The maintenance of feature databases can consume 60-80 percent of an organization’s GIS budget. Feature Analyst provides analysts with a comprehensive automated feature extraction toolset for collecting 2D and 3D geospatial features from earth imagery and scanned maps. Features such as roads, buildings, water bodies, vegetation, pervious-impervious surfaces, multi-class image classification, and land cover are easily extracted using simple one-button workflows. Feature Analyst uses multiple spatial attributes (size, shape, texture, pattern, spatial association, and shadow) with spectral information to collect geospatial features from imagery as vector shapefiles. Benefits include significantly lower database maintenance costs, increased accuracy in feature collection, and a simpler approach to geospatial data production.

A Complete Solution
Feature Analyst is simple to use and provides a complete solution for extracting geospatial features from satellite and aerial imagery. One-button feature extraction workflows are well integrated within ERDAS IMAGINE and ArcGIS. In addition, Feature Analyst provides advanced feature editing, smoothing and data conversion tools. The end result is a comprehensive geospatial data production solution for earth imagery.

Features:

• Easy-to-use automated feature extraction
• 2D and 3D feature extraction
• Change detection
• Multi-class image classification 
• Landcover classification
• Automated clutter removal 
• Data fusion with DEMs 
• Smart vector editing tools
•  Batch processing
• Smooth shapes
• Convert to point, convert to line

* See flyer for information on Standard vs. Professional licenses of Feature Analyst.

Business White Papers

Feature Analyst for ArcGIS

Feature Analyst for ERDAS IMAGINE

Feature Analyst for Object-Specific Change Detection

Feature Analyst for Land Use and Land Cover Mapping

Customer Case Studies

Feature Extraction with the VLS Feature Analyst System 
An in depth report by the National Geosptial-Intelligence Agency on testing the speed and accuracy of Feature Analyst for extracting features of interest to the NGA.

High Resolution Image Classification: A Forest Service Test of Visual Learning Systems' Feature Analyst  
Detailed analysis by the USFS RSAC on the use of Feature Analyst for mapping land cover, crown structure and tree stand types.

News/Press Releases

NGA Selects Feature Analyst for Baseline Production

Forest Service Procures Feature Analyst Site License

VLS and LIDAR Analyst Profiled on CNBC   (click here for additional information and to view the CNBC video segment)