Appendix D: Alphabetical Listing of LAS Modules

Alphabetical Listing of LAS Modules (click here for local LAS modules)

4digityr Converts a 2 or 3 digit year to 4 digits

abs Computes the absolute value of the pixels in an image

add2stat Combines some or all classes in a statistics file with those of another

albedo Converts Landsat image pixels into physical radiance values

annotate Inserts annotation into an image at specified locations

arc2las Creates a LAS image and associated files from an Arc Grid coverage

asc2tab Converts an ASCII data file to a labeled table (LT)

autofit Edits a set of tie points from a tie point location (TPL) file by rejecting points with high residuals

bandratio Computes the ratio of one band to the weighted sum of several bands

bayes Performs a Bayesian classification

bdist Calculates BHATTACHARYYA distances between pairs of classes

canal Performs canonical analysis/transformation on a multi-band image

ccttipsp Reads the Ptype Thematic Mapper (TM) scenes that are recorded as quadrants

cib2las Ingest a CIB image into a LAS format image

ckdrive Check the drive to determine if it is mounted and at the BOT (Beginning of Tape)

classmap Creates a color coded image on disk

clust2spec Converts a 6 or 12 band CLUSTER image to a Spectrum format image

cluster Performs an unsupervised classification using a modified isodata type clustering algorithm

cmalias Creates, deletes, or lists aliases

cmcopy Copies disk files

cmdel Deletes directories or cataloged files

cmexist Check for the existance of a file or directory

cmhost Convert a LAS file name to a host file name

cmlas Convert a host file name to a LAS file name

cmlist Lists the disk files

cmmkdir Creates directory

cmrename Renames disk files

cmset Sets default directory

cmshow Shows current working directory

cmstatus Determine if a file or directory exists

combine Combine data from user supplied ASCII/labeled table files

complex Combines two images (real and imaginary) to form a complex output image

compol Combines two images (magnitude and phase) to form a complex output image

composit Generates a composite using up to fifty different images

comsep Separates the real and imaginary components of a complex image

concat Sequentially concatenates and/or overlays a list of input images

conj Computes the pixel-by-pixel complex conjugate of a complex-valued image

constretch Local range modification (LRM) contrast stretch

contable Generates a contingency table from two input images

copy Copies and converts an image

correct Performs alongline systematic corrections on full-sized, nongeometrically corrected MSS data

correlate Performs registration refinement based on grey-level or edge correlation

corrplot Displays correlation residual plots

corrview Creates an image of tie point pairs with tie points marked as a box

covar Computes the mean vector and covariance matrix of a multi-band image

cpygof Copies graphics records from a graphics overlay file (GOF) into another GOF

dcw2tab Writes Digital Chart of the World (DCW) data to a labeled table

ddrcheck Validate the contents of a DDR file against the contents of the image

deband Filter to remove the banding pattern from Landsat TM images

deldltf Deletes an entry from a look-up table

delgof Deletes records or attributes from a graphics overlay file (GOF)

deltab Deletes a labeled table and its subfiles

dementer Reads DEM, DTT, or DTED format tapes into LAS

destripe Generates statistics and corrects for detector miscalibration in Landsat images

deswath Performs onedimensional filtering of an image

diff Performs a comparison between two images

diffddr Compare multiple DDR's

ditto Manipulates magnetic tapes and disk files

ditto_alloc DITTO command ---- Alocate a DITTO device

ditto_bsf DITTO command ---- Back Space Files

ditto_bsr DITTO command ---- Back Space Records

ditto_copy DITTO command ---- Copy from input device to output device

ditto_dealloc DITTO command ---- Deallocate DITTO device(s)

ditto_dump DITTO command ---- Print file contents of a DITTO device

ditto_fsf Forward skip files on a tape device

ditto_fsr Forward space records on a DITTO device

ditto_mapper DITTO -- Mapper Routine

ditto_rewind DITTO command -- Rewind the DITTO input/output device

ditto_scan DITTO command -- Scan file for a string

ditto_status DITTO command -- Display status of DITTO input/output devices

ditto_verify DITTO command -- Verify DITTO devices

ditto_weof DITTO command -- Write EOF marks to the output tape

dittolbl DITTO command ---- Print a tape label for an output device

diverge Calculates standard or transformed divergences between pairs of classes

doq2las Convert a Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle (DOQ) into LAS

dspassoc Displays the contents of associative files

dspddr Prints out the contents of the input DDR file

dspglob Displays current global parameter values

dspgof Displays graphics overlay file (GOF) record information to the terminal, line printer, or user-specified file.

dspgrid Displays grid and transformation information in a grid file

dsplog Print or display a TAE session log

dsprwt Displays the contents of a resampling weight table file

dsptie Displays tie point files to terminal, disk, or printer

edgex EDGEX performs edge extraction on an image by applying a gradient operator which accentuates regions of rapid change and then applys a thresholding, resulting in an edged image

edipsin Creates a LAS image from an EROS Digital Image Processing System (EDIPS) tape

edipsout Creates an output tape in EDIPS 0.0 format from an input LAS image

editcorr Automatically edits a set of tie points

editddr Edits the contents of the input DDR file

editgrid Edits the contents of a grid file

editstat Edits and/or lists a statistics file

edittie Edits a tie point selection file, tie point location file, or a merged tie point file

expyramid Upsamples an element of a Gaussian Pyramid to the next higher level

factor Performs linear transformations on images

fileutil Write a file to the terminal, line printer, and/or output file

film Formats images on disk for later generation of film products

filter Performs a lowpass, highpass, or median filter

fixlin Replaces blocks of bad image data

flag Flags regions whose areas fall below specified thresholds.

flip Rotates an image 90, 180, or 270 degrees, or flips or mirrors it

fstfmtin Utility to read EOSAT Fast Format tape(s)

fstfmtlbl Initialize tape label generation and call FSTFMTOUT

fstfmtout Utility to write EOSAT Fast Format B tapes

gaustran Applies a Gaussian transfer function to an image

geom Geometric rectification program

geotiffin Convert a geoTIFF file to a LAS image

getdate Find the current date and time and return it to the calling procedure

getdrive Get and open a tape drive

getelev Gets the elevation of a tie point from a DEM image file

gethost Get the host name

getlib Find the TAE library where a program resides

getparm Retrieves a TAE parameter from a project parameter file

getsymbl Return the value of a VMS symbol, VMS logical, or UNIX environment variable

gof2stat Converts a GOF polygon file to a stats file

gof2tab Converts a graphics overlay file (GOF) to a labeled table (LT)

gpyramid Creates an element (image) of a Gaussian Pyramid

gridconv Convolves two geometric mapping grids into a single grid

gridform Generates a geometric mapping grid from other mapping grid formats

gridgen Generates a geometric mapping grid from transformation coefficients

grndspot Outputs the grey-level values of specified image pixels

hindu Unsupervised classification based upon an image's multidimensional histogram

his Translates RGB inputs into HIS outputs or vice versa

histeq Performs histogram equalization to correct images with regular striping

hrptcal Calibrates HRPT data from NOAA 6 through 14

imgcmp Compares two images, pixel by pixel, to determine if they are identical

imgcorner Determines the actual corner points of image data which is surrounded by fill

inpeddr Updates the DDR for a LAS image ingested from an Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) Fast Format tape

insert Places polygonal areas of image data from one image into another image

intersect Overlays input images to generate gray level permutation codes

ipmath Performs mathematical and statistical functions on an image(s)

isoclass Performs an unsupervised classification using an Isodata algorithm

jscgrid Creates a geometric mapping grid file for systematically corrected MSS scenes

jscin Reads Johnson Space Center (JSC) formatted tapes

jscproc Reads MSS 4/5 data in the JSC format and geometrically rectifies it the image

juldate Convert a julian date to a standard format: mm dd yy

karlov Performs a KarhunenLoeve transformation on a multi-band image

kmeans Performs a clustering classification on an input image

las2arc Creates an Arc Grid coverage from a LAS image

las2geotiff Convert a LAS file to GeoTIFF

las2ndf Convert LAS image(s) to NLAPS Data Format (NDF) files

las2tiff Convert a LAS file to TIFF

lasawk Search the contents of a file for a specified text string

lasgbls Global TAE parameters for LAS system

laslogoff This proc is invoked by SLOGOFF procedure

laslogon This proc is envoked by SLOGON procedure

linerepr Replaces cyclic missing lines of data by averaging

list Generates a printer or terminal listing of pixel values of an image

lnfill Corrects blocks of lines of data by averaging and neighboring

logical Performs logical comparisons on input images

lowcal Performs selected local slidingwindow operations on an image

ls2pc Converts line/sample coordinates to projection coordinates

lstdltf Prints a list of all entries in a DLTF

lt Display the LT overview

ltwg2in Reads Landsat LTWG full-scene formatted tapes and creates a LAS image

ltwgin Application to read EOSAT LTWG full-scene formatted tapes

magnify Performs fractional zooming along horizontal and/or vertical image axes

makeimg Creates a LAS image from a user-defined ASCII or text file

map Performs a piecewise linear transformation on an input image

mapfile Matches two histograms created by pixcount according to the cumulative percentages

mapper Lists the physical characteristics of tapes, LAS image files, or nonimage disk files

mappts Maps ground control point collection function

mask Applies polygonal masks to an image

maskstat Calculates class statistics of a multispectral image via a classified image mask

math Performs mathematical functions on two images

math2 Performs mathematical functions on an image

matrix Applies a matrix of coefficients to the input image

mindist Performs classification based on minimum distance from class means

minmax Determines the minimum and maximum values in an image

msscolor MSSCOLOR extrapolates from all MSS channels to generate a blue band and a simulated natural color image

mtp2tpl Converts a Merged Tie Point (MTP) file to a Tie Point Location (TPL) file

mtpgrid Creates a grid of tie points at user-specified intervals

mtpzip Combine two Merged Tie Point (MTP) files

multiply Computes the pixelbypixel product of up to ten input images

ndfin Reads TM and MSS images from NLAPS Data Format (NDF) tapes and converts them to LAS a image

ndfout Write LAS image(s) to NLAPS Data Format (NDF) tape(s)

nomfil Performs stepwise nominal filtering using REGLABEL, FLAG

normd Calculate a normalized difference image

nut LAS new user tutorial

overlay Creates an output image from the logical relationship between two input images

perspec Generates a threedimensional image

picshade Creates a shaded terrain image or modify an image for sun illumination

pixcount Generates a histogram or pixel count listing

pixfill Fill a maximum of ten windows in a LAS image with a user specified value

pixsert Insert blocks of pixels into an existing or a constant valued image

pixstat Generates statistics for user-specified pixel values

plenter Reads Landsat MSS scenes from CCTX formatted tapes

polyfit Generates a geometric mapping grid file from tie point pairs

procheck Checks the syntax of procedure PDF files

proclib Lists the library location of each program called by a TAE procedure

projprm Creates a projection definition file

projwind Creates an alias with a window specification from projection coordinates

putparm Places a TAE parameter into a project parameter file

radiom2 Applies radiometric look-up tables (RLTs) to a byte image

randsamp Randomly selects a given percentage of predetermined pixel blocks

randsel Randomly selects pixels from an input image and copies them to an output image reclass Smooths a classified image using a mode filter

register Image registration routine

reglabel Labels each contiguous region in an image

reldrive Release or close a tape drive

relief Corrects ground control points for relief displacement

relief2 Corrects ground control points for relief displacement

reliefx Corrects ground control points for relief displacement errors for Landsat 1, 2, and 3 MSS CCT-X data

remap Changes the map projection of an image

renumber Renumbers specified pixel values

resample Geometric rectification program with optional terrain correction

resize Copy an image iteratively skipping user specified lines and/or samples

rgb2cmyk Translates RGB input into CMYK output

rotate Rotates an image by a specified angle

rotrnscl Defines rotation, translation, and scaling of an image

rtable Generates a resampling weight table file

sartopo Calculates radar viewing angles and range vectors

scatter Creates a scatter plot of the data in two bands on an input image

search Performs unsupervised training site selection

segmrepr Repairs lines or segments in a given image with a constant or by averaging

setapin Sets parameter values for module tapein

setapout Sets parameter values for module tapeout

smooth Smooth image, replacing flagged pixels with neighboring values

speccomb Combines Level I and Level II classification images

specstrt Stratifies a multispectral image based on the strata defined in a classified categorized image

splitname Split a file name into a directory, root name, and extension

spothdf2las Convert SPOT Vegetation HDF file(s) to LAS image(s)

spread Generates buffer zones around target pixels in an image

stat2gof Converts polygon information from a statistics file to a GOF

stat2tab Converts a LAS statistics file to a labeled table (LT)

stats Computes statistics for training sites and classes

stereo Stereo Pair Generator

substr Return a substring of a TAE variable

substri Extract a substring and return the result in a name parameter

syssamp Performs systematic pixel or cluster sampling of an image

tab2asc Converts a labeled table (LT) file to an ASCII data file

tab2gof Converts a labeled table (LT) file to a graphics overlay file (GOF)

tab2ras Converts vector data stored in a labeled table to a raster image

tab2stat Converts a labeled table (LT) file to a statistics file

tab2tie Converts a labeled table (LT) file to a tie point selection file

taetutor Tutor on the Transportable Applications Environment (TAE)

tapein Inputs multiple image files on tape into LAS images

tapelabel Create a label for a tape

tapelbl Initialize tape label generation and call TAPEOUT

tapeout Outputs multiple LAS images onto tape

tasselcp Generates a tasseled cap image from either an MSS or TM image

testgen Generates test images

texture Performs texture analyses on a multi-band image

ticmark Places tic-marks in an image

tie2tab Converts a tie point file to a labeled table (LT)

tiemerge Merges two tie point selection files

tiepts An interactive system for the selection of tie points

topo Generates a slope, aspect, or contour image or calculates beta angles

tpl2mtp Converts a Tie Point Location file to a Merged Tie Point file

tpl2tps Removes inactive points from the input reference/search Tie Point Selection (TPS) files and creates new reference/search TPSfiles

tplmap Maps tie point coordinates using a geometric mapping grid

tplscale Scale a Tie Point Location (TPL) file's active search and reference coordinates

tps2ppf Copies Tie Point coordinates to an ASCII project parameter file

trancoord Converts coordinates from one coordinate system to another

translas Converts between disk files and LAS image files

translas5 Converts a LAS 6.0 or newer image into a LAS 5.0 image

trig Performs chosen trigonometric function on one or two imput images

unary Performs several unary operations on an image

unknown Reassigns low probability pixels to unknown class

verify Reports statistics for verification points

verify2 Computes statistics on residuals between tie points

windop Performs systematic pixel or cluster averaging of an image

xcorrect Performs along-line systematic corrections on full-sized, non-geometrically corrected MSS data

xid X-windows image display(UNIX command line only)

xrectify Generates a geometric mapping grid that defines the transformation from the current map projection an image is currently in to another map projection

xutm Creates a geometric mapping grid file from systematically corrected CCT-X MSS

zip Perform mappings on selected classes and selected training sites of an image

zoom Changes the scale of an image by replicating or deleting pixels