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| Name | Caption |
|---|---|
| Input Folder | Folder of input files |
| Output Folder | Folder for output files |
| Overwrite Results | Overwrite existing results |
| File-size Limit | Limit of file size |
| Send Email | Email notification settings |
| Source Background Type | Source background type |
| Source Background Value | Source background pixel value |
| Output Background Value | Output background value |
| Constant Elevation Value | Background elevation of DEM |
| Sampling Interval | Pixel spacing for geometric calculations |
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Input Folder
The path and name of the folder containing the ADS Level 0 products to process. Files can be in ADS Socet support files (*.sup) or PCIDSK format (*.pix).
Output Folder
The path and name of the folder to which to write the ADS Level 1 files.
Overwrite Results
Select this check box to overwrite the existing output files, if any exist. If this check box is left clear, and an output file exists in the relevant folder, the status of the job displays a message informing you of the existence and name of the output file. The message is also written to the event log of the job.
File-size Limit
The limit of the file size of the output TIFF files, in megabytes (MB). When you limit the file size, Level 1 images are cut horizontally into multiple blocks; that is, the block height is equal to the height of the Level 1 image.
Send Email
If necessary, you can set up CATALYST Enterprise to send an email notification on job start and job completion.
With this check box selected, an email message is sent to each address specified in the Email Addresses box after the job starts and on completion.
You can specify one or more addresses, and each must be separated by a comma or a semi-colon. The email address of the user currently logged in displays by default.
Source Background Type
The method to use to determine which pixels in the source image to process as background (NoData) pixels. In general, if a pixel is considered NoData, the module processes it in a specific manner.
If the Any option or the All option is selected, a value must be specified for the Source Background Value parameter.
File Metadata, else None: reads the NoData value from the input-file metadata. The module first checks for the file-level metadata tag NO_DATA_VALUE in the source raster. If the tag is present, this value is used as a default for all channels in the file. Next, the module checks for channel-level NoData tags; if one is found, the channel-level value overrides the file-level value for that channel.
If there are channel-level NoData tags, but no file-level tag, a pixel is considered as NoData if each of the channels with a NoData tag corresponds to its NoData value. In this case, channels without a NoData tag are ignored when identifying background pixels.
If the file does not contain NoData tags, all pixels in the source image are considered valid.
For specific examples, see the Source Background Value parameter description.
Source Background Value
The source background value is provided as either a single number (applied to all channels) or as a pixel "stack" (a comma-delimited list of values). If a pixel stack is provided, but the number of values does not equal the number of channels, the list is truncated or the last value is repeated as necessary. The background values provided is truncated to the range allowed by the source image data type.
Source Background Type set to All and Source Background Value set to 0: a pixel is considered background if all three channels are zero.
Output Background Value
The background (NoData) value to use for pixels that are not populated.
The specified background value is truncated to the range allowed by the source image data type.
When you specify one value, all channels are set to the same NoData value. If you want to specify different values for various channels, separate the values with commas. For example, to specify -32768 for channel 1 and zero for channel 2 (and any subsequent channels), enter "-32768, 0".
Constant Elevation Value
Enter a value to use as a plane of the elevation. During processing, the converted Level 1 products are rectified to the plane you specify.
Sampling Interval
The spacing of the pixel grid at which to perform rigorous Level 1-to-Level 0 geometric calculations. A value of 1 performs a rigorous calculation for each output pixel.
With intermediate pixels, the L1-to-L0 geometry is approximated by linear interpolation from the nearest grid locations at which the rigorous rectification is performed.
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Preprocessing requirements
Before running this module, the following requirements must be met to ensure the job processes successfully and produces accurate results:
Module details
The ADS Convert Level 0 to Level 1 module converts Level 0 products to Level 1 by rectifying to a plane. By converting to Level 1, you can easily perform other photogrammetric processes, such as collect tie points (TP), measure ground control points (GCP), and compile features.
Job results
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