<html><head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html"><title>TerraLook Home</title> <style type="text/css"> body { font-size: 75%; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; color: #444; margin: 20px 20 30px; } td { font-size: 75%; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-weight: bold; } td.sbar { font-size: 65%; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-weight: bold; } a { text-decoration:none; font-weight: bold; } a.sbar:link { text-decoration:none; } a.sbar:hover { text-decoration:underline; color:blue; } a.sbar:visited { color: red; text-decoration:none; } a.sbar:active { color:white; background:blue; } </style> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var mainstr = "<p style='margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em; background-color:#81C787'><b style='font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;'>&nbsp;TerraLook Background</b></p>" + "TerraLook is a collaborative project that provides access to satellite images for users that lack prior experience with remote sensing or Geographic Information System (GIS) technology.<br><br>" + "Formerly known as the Protected Area Archive, TerraLook combines collections of georeferenced JPEG images with a set of simple visualization and analysis tools. This allows users to explore the data and employ it for useful purposes in a variety of disciplines including conservation, development planning, education, urban studies, disaster planning and response, and others. It may be of particular use in developing countries that may have less capacity to purchase or work with remote sensing data." + "<br><br>More information on TerraLook is available at the following sites:<br>" + "<p style='margin-left:2em;'>The <a href='http://terralook.cr.usgs.gov'>USGS EROS TerraLook site</a> explains where collections come from and how a user can specify one.</p>" + "<p style='margin-left:2em;'>The <a href='http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/terralook'>NASA JPL TerraLook site</a> provides background and contains a large archive or pre-existing collections available for download.</p><br>" + "<p style='margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em; background-color:#81C787'><b style='font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;'>&nbsp;TerraLook Desktop Software</b></p>" + "This website is the home of the TerraLook desktop software. This software is a simple and intuitive image processing and GIS desktop application that runs on Windows. Based on an existing package called <a href='http://openev.sourceforge.net'>OpenEV</a>, it is convenient for finding the images of interest in a collection, and then doing useful things with them (see the <a href='javascript:loadMain(festr)'>Features</a> page). Version 1.0 was released in March, 2007 and Version 1.1 in March, 2008.<br>" + "<p style='margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0em;'><b style='font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;'><a href='javascript:loadMain(dlstr);'>Download TerraLook</a></b></p><br><br>" + "<p style='margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em; background-color:#81C787'><b style='font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;'>&nbsp;TerraLook Collections</b></p>" + "TerraLook Collections for use in the desktop software can be selected and ordered at no cost to the user. TerraLook collections can be built with images for circa 1975, 1990, 2000 and the present from Landsat MSS, Landsat TM, Landsat ETM+ and ASTER satellite sensors respectively. A quick scan through the 'How to Order' guide at the USGS website can be useful for first-time users. <a href='http://terralook.cr.usgs.gov'>Order from USGS website</a><br><br><br>"; var festr = "<p style='margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em; background-color:#81C787'><b style='font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;'>&nbsp;Features</b></p>" + "Major capabilities include:<br>" + "<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Image find, roam, and zoom" + "<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Image annotation (adding text, arrows, etc,)" + "<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Image enhancement" + "<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;View, edit, and create vector files" + "<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Distance and area measurement" + "<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Image mosaicking" + "<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Multi-lingual support (currently English, Spanish and French)" + "<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Image comparison using 'flicker'" + "<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Multi-band dataset support (many formats)" + "<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Classification" + "<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3-D viewing capability<br>" + "<br>Later releases will update the look and feel of the user interface, simplify existing capabilities as well add as new ones, and support additional languages.<br><br>"; var dlstr = "<p style='margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em; background-color:#81C787'><b style='font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;'>&nbsp;Downloads</b></p>" + "TerraLook is designed to run on Windows systems, and has been tested on Windows XP and Windows 2000 (not tested on Vista). A 300 Mhz Pentium or faster system is recommended with at least 512MB of memory, though it will run on slower systems (just...slower)." + "To install, run the installation executable file (see below) and follow the instructions." + "The program can be uninstalled using Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs.<br><br>" + "<b>Version 1.1</b><br>Currently, English, Spanish and French language interfaces are provided (though the French version lacks translated Help documentation). Version 1.1 requires you to download a single installer (supports all languages):<br><br>" + "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='http://downloads.sourceforge.net/terralook/TerraLook1.1.exe'>TerraLook1.1.exe</a> (23MB)<br><br>" + "Download the .exe, then double-click on the downloaded file which will automatically take you through the installation process. This release will be installed to C:\\TerraLook1.1 on all systems.<br><br>" + "<b>Earlier Versions:</b><p></p>" + "<b>Version 1.0:</b><br>There are two installers for Version 1.0, depending on the language of your Windows system:<br><br>" + "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='http://downloads.sourceforge.net/terralook/TerraLook_v1.0_03Mar2007_en.exe'>TerraLook_v1.0_03Mar2007_en.exe</a> (English, 25MB)<br><br>" + "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='http://downloads.sourceforge.net/terralook/TerraLook_v1.0_03Mar2007_es.exe'>TerraLook_v1.0_03Mar2007_es.exe</a> (Español, 25 MB)<br><br>" + "If your system has a directory for new programs called C:/Program Files, use the English (_en) installer. If your system has a directory for new programs called C:/Archivos de Programa, use the Español (_es) installer. (This assumes that C:/ is your system drive.)<br><br>" + "You MUST use the appropriate installer for your type of Windows system or the installation for version1.0 will fail. " + "As an additional complication, note that some Windows systems for Spanish speakers may use a program directory called C:/Program Files, not C:/Archivos de Programa. In that case, the _en installer must be used. If you want to use v1.0, any previous installation MUST be uninstalled first. <br><br>" + "<b>Note that, regardless of which version you download, after installation you can switch between English or Spanish menus using the Edit/Language menu item.</b><br><br>" + "Readme files and full Help documentation is available for English and Spanish:<br><br>" + "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='readme_en.txt'>Readme (English)</a> <br><br>" + "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='readme_es.txt'>Readme (Español)</a> <br><br>" var icstr = "<p style='margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em; background-color:#81C787'><b style='font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;'>&nbsp;Image Collections</b></p>" + "Image Collections include recent high-resolution ASTER images, plus Landsat images from several historical periods going back to the early '70s. Such historical data supports change analysis." + "<br><br>Users can create their own custom collections of images by visiting the <a href='http://terralook.cr.usgs.gov'>USGS TerraLook website.</a> Using the USGS Glovis tool, images can be selected to build a collection. Users are notified when the collection is available for download." + "<br><br>Many standard collections have been archived and are available for download from the <a href='http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/terralook'>ASTER TerraLook website</a>. Typically, these consist of country collections, containing full-country coverage with the historical Landsat images from 1975, 1990, and 2000, plus ASTER coverage of the Protected Areas of the country."; var ackstr = "<p style='margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em; background-color:#81C787'><b style='font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;'>&nbsp;Acknowledgements</b></p>" + "The technical work on desktop software was performed by <a href='mailto:terralook@users.sourceforge.net'>Sujoy Chaudhuri</a> of eCOLLAGE. <br><br>Coordination was provided by <a href='mailto:terralook@users.sourceforge.net'>Gary Geller</a> (NASA/JPL).<br><br>Funding for Version 1.0 was provided by the IABIN Connectivity Project, which is sponsored by the World Bank Development Grant Facility. Version 1.1 was supported using prize money from the 2007 St. Andrews Prize for the Environment, for which TerraLook was one of three finalists. Alvaro Espinel, Claudia Baquero and Ana Maria Pacheco of the Organization of American States translated the Spanish version of the Help documentations. Teresa Roderiguez translated the GUI to Spanish. Hélène Draux kindly translated the GUI to French. Alvaro Espinel was particularly generous with encouragement and advice on tool development.<br><br>" + "We also wish to thank the many other people and organizations that have contributed to the development and evolution of TerraLook.<br><br>The desktop software is built on the <a href='http://fwtools.maptools.org/'>FWTools</a> build of <a href='http://openev.sourceforge.net'>OpenEV</a>."; var constr = "<p style='margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em; background-color:#81C787'><b style='font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;'>&nbsp;Contact Us</b></p>" + "We are relying on our users to help improve the TerraLook desktop software. Please send your comments, suggestions, and bug reports<br><br>" + "What did you like? What was confusing? What should be changed? What did not work properly? What caused it to crash? Please tell us!<br><br>" + "<a href='mailto:terralook@users.sourceforge.net'>Send us an email.</a>"; function loadMain(strid) { document.getElementById('maindoc').innerHTML = ''; document.getElementById('maindoc').innerHTML = strid; } //]]> </script></head><body onload="loadMain(mainstr);"> <div> <table width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td width="75%"><a href="http://terralook.sourceforge.net/"><img src="http://terralook.sourceforge.net/terralogo.jpg" title="TerraLook Home" alt="TerraLook Home" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <hr> <div id="sidebar" style="position: absolute; left: 20px;"> <table> <tbody><tr><td><a class="sbar" href="javascript:loadMain(mainstr)">Home</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a class="sbar" href="javascript:loadMain(dlstr)">Downloads</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a class="sbar" href="javascript:loadMain(festr)">Features</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a class="sbar" href="javascript:loadMain(icstr)">Image Collections</a></td></tr> <tr><td><hr></td></tr> <tr><td><a class="sbar" href="javascript:loadMain(constr)">Contact Us</a></td></tr> <tr><td><hr></td></tr> <tr><td><a class="sbar" href="javascript:loadMain(ackstr)">Acknowledgements</a></td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr> <tr><td class="sbar">Funded By:</td></tr> <tr><td><a href="http://www.iabin.net/"><img src="http://terralook.sourceforge.net/iabin_logo.gif" title="IABIN Home" border="0" target="_blank"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="sbar">The St. Andrews Prize</td></tr> <tr><td><a href="http://www.thestandrewsprize.com/"><img src="http://terralook.sourceforge.net/stand_logo.jpg" title="St. Andrew's Prize Home" border="0" target="_blank"></a></td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr><tr><td class="sbar">Development Support:</td></tr> <tr><td><a href="http://www.wpsi-india.org/"><img src="http://terralook.sourceforge.net/wpsi_logo.gif" title="WPSI Home" border="0" target="_blank"></a></td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr> <tr><td class="sbar">Developed At:</td></tr> <tr><td><a href="http://ecollage.net/"><img src="http://terralook.sourceforge.net/eco_logo.gif" title="eCOLLAGE Home" border="0" target="_blank"></a></td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr> <tr><td class="sbar">This site hosted by:</td></tr> <tr><td><a class="sbar" href="http://sourceforge.net/"><img src="http://sflogo.sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=189287&amp;type=3" alt="SourceForge.net Logo" border="0" height="37" width="125" target="_blank"></a></td></tr> <tr><td><a class="sbar" href="http://sourceforge.net/donate/index.php?group_id=189287"><img src="http://images.sourceforge.net/images/project-support.jpg" alt="Support This Project" border="0" height="32" width="88" target="_blank"> </a></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div id="maindoc" style="position: absolute; left: 200px; width: 580px;"><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; background-color: rgb(129, 199, 135);"><b style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;TerraLook Background</b></p>TerraLook is a collaborative project that provides access to satellite images for users that lack prior experience with remote sensing or Geographic Information System (GIS) technology.<br><br>Formerly known as the Protected Area Archive, TerraLook combines collections of georeferenced JPEG images with a set of simple visualization and analysis tools. This allows users to explore the data and employ it for useful purposes in a variety of disciplines including conservation, development planning, education, urban studies, disaster planning and response, and others. It may be of particular use in developing countries that may have less capacity to purchase or work with remote sensing data.<br><br>More information on TerraLook is available at the following sites:<br><p style="margin-left: 2em;">The <a href="http://terralook.cr.usgs.gov/">USGS EROS TerraLook site</a> explains where collections come from and how a user can specify one.</p><p style="margin-left: 2em;">The <a href="http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/terralook">NASA JPL TerraLook site</a> provides background and contains a large archive or pre-existing collections available for download.</p><br><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; background-color: rgb(129, 199, 135);"><b style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;TerraLook Desktop Software</b></p>This website is the home of the TerraLook desktop software. This software is a simple and intuitive image processing and GIS desktop application that runs on Windows. Based on an existing package called <a href="http://openev.sourceforge.net/">OpenEV</a>, it is convenient for finding the images of interest in a collection, and then doing useful things with them (see the <a href="javascript:loadMain(festr)">Features</a> page). Version 1.0 was released in March, 2007 and Version 1.1 in March, 2008.<br> <p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0em;"> <b style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><a href="javascript:loadMain(dlstr);">Download TerraLook</a></b></p> <br><br> <p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; background-color: rgb(129, 199, 135);"> <b style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;TerraLook Collections</b></p>TerraLook Collections for use in the desktop software can be selected and ordered at no cost to the user. TerraLook collections can be built with images for circa 1975, 1990, 2000 and the present from Landsat MSS, Landsat TM, Landsat ETM+ and ASTER satellite sensors respectively. A quick scan through the 'How to Order' guide at the USGS website can be useful for first-time users. <a href="http://terralook.cr.usgs.gov/">Order from USGS website</a><br><br><br></div> </body></html>