C++

Tags:

GIS

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By Valentina Asciutti at Thu, 17/06/2010 - 11:12

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tool: RivEx

Purpose:

RivEx is a river network tool designed to run under ESRI ArcMap 9.1. It allows for quality control and analysis of the river network and creation of node layers.

Features:

• Process connected river centre lines
• Generate new node layers for the nodes of the network
• Attribute your network including stream order
• Convert your network to a measured network
• Re-orientate (flip) network polylines
• Quality controlled snapping of sites to the river network
• Export river network data to KML (Google Earth) format

A&H use case 1 description:

RivEx was used in conjunction with ESRI ArcMap on the North Sea Palaeolandscapes project to map the river network that was part of the prehistoric landscape stretching from the English Channel to the Norwegian coast line.

Publisher:

RivEx

Creator:

Duncan Hornby

Data publishing and dissemination:

eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

Specifications:

Communication and collaboration:

Graphical interaction (asynchronous)

Data analysis:

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Discipline:

Data capture:

Use of existing digital data

Data structuring and enhancement:

2d modelling - raster

2d modelling - vector

3d modelling - interactive

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Strategy and project management:

Documentation

Human factors analysis

Alternate tool(s):

MotherPlanet

Practice-led research:

2d graphic design

2d illustration

3d graphic design

Texture design and mapping

Virtual world modelling

Platform:

Microsoft Windows 2000

Microsoft Windows XP

Software/programming languages used:

Rivex

Licence:

commercial

By natalie.hutchinson at Fri, 19/03/2010 - 15:15

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tool: Mercury Amira

Purpose:

Mercury Amira is a multifaceted tool that allows for integration, manipulation, and visualisation of large sets of data. Automatic and interactive segmentation tools support processing of 3D image data.

Features:

• One platform for visualizing, analyzing and presenting
• Very large data sets are easily accessible with specific readers
• C++ coding wizard for technical extension and customization

A&H use case 1 description:

Amira was used on the North Sea Palaeolandscapes project to visualise and analyse the vast amounts of data that were collected.

Publisher:

Visage Imaging GmbH

Creator:

Mercury Software Systems

Data publishing and dissemination:

Graphical interaction (asynchronous)

Specifications:

C++

Communication and collaboration:

Data analysis:

Content analysis

Image segmentation

Visualisation

Spatial data analysis

lifecycleStage:

Discipline:

Data capture:

2d scanning and photography

3d scanning

Geophysical survey

GPS and total station surveys

Data structuring and enhancement:

2d modelling - raster

2d modelling - vector

3d modelling - interactive

Virtual world modelling

Tags:

Strategy and project management:

Documentation

Alternate tool(s):

Avizo

Practice-led research:

2d graphic design

2d illustration

3d graphic design

Image manipulation

Platform:

Software/programming languages used:

Mercury Amira

Licence:

commercial

By natalie.hutchinson at Fri, 19/03/2010 - 12:21

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tool: Python

Purpose:

A general-purpose high-level programming language that places an emphasis upon code readability. Python supports a number of development models, including object oriented, imperative, and functional design. It provides automatic memory management and a fully dynamic type system.

Features:

• very clear, readable syntax
• strong introspection capabilities
• intuitive object orientation
• natural expression of procedural code
• full modularity, supporting hierarchical packages
• exception-based error handling
• very high level dynamic data types
• extensive standard libraries and third party modules for virtually every task
• extensions and modules easily written in C, C++ (or Java for Jython, or .NET languages for IronPython)
• embeddable within applications as a scripting interface

A&H use case 1 description:

The “Inscriptions of Roman Cyrenaica (IRCyr)” has used Python to pre-process the files containing the Latin and Greek inscriptions of Roman Cyrenaica.

Publisher:

Python Software Foundation

Creator:

Guido Van Rossum

Data publishing and dissemination:

Disk publishing

General website development

Server scripting

Web browser scripting

Specifications:

eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

Java

C++

Microsoft's .NET Framework

lifecycleStage:

Tags:

Alternate tool(s):

Perl, Ruby, Java, Scheme, Tcl

Platform:

Java

Python Software Foundation

.net

Licence:

Software/programming languages used:

Python

By Valentina Asciutti at Thu, 04/03/2010 - 12:29

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tool: Perl

Purpose:

Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Originally developed for text manipulation, it is now used for a wide range of tasks including graphics programming, system administration, network programming, applications that require database access and CGI programming on the Web.

Features:

• C, shell scripting (sh), AWK, and sed
• powerful text processing facilities
• flexibility and adaptability
• support for multiple programming paradigms
• reference counting memory management

A&H use case 1 description:

The “Developing Archival Context Standards for Functions in the Higher Education Sector” project has used Perl to develop the web interface. Perl was used to design simple navigation between the various data components, free-text and index controlled searching based on the underlying structure of the XML formatted data and an easy means of updating existing data.

Creator:

Larry Wall

Publisher:

Perl.org

Strategy and project management:

System quality assurance and code testing

Data publishing and dissemination:

Disk publishing

General website development

Server scripting

Web browser scripting

lifecycleStage:

Specifications:

Microsoft's .NET Framework

Tags:

Alternate tool(s):

Ruby, Java, Python

Platform: