Remote Sensing Software

Hexagon/ ERDAS Imagine is an image processing software suite. ERDAS Imagine is primarily used for the analysis and interpretation of remote sensing data such as that acquired by specially-equipped aircraft or by any of a number of satellites, e.g. Landsat and Quickbird. ERDAS has been a constant tool for image processing research at MARC for over 25 years.

ERDAS Imagine while predominantly an image processing software product also provides a suite of GIS tools and plug-ins for connecting to popular databases, such as SQL Server and Oracle, and to other GIS software suites, like ESRI ArcGIS Desktop.

The Mapping Applications and Resource Center supports a Higher Education Academic Kit (HEAK). HEAK support provides for 30 software licenses and a number of student licenses. On-campus, ERDAS Imagine licenses are managed from a Murray State license server. ERDAS Imagine is found only on computers managed by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and MARC.

ERDAS Imagine is installed in two campus computer labs, one computer lab at MARC, and one computer lab within the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES). These are teaching labs and not open to the general student population nor the general public. 

Interested Faculty

Faculty outside the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences interested in the use of ERDAS Imagine for education or research should contact the MARC Coordinator of GIS for details on downloading, installing, and licensing ERDAS Imagine.

Interested Students

Students are eligible for a one-year student license of ERDAS Imagine. Interested students can ask their instructor, or they can send an email to msu.mapping@murraystate.edu to request an ERDAS License Authorization Code (LAC) and instructions for accessing the software. The number of licenses is limited, with students enrolled in current remote sensing courses given priority. Remaining licenses are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.