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Orbit Oblique Feature List & Products Comparison

EXPL	Orbit Oblique Explorer
FE	Orbit Oblique Feature Extraction
PUBL	Orbit MM Publisher - Core
WC	Orbit MM Publisher - WebClient
API	Orbit MM Publisher - API & Plugins

Functions	MM Desktop		MM Publisher
Functions	EXPL	FE	PUBL	WC	API

Oblique Mapping Import & Optimize

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Supported data types ¹⁾
Oblique imagery	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ortho imagery	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
DEM, DSM or DTM	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
CRS Independent	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Data import
Local resources		✓	✓
Orbit Oblique Project ²⁾	✓	✓	✓

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Data management
Create and edit Orbit Oblique Projects	✓	✓
Create and edit Publications		✓
Process and optimize images for performance	✓	✓
Restrict data permissions		✓
Logging use of MM resources		✓

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Viewing
Multiple Viewing Windows	✓	✓	✓	✓
Arange oblique viewers (horizontal, vertical, tiled)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Arange viewers and map composition	✓	✓	✓	✓
4 directions simultaneously (N,E,S,W)	✓	✓	✓	✓
2 directions simultaneously (N,E or S,W)	✓	✓	✓	✓
1 direction only	✓	✓	✓	✓
View horizon upwards	✓	✓	✓	✓
View north upwards	✓	✓	✓	✓
Footprints of all images	✓	✓
Footprints of current images	✓	✓
Footprint of focus image	✓	✓	✓	✓
Image metadata display	✓	✓	✓	✓
Overlay 2D & 3D vector data	✓	✓
Overlay image metadata (id and timestamp)	✓	✓
Follow focus for all views	✓	✓	✓	✓
Follow zoom for all views	✓	✓	✓	✓

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Measurements
Measurements via DEM	✓	✓	✓	✓
Measurements via triangulation	✓	✓	✓	✓
Point	✓	✓	✓	✓
Distance	✓	✓	✓	✓
Line	✓	✓	✓	✓
Area	✓	✓	✓	✓
Volume	✓	✓	✓	✓
Display measurement results in different crs	✓	✓	✓	✓
Copy measurement to clipboard		✓	✓	✓
Copy measurement to vector data		✓

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Extract vector data
Extract and attribute points, lines and areas		✓
Workflow for feature extraction production		✓

Core Resources

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Supported Formats ³⁾ (Create, Read, Modify, Export)

Vector Resources	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Temporary Annotation Dataset				CRME
Local file based resources	R	CRME	CRME
Spatial databases ⁴⁾	R	RME	RME
Remote resources (WFS)	R	RE	RE	R	R
Remote resources (WKT, WKB)					RE
Remote resources (Orbit EOS)	R	RME	CRME
Remote resources (Orbit Publisher)				R	R

Image and Raster resources	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Local file based resources	R	CRE	CRE
Remote resources (WMS,WMTS)	R	R	R	R	R
Remote resources (TMS)	R	R	R
Remote resources (Apple Maps)
Remote resources (Orbit EOS)	R	R	R
Remote resources (Orbit Publisher)				R	R

LiDAR resources	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Local file based resources		RE	RE
Local Orbit Point Cloud files	R	RE	RE
Remote resources (Orbit Publisher)	R	R	R	R	R

Resource Management
Composite resources	✓	✓	✓
Dataset Lists	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Workspaces	✓	✓	✓

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Resource Legend & Presentation
Create Dataset Legend	✓	✓	✓
Styling & Symbology	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Classification	✓	✓	✓
Labels	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pie charts	✓	✓	✓
Textures, Hatching, Gradients	✓	✓	✓

Core Viewing & Tools

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Viewing
Map 2D	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Map 2D embedded into 3rd party applications				✓	✓
Map 3D - Perspective		✓
Map 3D - Isometric		✓
Map 3D - Stereo		✓
Print Layout View	✓	✓	✓
Slice - Vertical		✓
Slice - Horizontal		✓
Slice - Free		✓
Clip Map 3D by Box		✓
Clip Map 3D by Slice		✓

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Map 2D & 3D Tools
2D Measurements	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
2D Annotation and Redlining	✓	✓	✓
2D Constructions		✓	✓
2D Create new objects		✓	✓	✓	✓
2D Object editing		✓	✓
2D Advanced object editing		✓	✓
3D Measurements		✓
3D Create new objects		✓

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Additional Tools
Search Object attribute values	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Query Object attribute values		✓	✓
Search using 3rd party geocoding services				✓	✓
Convert & Optimize Vector resources		✓	✓
Convert & Optimize Image & Raster resources		✓	✓
Convert & Optimize Point cloud resources		✓	✓
Georeference Vector resources		✓	✓
Georeference Image resources		✓	✓
Create Vector Buffer		✓	✓
Merge Vector or Image resources		✓	✓
Split Vector resources		✓	✓

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Attribute Objects
Attribute new objects		✓	✓	✓
Attribute editing		✓	✓
View selected Object attribute values	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
View dataset Object attributes values	✓	✓	✓
Link files to feature via attribute component		✓	✓
Open linked files via attribute component	✓	✓	✓	✓

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Supported CS and CRS
Geocentric CRS	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Geographic CRS	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Projected CRS (Metric, Intl Feet, US Survey Feet)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Invert CS Axis order	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Custom projected CRS	✓	✓	✓
Grid correction	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ellipsoid height	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Orthometric height	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Local height	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
ESPG codes	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
CRS transformations	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Datum transformations	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
On the fly re-projection of data	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Server Features

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Extendable to Client/Server
Requires Connection to Orbit EOS Server	✓
Requires Connection to Orbit Publisher		✓	✓
Requires Connection to Orbit Publisher or other ⁵⁾
Login restricted access, roles and data permissions	✓	✓	✓
Central management Application & License	✓	✓	✓
Central management Resources	✓	✓	✓
Central management Workspaces	✓	✓	✓
Central management Users & Usergroups	✓	✓	✓
Real-time monitoring of use		✓	✓

Licensing

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Concurrent Use	✓	✓		✓
Concurrent Connections			✓
Cores			✓

Alphabetic Listing of Orbit Components & Orbit Extensions

Explorer

Feature Extraction

Publisher

Web

API Plugin

Asset Inventory
Backdrops
Blur & Erase
Blur Registration
Catalog
Clash Detection
Consolidation
Contour Lines
Convert Data		✓	✓
Dataset Properties	✓	✓	✓
Delivery
Feature Extraction (Procedure)
Feature Extraction (Copy measurement to Feature)
Floorplan Builder
Ghost Cleaning
Georeference Data		✓	✓
Ground Control Points
Map 2D	✓	✓	✓
Map 2D WebClient				✓	✓
Map 3D
Map Layout	✓	✓	✓
Measurements 2D	✓	✓	✓
Measurements 3D
Measurements 3D - Automated completion
Measurements 3D - Oblique	✓	✓	✓
Mobile Mapping	✓	✓	✓
Mobile Mapping WebClient				✓	✓
Mobile Mapping iOS
Movie Maker		✓
Object Inspector	✓	✓	✓
Oblique	✓	✓	✓
Oblique WebClient				✓	✓
Optimize Data		✓	✓
Parallel Extraction
Post Capture Alignment
Profiles & Cross Sections
Report a problem				✓	✓
Resource Library	✓	✓	✓
Slice View	✓	✓	✓
Spatial Join		✓	✓
Task Manager
Tools 2D Editing		✓	✓
Tools 2D Constructions		✓	✓
Tools 2D Annotations	✓	✓	✓
Tools 3D Point Cloud		✓	✓
Tools 3D Clipping		✓	✓
Tools Additional ⁶⁾		✓	✓
Trajectory
Trajectory Graph
Volumetric Analysis

¹⁾

Oblique Mapping, Supported data types : detailed technical overview, Supported Resources for Oblique Imagery.

²⁾

Oblique Mapping, Orbit Oblique Project : oblique resources imported and processed to be used in orbit.

³⁾

Core Resources, Supported Formats : detailed overview, supported_formats.

⁴⁾

Core Resources, Spatial databases : Create spatial database tables is only supported when using Feature Extraction Standard in Client/Server.

⁵⁾

Server Features, Requires Connection to Orbit Publisher or other MM services : Cyclomedia, earthmine.

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Components & Extensions, Tools Additional : convert, optimize, georeference, spatial Join.

Last modified:: 2019/03/25 11:36