Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers, also abbreviated to Isis, is a specialized software package developed by the
USGS
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to
process images and spectra collected by current and past
NASA
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planetary missions sent to Earth's Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and other solar system bodies.
History
The history of ISIS began in 1971 at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Isis was developed in 1989, primarily to support the
Galileo NIMS instrument.
[MODERNIZATION OF THE INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR IMAGERS]
Anderson, J.A., Sides, S.C., Soltesz, D.L., Sucharski, T.L, and Becker, K.J., U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ, Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV (2004)
It contains standard image processing capabilities (such as image algebra, filters, statistics) for both 2D images and 3D data cubes, as well as mission-specific data processing capabilities and cartographic rendering functions.
USGS Isis Homepage
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Raster data format name
Family of related formats that are used by the USGS Planetary Cartography group to store and distribute planetary imagery data.
Planetary Data System
USGS Astrogeology Isis cube (Version 2)
USGS Astrogeology ISIS Cube (Version 3)
See also
* Ames Stereo Pipeline
References
External links
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Image processing software
Works about astronomy
Science software
Public-domain software
United States Geological Survey
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