Viewer of satellite imagery

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This program is intended for viewing satellite images from a server digitalglobe.com, the representative in Russia which is «Sovzond» company www.sovzond.ru, combined with the cartographical data displayed on a raster of system Panorama. Viewing is carried out by means of http connections, loading of data into memory and their further visualization on a map.

The program is a library GlobLoad.dll,  calling to which is carried out under control of system «Panorama 11», through the menu Tools/Run applications.

The operating procedure at loading the information on a raster:

1. To start the program, in the appeared dialog to set the identifier of the user, given to you for connection with a server. (You can receive it, having contacted representatives of the corresponding companies on a site www.sovzond.ru or www.digitalglobe.com) To press the Connect button.

2. To set as an output data in a field «Output raster» a name of a raster.  

3. To choose area of loading images, having pressed the button «Choose area of loading»  

4. Specify the desired resolution (number of meters of terrain at a point (pixel)).

The higher the resolution, the less detailed image loaded. For more detailed information about the loading area please click on the List of images buttons. The whole area will be divided into equal rectangles, for which information can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate column of a tree in the left side of the form. On the right side of the form a list of images available on this area will be displayed. To download the selected images please click on the Install button.

5. Click "Execute" button to start process of loading the information in a raster.

During loading the information is provided on total of images, their volume, on images already loaded into a raster. After uploading the images the procedure of transforming rasters is started.

At break of connection with the Internet the program automatically reconnect to the server.