IDRISI Taiga is an integrated GIS and Image Processing software solution providing over 250 modules for the analysis and display of digital spatial information. IDRISI offers the most extensive set of GIS and Image Processing tools in the industry in a single, affordable package. It includes the following functionality:

·       GIS Analysis: the most extensive tool set for raster GIS analysis including standard and advanced spatial statistics and modeling, interpolation and hydrological modeling routines, and comprehensive distance and context operators.

·      Decision Support: cutting-edge tools for multi-criteria and multi-objective decision making and land suitability analysis and evaluation.

·      Earth Trend Modeling: a modeling application to analyze trends and anomalies in image time series with particular relevance for climate change and ecosystem dynamics.

·      Land Change Modeling: a modeling application with tools to quickly assess land change, predict future scenarios and assess the impacts of these predictions on biodiversity.

·      Image Processing: a complete suite of tools for the restoration, transformation, and classification of multispectral and hyperspectral remotely sensed imagery including both hard and soft classifier support.

·      Segmentation Classification: image segmentation analysis and classification.

·      Machine Learning Classification: an extensive tool set including neural network classifiers (multi-layer perceptron, SOM, and fuzzy ARTMAP) and Classification Tree Analysis.

·      Extensive Conversion Tools: import or export with many of the most popular software and government formats.

·      COM Compliant: develop your own scripting from such programming environments as Visual Basic or Python to manipulate IDRISI.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

IDRISI Taiga is a 32-bit, object-oriented system designed for professional-level use on platforms employing the Microsoft Windows operating environment.

·         Intel Pentium IV or higher

·         Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7

·         If utilizing a server, Windows Server 2003 and above

·         Minimum display of 1024 x 768 with 64,000 colors

·         1 GB RAM or greater

·         1.3 GB hard disk space for installation

·         CD-ROM for installation

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http://www.clarklabs.org/products/upgrades.cfm