Collection Viewer toolbars

The available toolbars in the Collection Viewer window are as follows:

Status
Use Point
Zoom
Selection
Enhancement
Tools
Point Display

Status toolbar

The Status toolbar features a tool you use to determine the status of the image you are viewing.

Button	Name	Description
	Photo Status	Switch the status of the image you are viewing between Working (shown) and Reference. Each raw image you open is displayed in a separate viewer. Notice that when you have several raw images open the status displayed in the viewer you opened most recently is Working, and the status of each image opened previously is Reference. When you want to make a reference image the working one, click Reference. Notice that the label changes to Working, indicating it is now the working image, and the image that previously had a Working status is now Reference. You can only collect points from an image for which the viewer displays a status of Working.

Button

Name

Description

Photo Status

Switch the status of the image you are viewing between Working (shown) and Reference.

Each raw image you open is displayed in a separate viewer. Notice that when you have several raw images open the status displayed in the viewer you opened most recently is Working, and the status of each image opened previously is Reference. When you want to make a reference image the working one, click Reference. Notice that the label changes to Working, indicating it is now the working image, and the image that previously had a Working status is now Reference.

You can only collect points from an image for which the viewer displays a status of Working.

Use Point toolbar

The Use Point toolbar features a tool you use in comparing points in the working and reference image; that is, to use a selected point.

Button	Name	Description
	Use Point	Whether to use a selected ground control point (GCP) or tie point (TP) during manual collection. For more information, see: Collecting ground control points manually Collecting tie points manually

Zoom toolbar

The Zoom toolbar features tools you use to adjust the magnification level and move around in the image.

Button	Name	Description
	Zoom to Overview	Adjust the magnification so that the entire image appears in the viewer.
	Zoom Interactive	Drag a rectangle over the area you want to magnify.
	Zoom In	Increase the magnification incrementally, centered on the cursor. You can also: Rotate the wheel button forward. To increment the zoom by a factor of two, hold down the Ctrl key, and then rotate the wheel button forward. Click a location or feature in the image, and then press Page Up.
	Zoom Out	Decrease the magnification incrementally, centered on the cursor. You can also: Rotate the wheel button backward. To increment the zoom by a factor of two, hold down the Ctrl key, and then rotate the wheel button backward. Click a location or feature in the image, and then press Page Down.
	Zoom 1:1	Adjust the magnification so that one screen pixel displays one image pixel, centered on the cursor.
	Pan	Drag the image to view a specific area. You can also: Pan horizontally to the left and right by, while holding down the Shift key, rotating the wheel button forward and backward, respectively. Pan vertically up and down by, while holding down the Alt key, rotating the wheel button forward and backward, respectively.

Selection toolbar

The Selection toolbar features a tool you use to select points in the viewer.

Button	Name	Description
	Selection Tools	Select one or more points in the viewer. You can select points individually, in a circular selection area, or in an area you define. Click the arrow beside Selection Tools, and then click one of the following: Individual: Click a point to select it. To select a group of points, drag a selection area around the points you want. To select a range of points; that is, non-neighboring ones, click the first point, hold down the Shift key or the Ctrl key, and then click each additional point you want. Circular: Click to drag a selection circle around the points you want. Any points touching the selection area are included . Area: Click point-to-point to draw a selection area, and then double-click to close the selection area. Any points touching the selection area are included. For more information about working with Selection Tools, see Selecting, deleting, and moving points graphically.

Button

Name

Description

Selection Tools

Select one or more points in the viewer.

You can select points individually, in a circular selection area, or in an area you define.

Click the arrow beside Selection Tools, and then click one of the following:

Individual: Click a point to select it. To select a group of points, drag a selection area around the points you want. To select a range of points; that is, non-neighboring ones, click the first point, hold down the Shift key or the Ctrl key, and then click each additional point you want.
Circular: Click to drag a selection circle around the points you want. Any points touching the selection area are included .
Area: Click point-to-point to draw a selection area, and then double-click to close the selection area. Any points touching the selection area are included.

For more information about working with Selection Tools, see Selecting, deleting, and moving points graphically.

Enhancement toolbar

The Enhancement toolbar features tools you use to make the image on the screen clearer and easier to interpret without changing the actual values of the image file.

Button	Name	Description
	Enhancements	Apply an enhancement to a selected image. Enhancements make the image on the screen clearer and easier to interpret without changing the actual values of the image file. Click the arrow to select from the following according to the enhancement you want: None Linear Root Adaptive Equalize Infrequency Tail Trim Exclude Min/Max Set Trim % For information about each enhancement type, see Enhancement options.
	Contrast	Adjust the light and dark extremes in the images. To increase or decrease the light and dark extremes, click the arrow beside Contrast, and then click Increase Contrast, Decrease Contrast, or Reset Contrast, as applicable.
	Brightness	Adjust the overall luminosity (amount of light) in the images. To increase or decrease overall luminosity, click the arrow beside Brightness, and then click Increase Brightness, Decrease Brightness, or Reset Brightness, as applicable.

Button

Name

Description

Enhancements

Apply an enhancement to a selected image.

Enhancements make the image on the screen clearer and easier to interpret without changing the actual values of the image file.

Click the arrow to select from the following according to the enhancement you want:

None
Linear
Root
Adaptive
Equalize
Infrequency
Tail Trim
Exclude Min/Max
Set Trim %

For information about each enhancement type, see Enhancement options.

Contrast

Adjust the light and dark extremes in the images.

To increase or decrease the light and dark extremes, click the arrow beside Contrast, and then click Increase Contrast, Decrease Contrast, or Reset Contrast, as applicable.

Brightness

Adjust the overall luminosity (amount of light) in the images.

To increase or decrease overall luminosity, click the arrow beside Brightness, and then click Increase Brightness, Decrease Brightness, or Reset Brightness, as applicable.

Tools toolbar

The Tools toolbar features RGB Mapper, a tool you use to view the color content of red, green, and blue data in a multispectral file and, if necessary, change the channel data to a color element and see the changes in the viewer.

Button	Name	Description
	RGB Mapper	Open the RGB Mapper window, in which you can view and change the mapping of the red, blue, and green channels. For information about the using the RGB Mapper window, see Changing image color channels.

Point Display toolbar

The Point Display toolbar features tools you use when working with points, such as GCPs, TPs, and check points (CP).

Button	Name	Description
	Point Visibility	Change the visibility of points in the viewer. For more information about using the Point Visibility tool, see Changing the visibility of points.
	Residual Display	Show or hide a visual representation of residual errors for points. You can select from the following: Ground Control Points Check Points Tie Points For information on setting up how residual errors are displayed, see Residual Display.