Company: Cardio Logic Inc
Industry: Remote Sensing & Image Processing, Photogrammetry & Aerial Surveying

Operating from a low cost Windows based PC or lap top computer Mojave QB software will input a raw satellite image and then apply high speed processing algorithms to both the image and rigorous sensor metrics provided by DigitalGlobe.The output is a precisely rectified and geo-referenced array of digital pixels that forms a corrected image for viewing, mosaics, or further processing.Each pixel is modified by the software to correct for inherent errors caused by platform stability, pointing angle anomalies or optical distortions.Defined by DigitalGlobe and supplied with the raw image as part of their Rigorous Sensor Model (RSM), the auxiliary data is used by Mojave to generate a Sensor Error Model (SEM) that is then used in the orthorectification process.

"Typically a raw QuickBird image might provide geo-location accuracies of 30 meters, which is exceptionally good, explains Don Gordon, VP of engineering at Cardio Logic."But our Mojave QB software will further improve the accuracy by also applying terrain information from Digital Elevation Models, (DEM) and known ground control point data (GCP) to the orthorectification process." By adding your own ground truth data and the Rigorous Sensor Model information to the image the highest possible level of accuracy can be achieved."It is not uncommon to see sub-pixel geo-location accuracy when two or more ground control points are used as part of the orthorectification process," says Don."Our test and evaluation results indicate that Mojave QB offers a significant improvement over raw imagery for geo-referencing purposes and greatly enhances the rapid creation of mosaics."

Mojave QB and other software is available for purchase and free evaluation licenses may be downloaded from Cardio's web at www.cardiofx.com For technical or application information Don Gordon may be reached at dgordon@cardiofx.com or by phone at 650 622 9078.

About Cardio Logic
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Cardio Logic is located at 1200 Industrial Road, San Carlos, California.Cardio Logic is both a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for ENVI software and a software partner with DigitalGlobe.For more information about Cardio Logic and additional image processing software products and services please visit http://www.cardiofx.com

About DigitalGlobe and QuickBird
DigitalGlobe is an imagery and information company located in Longmont, Colorado.The launch of their QuickBird satellite in October of 2001 has provided some of the world's highest resolution imagery of the earth in both the panchromatic and multispectral bands .For more about DigitalGlobe and QuickBird visit their web site at http://www.digitalglobe.com.

About RSI and ENVI
Research Systems Inc.( RSI ) located in Bolder, Colorado is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company and is the provider of ENVI the popular software suite for image processing and visualization.Mojave was developed as a plug-in to ENVI and takes advantage of ENVI's powerful IDL software tools.For more information or to contact RSI please visit their web at http://www.rsinc.com