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Raster Algebra

The Raster Algebra Utility allows you to calculate new rasters by combining a number of source bands. These bands are combined using a user-specified formula.

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ORA Files

Expressions can be saved as ORA (Orbit Raster Algebra) files.

These files contain the following information :

When you open an ORA file, the datasets involved will be automatically opened in Orbit GIS.

Set-up a Project

To setup a project, you must first open some image datasets in Orbit GIS. Those (and only those) datasets will be made selectable in the image calculator.

Writing a formula

Processing the formula

Save Project