PCI Geomatics GXL (Large Volume Production System)

Description

GXL is a geospatial image-processing powerhouse designed to leverage modern computing hardware unlike any other system on the market.

Specifications

General

• Year of introduction

  2008
• Year of last update

  2017
• Modular

  GXL is a modular, scalable and flexible system with a unique parallel processing architecture that is ideally suited for large volume processing. Based on the Geomatica platform, GXL features a job processing system that manages data and processing servers in a dynamic and efficient manner. Large country wide mosaics or other custom workflows (based on over 550 algorithms available through the Geomatica platform) can be executed and scaled for rapid processing.
• License configuration

  Floating (demonstration licenses available)
• Regional settings available

  English, Chinese, Spanish

Required Computer System

• System includes hardware

  Y
• Operating system(s)

  Windows 7 / 8.x, 10 and LINUX
• CPU (min.)

  2.2 GHz or higher
• CPU (preferred)

  Multiple core processors recommended
• Min. RAM memory [Mb]

  256
• Preferred RAM memory [Mb]

  8
• Min. data storage capacity [Gb]

  1
• Preferred data storage capacity [Gb]

  100
• Min. graphic card

  24-bit Windows graphics card or accelerator
• Supported special hardware

  GPU cards, specific system architecture normally configured through consultation with GXL delivery team.
• User definable operations and extensions

  Rest API, custom interface development is possible
• 64-bit version of software available

  Y
• Distributed processing capacity

  Y
• GPU based calculations

  Y
• Preferred graphic card

  24-bit Windows graphics card or accelerator

Viewing System

• Min. display memory [Mb]

  256
• Pref. display memory [Mb]

  256
• Resolution

  1280 x 1024 or higher
• Method of stereo image separation

  Analglyph

Images and data

• Supported image sources

  http://www.pcigeomatics.com/pdf/GXL2017-SensorList.pdf
• Input image formats

  http://www.pcigeomatics.com/pdf/GXL2017-SensorList.pdf
• Export data formats

  http://www.pcigeomatics.com/pdf/GXL2017-SensorList.pdf
• Scanned analogue Aerial Photos

  N
• Digital Aerial Nadir Frames

  Y
• Oblique Images

  N
• Linear array sensors

  Y
• Optical Satellite Images

  Y
• UAS Images

  Y
• Radar Images

  Y

Image manipulation & processing

• Automatic contrast manipulations

  Y
• Spatial convolution

  Y
• Resampling

  Yes (NN, Bicubic, Cubic Convolution)
• Radiometric corrections

  Y
• Radiometric adjustment for mosaicing

  Y

Orientation and triangulation

• Automatic interior

  Y
• Relative

  Y
• Automatic aerotriangulation

  Y
• Automated blunder detection

  Y
• Self calibration

  Y
• Automatic Relative

  Yes
• images simultaneously processed

  Y

DEMs & Orthoimages

• Automatic matching

  World leading, high quality 1:1 DSM from stereo imagery from aerial or satellite platforms. ADS support, and Semi-Global Matching methods implemented.
• Automatic breakline extraction

  Y
• Checking facilities (DEM editing)

  Y
• Automatic contour generation

  Y
• Mosaicing of orthoimages

  Y
• True orthoimage generation

  Y
• Dense DSM creating capability

  Y
• DSM to DTM filtering

  Y
• Dense Image Matching

  Y

Feature Extraction and Mapping

• Mapping facilities

  Y
• Semi-automatic corner point extraction

  Y
• Semi-automatic line feature extraction

  Y
• Semi-automatic building extraction

  Y
• 3D superimposition

  N
• Integration with scanned maps

  Y
• Integration with 2D vector maps

  Y
• Integration with 3D vector maps

  Y
• Integration with point clouds

  N
• Automatic texturing

  N

Measurement tools

• Length

  Y
• Area

  Y
• Volume

  Y

More information

• Main applications

  Agriculture, Mining, Forestry, Maritime, Synthetic Aperture Radar
• Distinguishable features

  Scalable, high speed processing.

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