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Example 1 - Performing a segmentation

This example shows how to perform a simple segmentation and teaches some basic concepts about the user interface.

Step-by-step

  • Start InterIMAGE. Click on FileNew Project and fill the fields according to the following:

New Project dialog

  • Check the Default Image checkbox and click the Add button. Click OK.
  • Try the visualization tools: Pan, Zoom etc.

Visualization tools

  • Select the image layer and click the Composition button. Try different compositions.

Image layerColor Composition dialog

  • Right-click the Scene node and click on Insert ChildNode. Select the inserted node and set its Class to Segmentation and its Color to blue. This will be our semantic net for this project.

Inserting a nodeSemantic Net

  • Associate a segmentation top-down operator to the Segmentation node. We will use the TA_Baatz_Segmenter operator in this example. Set the operator parameters according to the following:

Selecting a top-down operatorSetting its parameters

  • Click on FileSave Project. Click the Execute button. After the execution you should see something like this:

Analysis ready

  • Select the result layer and try different border and opacity settings.

Result layer

  • Now, you may want to try different values for the segmentation operator parameters. Just make the changes and re-execute the interpretation. You can also try another operators, our Operators Documentation can be helpful.

Exporting a shapefile

  • Select the result layer and click the Export button.

Export result layer

  • In the dialog that comes up click the Class button and select the Segmentation class. Click OK.

Export Shapefile dialog

  • Click OK and select a name for your shapefile. Click OK again.

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