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User Manuals

Reviews

Project Summary Sheets

Press Releases

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White Papers

Feature Analyst Extension General Overview

Using Feature Analyst to Perform Object-Specific Change Detection

Accelerated Feature Extraction (AFE) and Change Detection Software for Disaster and Emergency Management

Using Feature Analyst for Land Cover and Land Use Mapping

User Manuals

Feature Analyst 4.2 for ArcGIS (2MB)

Feature Analyst 4.2 for ERDAS Imagine (2MB)

Feature Analyst 4.0 for GeoMedia (2MB)

Reviews

O'Brien, Michael. Feature Extraction with the VLS Feature Analyst System. ASPRS International Conference, 2003.

Redmond, Roland; Winne, J. Chris. Classifying & Mapping Wildlife Severity. University of Montana Wildlife Spatial Analyst Lab.

Vanderzanden, Dave; Morrison, Mike. High Resolution Image Classification: A Forest Service Test of Visual Learning Systems' Feature Analyst. USDA Forest Service. (2MB)

Zimmer, Rj. In Line with GIS: New GIS Mapping Tool for Surveyors. Professional Surveyor Magazine, 2002.

Project Summary Sheets

Project Name: Feature Analyst used to Map Invasive Tamarisk Trees
Organization: Native Communities Development Corporation

Project Name: Feature Analyst Evaluated for use in the Development of Terrain Databases
Organization: xwave Simulation and Training Department

Project Name: Comparison of Pervious and Impervious Feature Classification using Feature Analyst Versus Traditional Extraction Methods
Organization: North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

Project Name: Feature Analyst Urban Encroachment Analysis of Fort Benning, Georgia
Organization: U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC)

Project Name: Accuracy and Time Test Comparisons Between Feature Analyst^® and Traditional Manual Feature Extraction Methods
Organization: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Press Releases

RoadTracker™ Extension Now Available for Feature Analyst^® - May 2, 2008

Free VLS Software Workshops at MAPPS/ASPRS Specialty Conference - October 31, 2006

Feature Analyst 4.1 Available for ERDAS IMAGINE - July 13, 2006

VLS Offers Free Software Training for Armed Forces - May 8, 2006

LIDAR Analyst 4.1 Preview at ASPRS Conference - April 28, 2006

NCDC Uses Feature Analyst for Detailed Land Mapping - April 24, 2006

Feature Analyst 4.1 to be Showcased at ASPRS - April 19, 2006

VLS Releases Feature Analyst 4.0 for ArcGIS - November 14, 2005

VLS and Feature Analyst Profiled on CNBC - September 1, 2005 (click here for more information and to view the video segment)

NGA Selects Feature Analyst for Baseline Production - August 23, 2005

VLS' Feature Analyst Helps CAE to Create World Class Simulation Systems - August 15, 2005

Forest Service Procures Feature Analyst Site License - August 2, 2005

Best of Feature Analyst (BOFA) 2004 Awarded to NCDC - May 10, 2005

US Army Utilizes Feature Analyst Technology to Study Urban Sprawl - February 4, 2005

VLS Announces Feature Analyst State and Local Government Grant Program - May 13, 2004

Best of Feature Analyst 2003 Awarded to The Nature Conservancy - March 23, 2004

US Border Patrol uses Feature Analyst to Support Homeland Security - April 22, 2003

Ducks Unlimited Flock to Feature Analyst - March 12, 2003

Feature Analyst Provides Real-World and Classroom Solutions for SDSU - November 5, 2002

VLS Awarded 2002 ESRI Business Partner Most Innovative Solution - April 9, 2002

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