you can define settings on the
dialog box for the correct interpretation of the input data format.

The selections and settings that are entered in this dialog box when you click OK to import data will be the
same the next time you open the dialog box and will remain so until you change them. The exceptions are EO,
GPS/INS, POSEO File (Input Information), Overwrite Existing Computed EO (Input Information), Linear Units
(Convert Using), Angular Units (Convert Using), the default Z value (EO, GPS/INS, POSEO Settings), Overwrite
Existing Image File Paths and Do Not Create Photos.
Exterior Orientation Type
Generic EO
Specifies that the selected file provides exterior orientation parameters in no predetermined number or arrangement. Use the options under EO,
GPS/INS, POSEO Settings to indicate how each column of data in the file is to be interpreted by the command.
GPS / INS
Specifies that the selected exterior orientation file contains parameters that are derived from the Global Positioning System and/or an inertial
navigation system. X, Y, Z, and Time Stamp values are provided by GPS; Omega, Phi, and Kappa are provided by INS. Use the options under EO,
GPS/INS, POSEO Settings to indicate how each column of data in the file is to be interpreted by the command. Because time stamp data is specific
to GPS, the Time Stamp option is active only when you select the GPS/INS exterior orientation type.
Applanix POSEO
Specifies that the selected exterior orientation file is one that has been created by Applanix POSEO software in a format designed specifically to be
imported into an ImageStation project. Since the format is predetermined, most conversion and column settings are made inactive when you select
this exterior orientation type.
Input Information
EO, GPS/INS, POSEO
Specifies the path and file name of the exterior orientation parameters file to be imported.

Opens the Select Exterior Orientation File dialog box. Use this dialog box to select an exterior orientation file to import.
View
Opens a selected exterior orientation file for viewing.
Overwrite Existing Computed EO
Causes the existing computed exterior orientation values of a photo to be overwritten by imported values when all the following are true:
n This option is selected
n The imported photo ID matches the ID of the existing photo
n The imported strip ID is the same (or, no strip ID is imported where there is no existing strip ID).
If the option is selected and a criterion is not met, a new photo will be created with the new strip/photo ID and even then only if the Do Not Create
Photos option is not activated.
Clear the check box if you want to append all imported values to the photo file without overwriting any existing values.

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parameters of an existing photo. If computed exterior orientation parameters do not exist for an existing
photo, the imported exterior orientation parameters will be written to both computed and given parameters. If
computed exterior orientation parameters exist for a photo they will be overwritten only if the Overwrite
Existing Computed EO checkbox is selected. If a photo is found not to exist during the import, it will be
created, and both given and computed exterior orientation parameters will be written to the new photo.
Overwrite Existing Image File Paths
If the file being read by the Import EO command contains image file paths, you can have those paths overwrite whatever paths are associated with
photos that already exist in the project. You must select the import Image IDs in the "EO, GPS/INS, POSEO Settings" section of the dialog, then
check the Overwrite Existing Image File Paths checkbox in the Input Information section.
Do Not Create Photos
If this option is selected, the Import EO command will modify the given EO (and optionally, the computed EO and image file paths) for the existing
photos but will not create any new photos.
Camera Settings
Camera
Select the camera that was used to take the photos. If the camera is not in the list, first use the Camera Wizard (Edit menu) to add it to the project.
Orientation
Select the orientation of the selected camera. The choices are 0, 90, 180, and 270 (degrees) to indicate the camera orientation in relation to the
model setup direction.

Convert Using
Units Only
Specifies a simple unit conversion of the imported exterior orientation parameters and standard deviations into the units of the ISPM project. When
this option is selected, the Linear Units and Angular Units settings are active for specifying the units of the input parameters.
Coordinate System
Specifies a coordinate system-based conversion of the exterior orientation parameters and standard deviations. The Linear Units settings are not
active when this option is selected because the linear units of the specified input coordinate system are used in the conversion. However, the
Angular Units options are made active because the coordinate system does not define the units to use for Omega, Phi, and Kappa and their
standard deviations.
Linear Units
Select the units to be applied to linear values in the selected exterior orientation file.
Angular Units
Select the units to be applied to angular values in the selected exterior orientation file.
Coordinate System (Define)
Click Define to define a coordinate system for use in a coordinate system-based conversion.
Coordinate System

Click to select a coordinate system file for use in a coordinate system-based conversion.
EO, GPS/INS, POSEO Settings
Use this section of the dialog box to specify how data in the selected exterior orientation file is to be interpreted.
Header Lines To Skip
Enter the number of lines at the beginning of the file, if any, that contain only header information about the file or that otherwise contain no exterior
orientation values.
Define the other settings as follows:
n Indicate the column of the input file in which the data is recorded. For example, if photo IDs are recorded in the second column of the file instead of
the first, change the Column value for Photo ID from 1 to 2. As necessary, refer to the file contents by opening it with the Viewer option.
n If the input file does not contain a certain kind of information, such as Strip IDs, and you want to import a default value, select the check box and
enter the value.
Strip ID
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the Strip IDs are recorded.
Default
Specifies a default strip ID value to be imported when the check box is selected. In the case of strip IDs, if the input file does not contain this
information, you may import parameters without strip IDs by selecting the check box and clearing the text box.
Photo ID
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which Photo IDs are recorded.
The column number for the Photo ID and the Image ID can be the same value. This allows you to import EO files that have Image IDs and
assign them as Photo IDs.
Image ID
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which Image IDs are recorded. An image ID is the given path and file name of an image associated with
the photo in a line of the input file. This ID will be imported even if the file does not yet exist or is offline.
Default Value
Specifies a default of no column of image IDs when the check box is selected.
Time Stamp
Column

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Identifies the column of the input file in which the GPS time stamps are recorded.
Default
Specifies that a null GPS time stamp (0 seconds) be used when the check box is selected.
X
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the X values of the given coordinate system (that of the project’s control points) are recorded.
Y
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the Y values of the given coordinate system are recorded.
Z
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the flying height is recorded. The default value is set initially to the project flying height.
Default Value
Specifies a default flying height to be imported when the check box is selected.
Std Dev X
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the X standard deviation is recorded.
Default Value
Specifies a default X standard deviation to be imported when the check box is selected.
Std Dev Y
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the Y standard deviation is recorded.
Default Value
Specifies a default Y standard deviation to be imported when the check box is selected.
Std Dev Z
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the Z standard deviation is recorded.
Default Value
Specifies a default Z standard deviation to be imported when the check box is selected.
Omega
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the omega rotation angles are recorded.
Default
Specifies a default omega rotation angle to be imported when the check box is selected.
Phi
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the phi rotation angles are recorded.
Default
Specifies a default phi rotation angle to be imported when the check box is selected.
Kappa
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the kappa rotation angles are recorded.
Default
Specifies a default kappa rotation angle to be imported when the check box is selected.
Std Dev Omega
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the omega standard deviation is recorded.
Default
Specifies a default omega standard deviation to be imported when the check box is selected.
Std Dev Phi
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the phi standard deviation is recorded.
Default
Specifies a default phi standard deviation to be imported when the check box is selected.
Std Dev Kappa
Column
Identifies the column of the input file in which the kappa standard deviation is recorded.
Default
Specifies a default kappa standard deviation to be imported when the check box is selected.
To import the selected file when you have entered all required information, click Apply. The dialog will remain open so that you can select another file. If
you are finished importing, click OK.

PAT-B

The Import PAT-B command allows you to translate data from the PAT-B format. This translation is a reformatting of existing data into a format that can
be utilized by this application software.

Import PAT-B Dialog Box

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The Import PAT-B dialog box appears when you select the Import PAT-B command. Use this dialog box to select the Control Coordinate file and the
Exterior Orientation file you want to import, specify if you want to overwrite control coordinates or exterior orientation, define the linear units for the file
you are importing, and specify standard deviation values.
Input Information
For Control Coordinate File:

Click to activate the Select Control Coordinate File form. Use this form to select a Coordinate Control file to import.
For Exterior Orientation File:

Click to activate the Select Exterior Orientation File form. Use this form to select an Exterior Orientation file to import.
Overwrite Control Coordinates is a check box that determines whether control coordinates in the data base are overwritten. If you do not check the
box, the new control coordinates are appended to the old and the duplicates are not overwritten.
Overwrite Exterior Orientation is a check box that determines whether exterior orientation parameters in the data base are overwritten. If you do not
check the box, the new parameters are appended to the old.
Standard Deviations
Type the standard deviation values for the X, Y and Z coordinates in the respective fields.
Linear Units
Specify the units of the control points and EO parameters by checking one of the available linear units options.
To import the selected files when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Import PAT-B dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

PAT-M

The Import PAT-M command allows you to translate data from the PAT-M format. This translation is a reformatting of existing data into a format that
can be utilized by this application software.

Import PAT-M Dialog Box

The Import PAT-M dialog box appears when you select the Import PAT-M command. Use this dialog box to select the Control Coordinate file you want
to import, specify if you want to overwrite existing control coordinates, define the linear units for the file you are importing, and specify standard
deviation values.
Input Information
For Control Coordinate File:

Click to activate the Select Control Coordinate File form. Use this form to select a Coordinate Control file to import.
Overwrite Control Coordinates is a check box that determines whether control coordinates in the data base are overwritten. If you do not check the
box, the new control coordinates are appended to the old and the duplicates are not overwritten.
Standard Deviations
Type the standard deviation values for the X, Y and Z coordinates in the respective fields.
Linear Units
Specify the linear units by checking one of the available linear units options.
To import the selected files when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Import PAT-M dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

Photo Coordinates

The Import Photo Coordinates command allows you to translate data from an ASCII file containing photo coordinates in a PAT-B, BLUH, Bingo or
similar format. This translation is a reformatting of existing data into a format that can be utilized by this application software.

Import Photo Coordinates Dialog Box

The Import Photo Coordinates dialog box appears when you select the Import Photo Coordinates command. Use this dialog box to select a photo
coordinate file to import, specify coordinate system origin and linear units, designate whether to delete or overwrite existing points, and specify default
photo settings.
Input Information

Click to activate the Select Photo Coordinate File form. Use this form to select a Photo Coordinate file to import.
Coordinate System Origin
Click which point of origin you want to use for the selected file. Options are Principal point of Auto Collimation and Fiducial Center.
Linear Units
Click the linear units to apply to the selected file. Options are millimeters and microns.
Point Settings
Specify whether to delete existing points or overwrite existing points
Default Photo Settings
Camera Name - A scroll-through field that lists all the available cameras from which you select the camera ID. This option applies if a photo in the

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selected input file does not already exist in the active project. If it is a new photo to the active project, it is assigned the camera name specified in this
field. If the photo(s) in the selected input file already exists in the active project, this field is ignored.
Camera Orientation - A scroll-through field from which you select the orientation of the camera. This option applies if a photo in the selected input file
does not already exist in the active project. If it is a new photo to the active project, it is assigned the camera orientation specified in this field. If the
photo(s) in the selected input photo coordinates file already exist in the active project, this field is ignored. The choices are 0, 90, 180, and 270. Next to
the field is an icon with a black strip. As you change your selection, the black strip on the icon changes to reflect the direction of the new selection.
Number of Fiducials to Skip - The fiducial IDs are not necessary; however, if they are present, you must enter the number of fiducial IDs for each
photo so that they will be skipped.
Strip ID - A key-in field in which you type the ID that is tagged to all photos in the selected photo coordinate file. This option applies if a photo in the
selected input file does not already exist in the active project. If it is a new photo to the active project, it is assigned the strip ID specified in this field. If
the photo(s) in the selected input photo coordinate file already exists in the active project, this field is ignored. Each new photo in the incoming photo
coordinate file will be given the same strip ID (the one specified in this field). If you want to create multiple strips, you need a separate photo coordinate
file for each strip and they must be translated separately with the corresponding strip ID.
To import the selected files when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Import Photo Coordinates dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

ASOP (JFK)

The Import ASOP (JFK) command loads exterior orientation (EO) parameters into an ISPM project from an ASCII Orientation Parameters (ASOP)
photo orientation file created by RABATS software, a product of JFK Inc. The parameters are written to the project PHOTO file, replacing any existing
EO parameters. Photos referenced in the ASOP file are automatically added to the project if they do not already exist.
For more information about ASOP file data format, see:
ASOP File Format and Example

Import ASOP Dialog Box

The Import ASOP dialog box appears when you select the ASOP (JFK) command. Use this dialog box to select an ASOP photo orientation file to
import, to view the file contents, to specify the camera definition to use, and to enter the camera orientation.
Input File Information
ASOP File

Specifies the ASOP file to be imported. Click to open the Open dialog box. Use this dialog box to select an ASOP file to import.
View
Opens a selected ASOP file in Notepad.
Camera
Specifies the camera used. You must already have used the Camera Wizard command (Edit menu) to define the camera information for the ISPM
project.
Camera Orientation
Specifies the orientation of the camera (0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees) when the photo(s) referenced in the ASOP file were taken. Replaces any existing
values in the PHOTO file. Specifying the camera orientation is necessary when you intend to delete point measurements and to remeasure them and/or
recalculate EO values in Relative Orientation.

If the ASOP file contains photo data from multiple strips, indicate the camera orientation for each strip.
To do this, first use Notepad to create a separate ASOP file for the records of each strip. Then import each file
individually, entering the appropriate camera orientation as you do so.

TRSP300

Imports TRSP300 (.CON) format files containing ground control points into the control file format of the active project.

Import TRSP300 Dialog Box

Use the Import TRSP300 dialog box to import TRSP300 (.CON) format files containing ground control points into the control file format of the active
project.

Options
Input Information
TRSP300 File

Type, or click and select, the TRSP300 (.CON) file to import.

Standard Deviations
X
Enter the standard deviation for the X coordinates.
Y
Enter the standard deviation for the Y coordinates.
Z
Enter the standard deviation for the Z coordinates.
Linear Units
Select the linear unit of the active project.
Overwrite Existing Control Coordinates
Specifies that existing project control point coordinates be overwritten by those of imported points with matching point IDs.

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PEX/PHOREX

Imports PHOREX (“Photogrammetric Orientation Exchange”) data, an output format of Z/I Imaging P-series Planicomp analytical stereoplotters, into an
ImageStation photogrammetric project. Each .PEX file contains data for a particular model.

Import PEX/PHOREX Dialog Box

Input Information
Input PEX Folder

Type, or click and select, the path of the folder that contains the .PEX files to be imported into the project.. All .PEX files in the folder will be
imported, and the necessary cameras, photos, models, and control points will be created. Project information will be modified as indicated in the
Processing Information section.
Processing Information
Image Folder

Type, or click and select, the path of the folder that contains the images that are associated with the .PEX files to be imported.
Image Extension
The file name extension of the associated image files.
Strip/Photo Mask
An expression that you define to build strip and photo IDs from the photo ID information in the .PEX files. Type s for each character in the ID string that
will represent the strip ID and p for each character that will represent the photo ID. For example, if the ID strings are a37, a38, and a39 for image files
37.tif, 38.tif, and 39.tif, respectively, and “a” is a strip ID, type spp.

The folder, extension, and mask information you enter is used to build image path information for the
project. Each image file name will be based on the string you identify as the photo ID with the mask. For example,
a path will contain the file name 37.TIF if the .PEX input ID is “a37” and you type spp for the mask and tif for the
extension.
Overwrite Project Parameters
Select to modify existing project parameters to match those of the imported .PEX files. These include the project name, average elevation, and earth
radius. As necessary, the units of these and other imported data—control points, EO parameters, and so on—will be converted to project units.
Overwrite Existing Cameras
Select to overwrite existing camera descriptions in the project with those imported from .PEX files when the camera IDs match. If you clear this option,
only cameras without matching IDs will be imported.
Overwrite Existing Photos
Select to overwrite existing photos in the project with those imported from .PEX files when the photo IDs match. If you clear this option, only photos
without matching IDs will be imported.
Overwrite Existing Models
Select to overwrite existing models in the project with those imported from .PEX files when the model IDs match. If you clear this option, only models
without matching IDs will be imported.
Overwrite Existing Control Points
Select to overwrite existing control points in the project with those imported from .PEX files when the point IDs match. If you clear this option, only
control points without matching IDs will be imported.

CLIX

The Import CLIX command allows you to select a CLIX project file and its associated camera file to import. You also specify where you want the CLIX
file to be output and whether to make the CLIX project active after the import.

Import CLIX Project Dialog Box

The Import CLIX Project Dialog Box appears when you select the Import CLIX Project command. Use this dialog box to select a CLIX project file and
camera file to import, select the location for the CLIX project file, and designate whether to make the imported project active after the import.
Input File Information
For Project File:

Click to activate the Select Project File form. Use this form to select a Project file to import.
For Camera File:

Click to activate the Select Camera File form. Use this form to select a Camera file to import.
Output File Information

Click to activate the Choose Directory form. Use this form to select a directory to send the imported CLIX project file to.
If you want to make the imported CLIX project file the active project after the import, check the box.
To import the selected files when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Import CLIX Project dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

Export

Bingo

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The Export Bingo command allows you to translate data from the current application software format to the Bingo format. This translation is a
reformatting of data into a format that can be utilized by Bingo.

Export Bingo Dialog Box

The Export Bingo dialog box appears when you select the Export Bingo command. Use this dialog box to select a photo file, select a coordinate file, and
select a photo coordinate type.
Output Information
For Photo File:

Click to activate the Select Photo Coordinate File form. Use this form to select a Photo Coordinate file to export.
For Coordinate File:

Click to activate the Select Control Coordinate File form. Use this form to select a Control Coordinate file to export.
For Photo Coordinate Type:
Specify Raw or Refined photo coordinates.
To export the selected files when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Export Bingo dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

ISBBA

The Export ISBBA command allows you to translate project data from the ISPM format to the Interactive Simultaneous Bundle Block Adjustment
(ISBBA) software format. This translation is a reformatting of ISPM data into a format that can be utilized by ISBBA.

Export ISBBA Dialog Box

The Export ISBBA dialog box opens when you select the Export ISBBA command (Translators menu, Export submenu). Use this dialog box to enter an
output file name for photo data, to enter an output file name for control coordinate data, and to select an output photo coordinate type.
Output Information
Photo File

Click to activate the Select Photo Coordinate File form. Use this form to enter an output file name for photo data.
Coordinate File

Click to activate the Select Control Coordinate File form. Use this form to enter an output file name for control coordinate data.
Photo Coordinate Type
Specify Raw or Refined photo coordinates for export.
To export the indicated files when you have entered all required information, select OK.

BLUH

The Export BLUH command allows you to translate data from the current application software format to the BLUH format. This translation is a
reformatting of data into a format that can be utilized by BLUH.

Export BLUH Dialog Box

The Export BLUH dialog box appears when you select the Export BLUH command. Use this dialog box to select a photo file, select a coordinate file,
select a photo coordinate type, and select a photo file arrangement.
Output Information
For Photo File:

Click to activate the Select Photo Coordinate File form. Use this form to select a Photo Coordinate file to export.
For Coordinate File:

Click to activate the Select Control Coordinate File form. Use this form to select a Control Coordinate file to export.
For Photo Coordinate Type:
Specify Raw or Refined photo coordinates.
For Photo File Arrangement:
Specify Photo or Model file arrangement.
To export the selected files when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Export BLUH dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

Control Points

The Export Control Points command exports the ground control data of an ISPM project from the CONTROL file to an ASCII file in a format that you
define.

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Export Control Points Dialog Box

The Export Control Points dialog box opens when you select the Export Control Points command. Use this dialog box to identify an output file, to specify
linear units for the exported data, and to define the arrangement of the data in the output file.

Options
Output Information
Control Coordinate File

Type, or click and select, a folder and file to which to export the control point data.
Linear Units
Select the linear unit in which you want the control point coordinates to be recorded in the output file.
Control Point Information
Column
Specifies which columns of the output file contain the indicated information. For example, type 1 in the ID box if you want the control point IDs to be
listed in the first column of the output file, type 2 in the X box if you want the X coordinates to be listed in the second column, and so on.
For example, for the following example ISPM CONTROL file...

begin control_points sx=0.1 sy=0.1 sz=0.1 pc=XYZ pt=CONTROL

1053 336429.96 1488541.342 8249.32 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-12-01
1054 335405.618 1486924.219 7880.34 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-12-01
1055 335154.845 1489105.581 7649.61 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-12-01
1056 334615.803 1488444.273 7444.39 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-12-01
1057 334169.31 1488200.121 7302.33 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-14-01
1058 335537.553 1485341.869 8327.27 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-14-01
1059 332992.764 1489167.648 7019.02 /sx=0.1 /sy=0.1 /sz=0.1 /pc=XYZ /pt=CONTROL /desc=Surveyed 5-14-01

end control_points
...defining the data to be output as follows...

...will result in the following arrangement of the data in the output file.

1053 336429.960000 1488541.342000 8249.320000 XYZ CONT 0.100000 0.100000 0.100000 Surveyed 5-12-01
1054 335405.618000 1486924.219000 7880.340000 XYZ CONT 0.100000 0.100000 0.100000 Surveyed 5-12-01
1055 335154.845000 1489105.581000 7649.610000 XYZ CONT 0.100000 0.100000 0.100000 Surveyed 5-12-01
1056 334615.803000 1488444.273000 7444.390000 XYZ CONT 0.100000 0.100000 0.100000 Surveyed 5-12-01
1057 334169.310000 1488200.121000 7302.330000 XYZ CONT 0.100000 0.100000 0.100000 Surveyed 5-14-01
1058 335537.553000 1485341.869000 8327.270000 XYZ CONT 0.100000 0.100000 0.100000 Surveyed 5-14-01
1059 332992.764000 1489167.648000 7019.020000 XYZ CONT 0.100000 0.100000 0.100000 Surveyed 5-14-01

Exterior Orientation

The Export Exterior Orientation command exports the exterior orientation parameters of the active project to an ASCII file. You can specify whether to
export the project’s computed or given exterior orientation parameters, define which specific parameters to export, specify the columnar arrangement of
the data, and export values that are converted to linear and/or angular units that are different from the default units of the project.

Export Exterior Orientation Dialog Box

The Export Exterior Orientation dialog box appears when you select the Export Exterior Orientation command. Use this dialog box to select a Exterior
Orientation file to export, specify the type of exterior orientation, define linear and angular units, and specify EO Column/Value Settings.
Input Information
Exterior Orientation File
The path and name of the ASCII file to which the exterior orientation information will be written.

Opens the Select Output File form. Enter the name of a new output ASCII file, and then click Save.
Type of Exterior Orientation
Select Computed to export the project’s computed exterior orientation parameters, or select Given to export its given parameters, such as those
provided by GPS and INS data.
Rotation Matrix
Select this option to specify that the nine elements of the 3 x 3 rotation matrix for transformation from object space to image space be written to the
output file. The following matrix, the elements of which are computed as r = r(kappa) * r(phi) * r(omega) , will be written as the last nine columns of
data in the output file in the order r11, r12, r13, r21, r22, r23, r31, r32, and r33.

Linear Units
Select the units in which linear values will be exported. If different from the project’s default linear units, the values are converted before they are written
to the output file.

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Angular Units
Select the units in which angular values will be exported. If different from the project’s default angular units, the values are converted before they are
written to the output file.
EO Column/Value Settings
Use this section of the dialog box to select the specific parameters to be exported and to specify their columnar arrangement in the file.
Do the following:
n For each parameter, enter the number of the column in which you want the information to appear in the output file. For example, if you want strip
IDs in the first column and photo IDs in the second, enter a Column value of 2 for Photo ID and 1 for Strip ID.
n If you do not want to export a parameter to the output file, enter a Column value of 0.
To export the exterior orientation parameters to the selected file when you have entered all required information, select OK.

IMA

The Export IMA command allows you to translate data from the current application software format to the IMA format. This translation is a reformatting
of existing data into a format that can be utilized by IMA.

Export IMA Dialog Box

The Export IMA dialog box appears when you select the Export IMA Command. Use this dialog box to select the Project file, Project Coordinate file,
Control Coordinate file, and the EO Parameter File you want to export.
Output Information
For Project File:

Click to activate the Select Project File form. Use this form to select a Project file to export.
For Project Coordinate File:

Click to activate the Select Project Coordinate File form. Use this form to select a Project Coordinate file to export.
For Control Coordinate File:

Click to activate the Select Control Coordinate File form. Use this form to select a Coordinate Control file to export.
For EO Parameter File:

Click to activate the Select EO Parameter File form. Use this form to select an EO Parameter file to export.
To export the selected files when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Export IMA dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

PAT-B

The Export PAT-B command allows you to translate data from the current application software format to the PAT-B format. This translation is a
reformatting of existing data into a format that can be utilized by PAT-B.

Export PAT-B Dialog Box

The Export PAT-B dialog box appears when you select the Export PAT-B command. Use this dialog box to select the output file and the photo
coordinate type.
Output Information
For Output File:

Click to activate the Select Output File form. Use this form to select an Output file to export.
Select a Photo Coordinate Type. Options are Raw and refined.
To export the selected files when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Export PAT-B dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

PAT-M

The Export PAT-M command allows you to translate data from the current application software format to the PAT-M format. This translation is a
reformatting of existing data into a format that can be utilized by PAT-M.

Export PAT-M Dialog Box

The Export PAT-M dialog box appears when you select the Export PAT-M command. Use this dialog box to select the Output file you want to export.
Output Information

Click to activate the Select Output File form. Use this form to select an Output file to export.
To export the selected file, select OK.
To exit from the Export PAT-M dialog box without saving the selected Output file, select Cancel.

Photo Coordinates

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The Export Photo Coordinates command allows you to translate photo coordinate data from the current project into a generic, fixed-column format that
includes photo ID, point ID, X coordinate, and Y coordinate information. This format does not support projects with multiple strip IDs.

You can NOT use the Import Photo Coordinates command (Translators menu) to import coordinate
data from files created by the Export Photo Coordinates command.

Export Photo Coordinates Dialog Box

The Export Photo Coordinates dialog box appears when you select the Export Photo Coordinates command. Use this dialog box to select an Output
file, designate photo coordinate type, and specify coordinate system origin and linear units.
Output Information

Click to activate the Select Output File form. Use this form to select an Output file.
Select the Photo Coordinate Type. Options are Raw and Refined.
Coordinate System Origin
Click which point of origin you want to use for the selected file. Options are Principal point of Auto Collimation and Fiducial Center.
Linear Units
Click the linear units to apply to the selected file. Options are millimeters and microns.
To export the selected files when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Export Photo Coordinates dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

P-CAP/PHOREX

The Export P-CAP/PHOREX command allows you to translate model orientation data from the current application software format to:
n P-CAP (“PC Software for Orientation and Numeric Data Acquisition with the Planicomp”) format, that of Z/I Imaging P-series Planicomp® analytical
stereoplotters. The resulting .REL, .MOD, and .PEX files for one or more selected models are output to the folder of your choice.
n PHOREX (“Photogrammetric Orientation Exchange”) format , which is similar to P-CAP format except that all models are output to a single file. This
option is used typically with projects in which pass points have been converted to control points. You can control point-data output in such a way
that the original ground survey points in a model area are written first and then converted pass points next, all in an evenly distributed pattern, until
a specified maximum number of points is reached.

Your Relative and Absolute model parameters must be up-to-date before you export models to P-CAP
or PHOREX files. You can be sure of the most current parameters by first using the Bulk Orient command
(Orientations menu, Photo Triangulation submenu) to process the models with the Relative Orientation and Absolute
Orientation options selected.

Export P-CAP/PHOREX Dialog Box

The Export P-CAP/PHOREX dialog box appears when you select the Export P-CAP/PHOREX command. Use this dialog box to select the folder for the
output files and to select one or more models from the active project for input.
Output Folder
Type or select the folder for the output files. To select a folder, click <BrowseButton> to open the Browse for Folder dialog box, select a folder, and then
click OK.
Output Format
P-CAP
Specifies P-CAP output format.
PHOREX
Specifies PHOREX output format.
PHOREX Parameters
These options become active when PHOREX output format is selected.
Max Points Per Model
Specifies the maximum number of controls points—the ground survey points that are exported first and, then, converted pass points—to be
exported to PHOREX format.
Control Point ID Range
Identifies the set of ground survey points from which, for each selected model, points are selected first for export to PHOREX format. The Export P-
CAP/PHOREX command is typically run after a project has been densified. Once densified, all previous pass points are converted to control points.
Original ground-surveyed control points are generally considered to be of higher priority when exporting. Since all points are control points after
densification, the only way to know which control points were original ground-surveyed control points (not densified pass points) is to specify the
control point ID range. Only after all the points in this range that are found in a particular model are exported will the remaining control and densified
pass points in the model be exported.
Ignore Strip ID
Select this option to exclude strip IDs from the output model IDs.
Output File Options
per Model
Output the selected models to files for each model.
per Project
Output the selected models to one file for the entire project.
Output File Name
If you selected per Project in the Output File Options, this field specifies the name of the file to which to export selected models in PHOREX format.
The command will overwrite an existing output file with the same name if one already exists in the specified output folder.

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Available Models
Select one or more models that you want to translate into P-CAP or PHOREX format. If P-CAP is the selected output format, three files (.REL, .MOD,
and .PEX) will be generated for each model selected. If PHOREX is selected, one file will be generated for the selected models.
Sorted
Select the check box to sort the listed models by model ID. Clear the check box to redisplay the models in their original order. Clicking a column header
will reverse the sort order for that column.
To export the selected models to the selected format, click Apply.
When you are finished, click Close.

CLIX

The Export CLIX command allows you to select a CLIX project file to export. You also specify where you want the CLIX file to be output and the file
type.

Export CLIX Project Dialog Box

The Export CLIX Project Dialog Box appears when you select the Export CLIX Project command. Use this dialog box to select a CLIX project file, select
the location for the CLIX project file, and designate the file type.
Project Name
Type the project name.
File Type
Click the file type. Options are ASCII and Binary.
Location

Click to activate the Choose Directory form. Use this form to select a directory to send the exported CLIX project file to.
To export the selected files when you have entered all required information, select OK.
To exit from the Export CLIX Project dialog box without saving any of the information you entered, select Cancel.

Converters

DOQ to GeoTIFF

Converts USGS Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle (DOQ)—quadrangle and quarter-quadrangle—images to GeoTIFF format. The DOQ to GeoTIFF
Converter automatically tiles, sand adds image overviews to, output GeoTIFF images to prepare them for use with Intergraph photogrammetry software.
However, the DOQ to GeoTIFF Converter dialog box lets you specify tiling and overview parameters.

DOQ to GeoTIFF Converter Dialog Box

Use the DOQ to GeoTIFF Converter dialog box to convert USGS DOQ images to GeoTIFF format.
Files to Process
Input Files
Displays the list of DOQ images to be processed.
Output Files
Displays the list of output GeoTIFF images to be created from the DOQ files in the Input Files list. By default, an output GeoTIFF (.TIF) file is given
the same root file name as the input file.
Add
Displays the Open dialog box, which lets you select digital orthophoto quadrangle (.DOQ) and quarter-quadrangle (.DOQQ) files to add to the list of
input files to be converted.
Remove
Removes highlighted items from the Files to Process list.
Properties
To change the name and/or location of one output file, select an item from the Files to Process list, click Properties, and then enter the change in
the Save As dialog box. To change the location of two or more output files, highlight the items in the Files to Process list, click Properties, and then
enter the changes in the Select Folder dialog box.
Output Format
Tile Size
Specifies the output tile size, in pixels, of the items or items selected in the Files to Process list. 256 specifies 256-by-256-pixel tiles, 512 specifies
512-by-512-pixel tiles, and so on.
Compression
None
Species that the output raster data will not be compressed.
Packbits
Specifies the Adaptive Run Length Encoding, which run-length encodes only sequences of identical pixel values, as compared with Run Length
Encoding, which also treats and encodes an individual pixel as a "sequence," even if the next pixel has a different value. Adaptive RLE adapts by
switching to straight-byte encoding where there are no sequences of identical pixels. Packbits indicates that the algorithm is written to utilize a
normally unused bit to extend the maximum run length size from 128 to 129.
JPEG
Specifies JPEG compression of the output raster data. JPEG compression, which is a compression method developed by the Joint Photographic
Experts Group, is lossy, that is, the compressed image will not be identical to the uncompressed image. JPEG achieves variable compression
ratios, as determined by the Q factor.
Q-Factor

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Specifies the Q factor, or the number that is a rough indicator of relative image quality in JPEG compression. For any image, the amount of
compression seen at a given Q factor depends on the texture or smoothness of the image. Valid Q Factors are 1-99. The higher the Q factor, the
greater the image compression and the greater the differences between the compressed image and the original image.
OV Creation
None
Specifies that the output image will have no overviews.
Single
Creates a single, screen-size reduction of the original image that is generally 2,000,000 pixels or less. If the original image is greater than or
equal to 8,000,000 pixels, its dimensions are reduced by a factor of 2, 3, 4, and so on, until an overview that is closest in size to 2,000,000 pixels
is determined. If the original image is less than 8,000,000 pixels, the overview is one-half the scale of the original image.
Full Set
Creates a full set of overviews, which are all the overviews that result from reducing the original image and each succeeding overview by a scale
of one-half until the first overview to be less than 30 pixels in both dimensions is reached.
OV Method
Subsampling
Specifies an overview creation method without prefiltering that selects individual pixels at a regular sampling increment to create overviews (for
example, every second pixel for the first overview, every fourth pixel for the second overview, and so on).
Averaging
Specifies an overview creation method that prefilters pixels of the original image by averaging pixel areas whose dimensions are defined by the
default or user-defined sampling increments. Using a sampling increment of 2, for example, this method averages every 2-pixel by 2-pixel area of
the original image to create each pixel of the overview.
Gaussian
Specifies an overview creation method that applies Gaussian prefiltering to the image before subsampling it. Gaussian prefiltering applies the
following 5-by-5 weighted average convolution kernel to every pixel in the original image before subsampling occurs.

Create World File

Specifies creation of a world file of affine transformation coefficients to map from output TIFF raster to world coordinates.
Create DOQ Header File
Specifies that a standard USGS format file of DOQ header information be output to the same folder as the GeoTIFF file. The header information file
will be named GeoTIFFfilename.HDR, which can be viewed in WordPad.
Job Processing
Select the scheduling options for converting selected DOQ files in the Files to Process list.
Immediate
Specifies immediate processing of the file(s). If this option is selected when you click Submit for Processing, processing will begin, and the Windows
command prompt window will open to display processing messages. As necessary, change the default size of the window for better viewing of
processing messages.
Delay
Delays processing of the selected file(s) until the day and time that you specify. Enables the Time and Day options.
Time
Specifies the time at which delayed processing will start on the selected Day. Type the time in hh:mm AM/PM format. (Example: 09:13 AM).
Day
Specifies the coming day of the week on which delayed processing will start at the selected time. Type or select the day of the week.
Submit for Processing
Submits one or more files selected in the Files to Process list for immediate or delayed processing, as specified under Job Processing.
If you have submitted a scheduled job that you would like to cancel, use the Windows At command with the /delete parameter to remove the job.
(Since the default of the id parameter is all jobs, be sure to specify the id number of the job that you want to delete.)

If you schedule a job, the operating system scheduling service must be running at the time and
day you specify and you must also be logged on as a user with administrator permissions at runtime.
Furthermore, you must configure an "AT service account" if the job references UNC paths (for example,
\\Server\images). For more information, see Configuring an AT Service Account.

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