Harris Geospatial

L3Harris Geospatial develops products for the visualization, analysis, and management of geospatial imagery and scientific data. The company develops products such as IDL, ENVI, and Jagwire which are used in a variety of industries including defense and intelligence, environmental, engineering, aerospace, medical imaging, and federal and civil governments worldwide.

Harris Geospatial Solutions
IndustryGeospatial | Remote Sensing company
Founded1977
HeadquartersBroomfield, Colorado, United States
Websitewww.l3harrisgeospatial.com

History

The company's origin can be traced back to 1977 when David Stern was working at the University of Colorado on the Mariner Mars space probes. Stern developed a programming language called Mariner Mars Spectral Editor, which later evolved to IDL, Interactive Data Language, in order to supplement FORTRAN, specifically for data analysis and visualization. As his vision developed, Stern left the university and started working in his attic to improve the programming language. He incorporated Research Systems Inc. (RSI) and released IDL as a proprietary programming language for visualizing data. NASA Goddard Space Center and Ball Aerospace were among the company's early customers.[1]

In 1994, the software package ENVI was released. Written in IDL, ENVI is the industry standard for image processing and analysis allowing GIS professionals, remote sensing scientists, and image analysts to extract timely, reliable, and accurate information from geospatial imagery.[2] RSI was acquired by Eastman Kodak as a wholly owned subsidiary in 2000. Four years later, RSI along with the Remote Sensing Systems division of Eastman Kodak, were sold to ITT Corporation and were renamed ITT Visual Information Solutions.

In 2011, ITT Corporation was divided into three standalone companies, and ITT Visual Information Solutions became part of Exelis Inc. along with ITT Defense and Information Solutions. ITT Visual Information Solutions was renamed again to the current Exelis Visual Information Solutions. Exelis Visual Information Solutions was purchased by Harris Corporation in 2015, becoming a subsidiary known as Harris Geospatial Solutions, Inc.[3] In 2019, Harris Corporation merged with L3 Technologies, Inc. and became L3Harris Technologies, Inc.[4]

Products

IDL
Main article: IDL (programming language)

IDL (Interactive Data Language) is a scientific programming language used to transform numbers into dynamic visual representations to interpret data, expedite discoveries, and deliver powerful applications to market. It is used in particular areas of science, such as astronomy, meteorology, and medical imaging.

ENVI

ENVI is an off-the-shelf software program used to visualize, process and analyze geospatial imagery, commonly used by scientists, researchers, image analysts, and remote sensing professionals around the world. ENVI solutions combine the latest spectral image processing and image analysis technology with an intuitive, user-friendly interface to help get meaningful information from imagery (whether it is panchromatic, LiDAR, SAR, multispectral or hyperspectral imagery).[5] ENVI's algorithms have been scientifically proven, are easy to use, and tightly integrated with the ArcGIS platform from Esri.[6] ENVI can be customized using IDL to meet specific project requirements and has intuitive tools and workflows to perform deep learning tasks.[7]

Jagwire

Jagwire is an out-of-a-box, end-to-end data ingest, management, image exploitation, and information dissemination tool.[8] Jagwire delivers real-time search and discovery capabilities, automated geospatial data federation, and state-of-the-art Full Motion Video (FMV) processing.[9] Jagwire has a proven track-record that dates to 2004 when early versions provided combat support for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jagwire continues to be instrumental in military missions and worldwide humanitarian and relief operations during and in the aftermath of fires, hurricanes, and floods.

References
  1. "Exelis VIS History". Exelis VIS. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  2. "Image Analysis with ENVI". Geographic Mapping Technologies, Corp. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  3. "Harris Corporation Completes Acquisition of Exelis". www.businesswire.com. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. "L3Harris Technologies Merger Successfully Completed; Board of Directors, Leadership and Organization Structure Announced". L3Harris Technologies. June 20, 2019.
  5. "Remote Sensing Sofware - ENVI". emi-infotech.com.
  6. "Harris Corporation | ENVI". www.esri.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  7. "Customizing ENVI with IDL". L3Harris Geospatial. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  8. "Exelis Jagwire™ Version 1.2 Delivers More Rapid Access to Geospatial Intelligence". www.businesswire.com. 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  9. "Exelis Jagwire™ to Support Real-time Full Motion Video Analysis". GIS Resources. April 15, 2014.
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