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PEDAGeOG is a software product which provides high school and college
students with an opportunity to process satellite data on their school computers
as part of their geography curriculum. It is the software component of the
Geo/SAT 1 project which consists of an integrated package of software, data, and
teacher's manuals. PEDAGeOG has been tested in schools in the United
States. It was developed by a Woodrow Wilson Fellow.
Features
- display images in monochrome, pseudo-, true-, and false-color
- 24-bit color display available in Windows on displays up to 1600 pixels by
1200 lines in resolution
- zoom
- handle images up to 8000 by 8000 pixels in size
- import Space Imaging's Scholar Series data sets and scanned aerial
photographs in bmp format
- demo data included
- create color composite images by combining pictures formed in different
regions of the spectrum;
- create pseudo-color tables under student control
- enhance a picture by contrast stretch
- enhance a picture throught arithmetic operations on the picture
- classify a picture by density slicing
- experiment with demonstration lessons that are included
- point-and-click user interface
- create bmp images for export if desired
- very reasonable site license pricing (please see below)
User Manual Contents
- Message to the Student
- Introduction
- Lessons: 1--The qualitative comparison of different spectral bands. 2--The
quantitative comparison of different spectral bands. 3--The concept of
pseudo-color. 4--The concept of color composite. 5--The histogram of a picture.
6--Picture enhancement by increasing the picture contrast. 7--Picture
enhancement by pixel multiplication. 8--Picture classification by density
slicing.
- The PEDAGeOG Program: 1--File and data bookkeeping functions.
2--Video display functions. 3--Look-up-table functions. 4--Image display
functions. 5--Image enhancement functions. 6--Classification. 7--Data
import/export functions.
Computer Specifications
- Pentium
- 16 megabytes main memory
- mouse
- 24-bit VGA display adapter operating in 640 by 480, or 800 by 600, or 1024
by 768, or 1600 by 1200 mode
- VGA color monitor
- hard disk (1 megabyte for program storage; additional for images)
- Windows 95 or later
Pricing
Software program
- Site license pricing is given below. This allows you to install the
software on as many computers as you have in your school or college department.
- Site license----United States--US$95.00; International--US$95.00;
Canada--Can$119.00+GST
Shipping and Handling (air mail)
- United States -- US$4.00
- International -- US$4.00
- Canada -- Can$4.00+GST
Please contact Eidetic should you have any questions or to place an order.
Eidetic Digital Imaging Ltd.
1210 Marin Park Drive
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Canada, V8M 1G7
E-Mail: eidetic@eidetic.bc.ca
Fax: 250-652-5269
Website: http://www.eidetic.bc.ca
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