GLIMPS

GLIMPS is a powerful software solution that facilitates the analysis of remote sensing data and also provides you with an ENVI file viewer for browsing images and extracting spectra. Moreover, it includes the helpful TRAFO tool, which is designed to process PARGE outputs.

The application is intended to provide an accessible method of analyzing remote sensing data in educational environments.

Once you have imported a file, the application allows you to perform a wide array of operations, from selecting the spectral band combination for the loaded ENVI image, editing the header and plotting the spectral library, to equalizing the histogram and scaling the image.

GLIMPS also enables you to create a plot with a vertical or horizontal profile based on the selection made in the main program window.

Moreover, it is possible to calculate a standard index or spectral classification tool for evaluating the selected multispectral or hyperspectral image.

The program allows you to export the full image or the zoomed section to one of the following formats: GIF, PNG, TIFF, JPEG and PICT.

The included TRAFO image transformer can be used for image rectification, and it offers a number of useful functions.

For instance, it is possible to perform BIP/BIL to BSQ conversions or export functions for auxiliary data, and the tool offers numerous resampling options for cartographic cube generation.

While GLIMPS is certainly a powerful utility, it would have been great if a comprehensive user manual was included, as the available instructions are not very extensive. Because of this, it may take a while for first-time users to get the hang of things.

GLIMPS is a useful program designed to bring multispectral and spectroscopic remote sensing imagery to your desktop. It includes a host of helpful tools, but it lacks a detailed user manual, which would certainly have come in handy.