************************************************************************ 1. INTRODUCTION A. Neo-Geography Toolkit The Neo-Geography Toolkit (NGT) is a collection of tools for automated processing of geospatial data, including images and maps. It is capable of processing raw raster data from remote sensing instruments and transforming it into useful cartographic products, such as visible image base maps, topographic models, etc. Additionally, components of the NGT can perform data processing on extremely large geospatial data sets (up to several tens of terabytes) via parallel processing pipelines. Finally, it can also transform raw metadata (i.e. SPICE kernels and PDS image labels), vector data (e.g., 2D/3D shape files), and geo-tagged data sets into standard NeoGeography data formats, such as KML. NGT is an evolving collection of loosely connected open-source modules designed by the NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group. Modules of the NGT will be released one at a time, as they reach maturity. To date, we have completed only one module: the NASA Ames Stereo Pipeline, but more will soon follow. Check this website for the latest updates. B. Stereo Pipeline The NASA Ames Stereo Pipeline (ASP) is a suite of automated geodesy & stereogrammetry tools designed for processing planetary imagery captured from orbiting and landed robotic explorers on other planets. It was designed to process stereo imagery captured by NASA spacecraft and produce cartographic products including digital elevation models (DEMs), ortho-projected imagery, and 3D models. These data products are suitable for science analysis, mission planning, and public outreach. This version of the Stereo Pipeline is designed as an add-on to an existing installation of the USGS Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers (ISIS). ISIS is widely used in the planetary science community for processing raw spacecraft imagery into high level data products of scientific interest such as map projected and mosaicked imagery. This version of the Stereo Pipeline is tested against ISIS version 3.4.5.5725. The Stereo Pipeline binary distribution requires this version. The source distribution recommends this version, but may work with other versions. ************************************************************************ 2. LICENSE (see COPYING for the full text) A. Copyright and License Summary Copyright (c) 2009-2012, United States Government as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. All rights reserved. The NGT platform (of which ASP is a part of) is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. B. Third-Party Libraries This distribution may include some bundled third-party software as a convenience to the user. This software, located in the "thirdparty/" directory of the source code release, is not covered by the above-mentioned distribution agreement or copyright. Binary releases distribute third party software in both the "bin" and "lib" directories. See the included documentation for detailed copyright and license information for any third-party software or check the THIRDPARTYLICENSES file. In addition, various pieces of the NGT depend on additional third-party libraries that the user is expected to have installed. ************************************************************************ 3. DOCUMENTATION The primary source of documentation is the Stereo Pipeline Book. The binary distribution contains the book, named "asp_book.pdf", and the source distribution contains the LaTeX source of the book in the docs/book subdirectory. The book includes a gentle introduction to using the Stereo Pipeline, as well as documentation for each of its major processes. A copy of this document in PDF format is also available from wherever you obtained this package. ************************************************************************ 4. CONTACTS & CREDITS A. Mailing List All bugs, feature requests, and general discussion should be sent to the NGT user mailing list: stereo-pipeline@lists.nasa.gov To subscribe to this list, send an empty email message with the subject 'subscribe' (without the quotes) to stereo-pipeline@lists.nasa.gov To contact the lead developers and project manager directly, send mail to: stereo-pipeline@lists.nasa.gov Please do NOT use this second list for technical inquiries, which should all be sent to the main stereo-pipeline list above. B. Credits The NGT was developed within the Autonomous Systems and Robotics area of the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA's Ames Research Center. It leverages the Intelligent Robotics Group's (IRG) extensive experience developing surface reconstruction and tools for planetary exploration---e.g. the Mars Pathfinder and Mars Exploration Rover missions---and rover autonomy. It has also been developed in collaboration with the Adaptive Control and Evolvable Systems (ACES) group, and draws on their experience developing computer vision techniques for autonomous vehicle control systems. See the AUTHORS file for a complete list of developers.
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The NASA Ames Stereo Pipeline is a suite of automated geodesy & stereogrammetry tools designed for processing planetary imagery captured from orbiting and landed robotic explorers on other planets.
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