Product description and functionalities – Centaurus is the software product for automation of a wide range of

image processing problems solving, interpretation of remote sensing data, computer vision, digitizing of drawings and mapping.

Raster image processing – Numerous number of image filters: standard (linear, monadic, morphological,

etc.) and advanced (focus restoration, cross-correlation, statistical, customized, etc., etc., etc.)

– Number of image segmentation tools (Isodata, statistical, fuzzy,…)– Orthogonal transforms (wavelet, Fourier,…)– Measurement tools (histogram and statistical analysis, Fourier analysis, profiler)– Raster editor for drawing

Vector image processing – Extra-fast automatic vectoring and skeletonization (finding of a center line)– Advanced operations with vector object (algebraic and morphological tools,

homogenization, smoothing, constrain, reducing, convex extension, deleting of multiconnections, etc., etc., etc.)

– Advanced measurement functions (area, length, perimeter, circularity, eccentricity, convexity, sinuosity, angles, topological charges, positions, statistical, etc., etc., etc.)

– Vector editor for drawing

Data formats, import and export– Raster formats: BMP, TIFF, PCX, RAW, HDF, DEM,…

– Vector formats: WMF/EMF, MapInfo, ArcView, ArcCad and other GIS and CAD systems…

– Standard database formats for attributive parameters

– Import from scanners, photo cameras

– Preview of image transforms, the tools for preprint, marking of printed pages, optimization of print area placing for single and tiled pages

– Number of supported formats continuously increases

Georeferencing, geometric transformation and registration

Built-in support of heterogeneous projects (say, data exchange with external software, for example, Excel)

Open COM architecture (developer kit exists)

Integrated VBA as programming and automation tool

Companies and institutions who use airspace imaging processing (for cadastre, agriculture, forestry, geology, ecology, intelligence, etc. )

Mapping companies and institutions

Scientists: who need to investigate and measure images and to introduce automation in it; who develops new image processing tools.

Designers, architects, electric and electronic engineers who need to save time for digitizing of drawings or layout

Industrial producers who need to introduce automation for nondestructive check, technical vision, etc.

Airspace Imaging: remote sensing, various processing of Earth observation data, intelligence…

GIS and Mapping

Digitizing, processing and archiving of technical, electrical and architectural drawings

Microscopy

Technical vision (tracking, segmentation, etc.)

Nondestructive check

Others: CAD/CAM, publishing, cadastre, agriculture, forestry, geology, ecology, biomedicine, astronomy, etc. (various scientific, industrial and military applications)

Telecommunication

Centaurus is modular system and system integration can be putted into effect depending on particular problems to be solved by the particular customer.

Price depends on software configuration: standard Raster and/or Vector, Registration, OLE, Automation modules. Can be completed with additional plug-ins and special modules.

Centaurus currently does not include yet support of great number of formats as, for example, ERDAS Imagine as well as number of other features. Nevertheless, we can add all it due to open architecture.

Our vectoring and computer geometry is faster and more advanced then, probably, any others. Nevertheless, Centaurus is not just a program for vectoring, like, for example, EasyTrace – we are much more powerful.

Centaurus can be used not only for vectoring and mapping or for satellite image processing – we can use it just for any brunch, such as medical and bio imaging, image analysis, etc.

• Technologies/platforms used– Operation system – MS Windows 4.0, 32 bit architecture. – Minimum hardware requirements – P-II–400, 128 MB RAM– Recommended for such applications as mapping,

airspace image processing: P-IV-2200+, 1+GB RAM, 2+ GB swap, SCSI HDD, 32 MB video RAM, 21” high resolution monitor (1600*1200+ true color).

– Centaurus has friendly windows GUI, English or Russian (custom localization for any another language is also possible). User interface can be customized.

Competitors: Satellite Image Processing Software

Centaurus Advantages

Comments

ERDAS Imagine(now GIS & Mapping Division of Leica geosystems)http://www.gis.leica-geosystems.com/

–Much faster vectoring–Higher automation level–Number of fast, unique but very useful computer geometry operations–Number of unique measurement tools–Pattern Recognition based on both raster and vector properties–Much cheaper

The destination of all these products is enough similar and that’s why they all have similar features and functionality: raster image processing tools, georeferencing and registration, etc. Nevertheless, each one have its advantages which make them attractive for particular customers.

ER Mapper http://www.ermapper.com

http://www.rsinc.com (a Kodak company) with the product ENVI:http://www.rsinc.com/envi/

Competitors: Vectoring Software

Centaurus Advantages

Comments

EasyTracehttp://www.easytrace.comhttp://www.easytrace.com/work/english/about.html

All noted above plus the following:•Number of powerful image processing tools, filters, etc., which can be very helpful for processing of degraded documents. •High level of automation and integrated VBA makes possible to complete Centaurus easily with special tools optimum for solving of particular problems, additionally to the set of existed ones.

It is quite different niche; vectorizers are cheaper then Earth Observation software, but Centaurus is much more powerful comparing to any vectorizer. Due to open and modular architecture we can complete Centaurus “Light”: just for vectoring with no power but superfluous image processing tools.

ComGishttp://www.comgis.comhttp://www.comgis.com/Dolvector.shtml

R2Vhttp://www.r2v.com http://www.r2v.com/vectorization.htm

Competitors: Image Analysis and Scientific Software

Centaurus Advantages

Comments

Soft Imaging Systems with the product AnalySIS http://www.soft-imaging-web.de/eng/products/core_software/analysis/m_ana_e.php

•Measurement of many spatial (coordinates), position (distance, contact, interpenetration), metric, topological angular, discrete and Boolean parameters . It is possible to import/export data from /to anywhere and use external analysis tools together with the main application. •Automation of measurement process including software + hardware integration (for microscopy, computer vision, etc.) makes possible to be used not only for research but immediately for industry.

Usually these software is for scientists and for investigation and measure images. Our measurement tools are at least not less powerful (actually much more powerful). AnalySIS by Soft Imaging is specialized for microscopy; we have developed similar advanced microscopy tools (image recombination for unlimited depth of focus ) in Centaurus for couple days (see next slide).

Definiens Imaging with the product eCognition:http://www.definiens-imaging.com/ecognition/pro/index.htm

Pegasus Imaging Corp.http://www.pegasustools.com http://www.pegasustools.com/techlicense.htm

Automated recombination of microscope images (eye of drosophila fly). Each shot physically has limited focus depth. Centaurus recognizes focused parts for each shot and creates their recombination with unlimited focus depth.