Introduction to ERDAS

 

    Today's lab was an introduction to ERDAS Imagine, which is software used for satellite imagery. In this lab, I used ERDAS to determine pixel size, percent area coverage of soil types, calculating percent area of soils that have the highest potential for erosion, and the difference in vegetation. I found ERDAS pretty difficult to use; the labeling of different buttons and functions was poor and I had to restart some steps a few times. Otherwise, it was interesting to see how different softwares can analyze satellite images, and how it can be useful in ArcGIS. 

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