Cardinal Systems

Mapping facilities

Y

Semi-automatic corner point extraction

N

Semi-automatic line feature extraction

Y

Semi-automatic building extraction

N

3D superimposition

Y

System includes hardware

N

Operating system(s)

Windows XP/7 32/64 bit

CPU (min.)

Core2Duo

CPU (preferred)

Multi Core (4,6)

Min. RAM memory [Mb]

16000

Preferred RAM memory [Mb]

32000

Min. data storage capacity [Gb]

1

Preferred data storage capacity [Gb]

4

Min. graphic card

2GB

Supported special hardware

NVIDIA 3D Vision Stereo display

User definable operations and extensions

Function Keys; Macros; Python language

64-bit version of software available

Y

Distributed processing capacity

N

Hardware handling of big data sets

4GB NVIDIA Quadro quad-buffered

Source data

b/w; colour; frame; ADS40; scanned aerial; small and large format digital.

Input image formats

TIFF; JPEG; ECW; MrSid; ADS40

Export data formats

ASCII; DXF; Microstation; Shapefile; LAS; LiDAR Points, Survey Points, CAISE, DSFL

Automatic matching

Feature Based

Automatic breakline extraction

N

Checking facilities (DEM editing)

Y

Automatic contour generation

Y

Mosaicing of orthoimages

Y

True orthoimage generation

N

Dense DSM creating capability

Y

DSM to DTM filtering

Y

Min. display memory [Mb]

2000

Pref. display memory [Mb]

4000

Resolution

1680x1050

Method of stereo image separation

NVIDIA 3D Vision Stereo display with 4GB NVIDIA Quadro quad-buffered graphics card (i.e. NVIDIA Quadro K4200)

Year of introduction

2000

Year of last update

2014

Modular

VrOne; VrTwo; VrLiDAR; VrOrtho; VrAirTrig; VrMosaic; VrBalance; VrVolumes; VrLite; VrImageUtility; VrController

License configuration

Node or server licensing. Demo version available

Automatic interior

Y

Relative

Y

Automatic aerotriangulation

Y

Automated blunder detection

Y

Self calibration

Y

Length

Y

Area

Y

Volume

Y

Automatic contrast manipulations

Y

Spatial convolution

N

Resampling

nearest neighbour; bilinear; bicubic

Radiometric corrections

N

Radiometric adjustment for mosaicing

Y

Main applications

VrOne; VrTwo; VrLiDAR; VrOrtho; VrAirTrig

Distinguishable features

pragmatic; over 200 mapping applications; optional stereo Lidar vector collection stereo system; developed by mapping professionals for over 25 years.