Spatial Information Solutions, Inc. (SIS) has released version 3 of Accuracy Analyst, the flagship product in Map Accuracy Tools. In releasing Accuracy Analyst 3.0 (AA 3.0), SIS President, Dr. Charles O’Hara, said “We listened to our customers, added the capabilities they requested, and delivered a product that meets their needs.”
SIS is also releasing Topo Analyst 1.0 (TA 1.0), the second product in Map Accuracy Tools. In developing and releasing Topo Analyst, O’Hara said, “Our customers and industry leaders kept telling us, we really like Accuracy Analyst and wish you would develop the same capabilities for analyzing and verifying terrain data, especially LiDAR data sets. Our customers and the industry asked, and SIS is delivering.”
With AA 3.0, orthophoto verification and review are now cost-effective, consistent, and automated processes that help improve data accuracy and eliminate data flaws. For people who have not yet used Accuracy Analyst, the key message is that this stand-alone program is easy to use and fast. It provides powerful, time-saving, consistent, and integrated capabilities to plan, verify, check, deliver, review, and accept orthophoto data sets. The software’s consistent methods and readily understood capabilities benefit the planner, producer, customer, or end user of orthophotos. Use Accuracy Analyst 3.0 to meet accuracy standards, produce reports that authoritatively document products, verify that data meet specs, and meet needs for accurate, reliable orthophotos. SIS customers have commented, “When we deliver products with Accuracy Analyst, our customers are pleased. We get paid faster!” Some of the enhancement users will receive with AA 3.0:
Topo Analyst 1.0 delivers the same streamlined workflow, ease of use, and readily understood results you expect from SIS software. Topo Analyst lets you test LiDAR point cloud data, DEM data products, and other raster elevation data (such as IFSAR). With Topo Analyst you can make sure you are producing, buying, or using data that meet your specifications and mapping needs. Topo Analyst gives producers, customers, and users the ability to verify accuracy and quality with benefits including the following:
