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TNTmips®

The complete geospatial software solution

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TNTmips is a complete Geographic Information System thatlets you work with virtually any type of geospatial dataincluding imagery, terrain surfaces, and map data withassociated tabular attributes. It provides all the tools youneed to view, create, edit, georeference, interpret, andpublish any type of geospatial data. TNTmips providesprofessional geospatial tools in a single package at anaffordable price without costly add-ons.

TNTmips is used in government, industry, and academicinstitutions in more than 120 nations. It is available forWindows and Macintosh computers in more than 20languages.

With TNTmips you can work with geospatial data consistingof raster, vector, CAD, and TIN objects with theirassociated relational databases. All of these forms ofgeodata can be stored in MicroImages’ unique Project Filestructure. You can also work directly with geodata indozens of other file formats, such as shapefiles and LASLIDAR files, as well as spatial and attribute data inenterprise databases such as MySQL, Postgres/PostGIS, andOracle.

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Dynamic Visualization

View location-specific attribute information formultiple layers in pop-in DataTips.

Overlay your geodata on public web imageryand base maps from Bing Maps and MapQuest.

The powerful and flexible display capabilities in TNTmips give youa multitude of ways to explore and visualize your geospatial data.You can overlay any number and type of geospatial data layersincluding web layers (web tilesets, WMS, and ArcIMS) along withpublic web imagery and base maps from Bing Maps and MapQuest.You can include image and map layers in a wide variety of nativefile formats, such as JP2, GeoTIFF, shapefile, geodatabase, andDGN, without importing. Geodata layers with different coordinatereference systems are automatically reprojected to register withthe target reference system.

Add terrain data to a view to create oblique perspectiverenderings and stereoscopic 3D views of any imagery and mapdata using your 3D monitor or analglyph glasses to see the 3Drelationships between map elements. Open multiple viewsgeolocked by scale and/or position to show different combinationsof layers, and set adjustable transparency for any layer.

TNTmips uses image pyramids and a pipeline processingarchitecture for fast display of imagery at any scale. You caneasily enhance image contrast and color and apply on-the-flyfiltering to sharpen or smooth the image rendering.

You can automatically generate display styles for map elementclasses, design individual styles, or create custom styles usingscripts. Map element classes can have visibility set by scale topresent detail appropriate for the current view scale.

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Georeference and Rectify

The Georeference Auto-Register procedureautomatically finds control points for the inputimage (above) using a reference image(below).

Geospatial data that you obtain for your projects may havegeoreference information that is not accurate enough foryour objectives and may contain spatial distortions thatrequire rectification. TNTmips lets you create, import, oredit georeference information quickly and easily for any typeof geospatial data (image or geometric) including externalfiles in many formats. Thousands of predefined coordinatereference systems are supported. The Auto-Registerprocedure in the Georeference process can automaticallygenerate hundreds of control points for an image using a localreference image or an online web tileset. Control points canbe colored by residual value to easily identify poorly-fittingpoints.

Images and geometric objects with different coordinatereference systems can be displayed together in TNTmips oryou can permanently reproject them to a common referencesystem. The image resampling operation can alsoorthorectify images that are provided with RationalPolynomial Coefficients. The Georeference process cancompute a Rational Polynomial model for any image withsufficient 3D control points, which you can add manually orcompute using the Auto-Register procedure.

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GIS and Geospatial Analysis

Use the intuitive, interactive Query Builder to construct compound attribute queries thatcan access data in multiple tables, including attributes that are dynamically calculatedusing computed numeric or computed text fields. Here a compound query highlights (inred) property parcels based on three criteria in two tables: residential properties that areowner-occupied and have assessed values exceeding a specified numeric threshold.

TNTmips provides full support for relational databases containinginformation associated with your map data. Database tables caninclude dynamic fields whose values are the result of numeric orstring expressions so the results update automatically when theunderlying values change.

Your exploration of this rich information starts in the Displayprocess, where you can easily create map feature styles based onthese attributes, including theme maps that categorize featuresbased on designated ranges of numeric values. You can also performsimple or complex database queries easily using the interactiveQuery Builder, which provides menu-based selection of tables,fields, comparison operators, and values. The GeoToolbox,available from any View window, provides multi-purpose drawingtools for measuring, sketching, and annotations. You can also usethe GeoToolbox to create region objects from drawn shapes,selected map polygons, or view extents for subsequent dataprocessing.

EPANET Pipe Network Simulations

Thematic Mapping using numeric attributes

Network Analysis and route allocation

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Map Overlay Logical Operations

Intersect

TNTmips provides versatile Buffer Zone analysis for points, nodes, lines, and polygons in vector, CAD, or shape objects.

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

TNTmips provides a rich suite of processes and tools for extractinginformation from your geospatial data and finding relationshipsbetween different sets of data.

• Generate single or multiple buffer zones for polygons, lines, points,and nodes with automatic style generation.

• Generate polygon grids (rectangle, hexagon, or triangle) with speci-fied orientation to cover an entire geospatial layer or a particularpolygon or region.

• Fit polygons to the distribution of point observations with separatepolygons for points with different attributes.

• Map the density of distributed points.• Use Network Analysis to find optimal routes and define service/

distribution areas for facility locations.• Perform EPANET hydraulic and water quality simulations of pipe

networks.• Use polygons in a geometric object to compile statistical properties

from elements in another selected object (points, polygons, orraster cells) and attach these attributes to the polygons.

• Perform logical map overlay operations (intersect, union, exclusiveunion, add, subtract) using pairs of map layers.

• Perform Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis using different spatially-varying conditions defined by any number of spatial layers to iden-tify areas of differing cost/benefit.

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Image Processing

Pan-sharpened color

Multispectral Panchromatic

Pan-Sharpening

Contrast Matching

Reference: 2004

Raw Matched2006

Raw Matched2009Decorrelation Stretch of Landsat false-color image to better distinguish different surfacematerials.

TNTmips allows you to display, create, and process images ofany type, including multispectral and hyperspectral opticalimages and radar. The efficient image processing pipelinearchitecture in TNTmips is optimized to handle images up toterabytes in size. You can enhance, combine, rectify,reproject, mosaic, and classify your geospatial images tooptimize information extraction and data presentation.

The Display process provides contrast and color adjustmentsand inline spatial filtering so you can design the best views ofyour grayscale and color images. TNTmips provides a varietyof additional image enhancement operations including spatialand frequency filtering, contrast matching, pan-sharpening ofmultispectral images, trend removal, and decorrelationstretching.

You can mosaic any number of grayscale, multiband, or color images with mixedgeoreference to any map coordinate system with optional contrast adjustment/matchingand flexible options for handling overlap areas.

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The Automatic Classification process in TNTmipsprovides a variety of standard supervised andunsupervised classification methods, includingMaximum Likelihood, K-Means, and ISODATA.

Analyze and classify hyperspectral images usingspectral angle, matched filtering, and linear unmixing.

Image ClassificationImage classification tools are an important component ofimage analysis. Traditional supervised and unsupervisedclassification methods are provided in the AutomaticClassification process in TNTmips, which also providestools for importing or creating training data forsupervised classifiers. The unique Feature Mappingprocess couples your visual interpretive skills withautomated image analysis methods. Using FeatureMapping's interactive tools, you can analyze any numberof bands to identify, mark, and measure feature classes.You guide the classification procedure by designating asample area for a prospective class on a referenceimage, then let Feature Mapping tools find similar imagecells throughout the image or in a contiguous patcharound the sample. The Hyperspectral Analysis processprovides the specialized tools you need to exploit thespectral range and resolution of hyperspectral images,including classification using spectral angle and self-organizing map classifiers and subpixel spectral mappingusing linear unmixing or matched filtering.

The Feature Mapping process in TNTmips lets youvisually identify feature class sample areas to guide anincremental, semi-automated image classification.

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Terrain Analysis

Performing contouring, surface fitting, and triangulationoperations in the Surface Modeling process.

Compute topographic properties such as slope, aspect,curvature, and relief-shading.

Compute viewsheds from one or more point localities.

Use the Watershed Analysis process to determinewatersheds, stream flowpaths, and tributarysubcatchments along with other optional hydrologicand geomorphic properties of the terrain.Watersheds and flowpaths can also be determinedfor individual locations in the terrain (seed points).This process provides fast, efficient processing ofvery large elevation rasters (gigabytes in size).

Terrain surface data can be represented in TNTmips as 3Dpoints, contour lines, Triangulated Irregular Networks(TINs), raster objects, and web terrain tilesets. Elevationrasters and web terrain tilesets can be displayed as terrainlayers with relief shading, color-coded elevations, or acombination of the two. These layers can be used tocreate stereoscopic 3D displays with any imagery and tocreate oblique 3D perspective views.

TNTmips provides varied tools for processing andextracting information from terrain data. You cantransform terrain data via contouring, surface-fitting, andtriangulation operations and extract topographic propertiesincluding slope, aspect, and plan and profile curvature.The Viewshed process identifies terrain areas that arevisible from input points on or above the surface. Use theWatershed Analysis process to compute watersheds, streamdrainage networks pruned to the desired density, andtributary subcatchments along with a variety of hydrologicattributes of the streams and catchments. This processalso can compute other hydrologic and geomorphicattributes of the terrain (such as specific catchment area)and allows you to determine watersheds feeding into andflowpaths descending from specific point locations.

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LIDAR Visualization and Classification

LIDAR point clouds can be displayed as points (styled byclass, elevation, or return type) or as a virtual terrain surfacewith relief shading, color by elevation, or both.

LIDAR virtual terrain displays of a forested areausing all points (above) and using only groundpoints classified in TNTmips (below).

LIDAR point profile(all point classes)from bare-earth virtualterrain display.

LIDAR point clouds containing millions of elevationpoints can be viewed, classified, and analyzed inTNTmips directly in their efficient LAS file format.

Use the LIDAR Manager to link, merge, tile, reproject,or extract from LAS point clouds. You can extract pointsby area and/or by class. Tiled LIDAR files can bedefined as a single, seamless LIDAR dataset for ease ofdisplay and use.

Use the LIDAR Classification process to detect and flagnoise points and to identify points on the ground surfaceusing terrain-following or multiscale curvature methods.Classification operations can be restricted to particularstarting classes and can be applied sequentially.

Many flexible options are provided to display LAS pointclouds, including selection of points by class or returntype and styling of points by class, elevation, returntype, or intensity. You can also view a LIDAR point cloudas a virtual terrain surface with relief shading, color-coded by elevation, or both, with full control of pointclasses used to generate the surface.

The Point Profile tool allows you to view a verticalprofile of the 3D LIDAR points within a rectangular areayou designate in the View window.

View vertical profiles of LIDAR points.

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Map Design and Geomedia PublishingTNTmips includes interactive map design tools toaid you in styling geodata layers and in setting upmap layouts for maps of any type, complexity, andmap scale. You can add map grids, automaticscale bars, legends, annotation text, and indexmaps with fine control over the positioning of eachelement in the layout. Maps can be designed forhardcopy printing or rendered to PDF for easyelectronic distribution on the Web.

You can also assemble any number of map datalayers into an electronic atlas that can bedistributed on a CD or DVD and viewed by anyonein the free TNTatlas software from MicroImages.TNTatlas displays the atlas layout just as it wouldappear in a TNTmips display, with access to mapattribute information through sidebar legends andpop-in DataTips for map elements.

Create electronic atlases in TNTmips to distribute on CD or DVDfor anyone to view using the free TNTatlas program.

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Web-EnabledAny display in TNTmips lets you view your localgeospatial data in combination with public web data.Global basemaps and imagery from Bing Maps andMapQuest can be added to views of your data with justa few mouse clicks. You can also view web tilesets frommicroimages.com and other sources showing local andglobal maps and imagery, as well as any geodata layeravailable from public Web Map Service (WMS) sources.

Using TNTmips you can also prepare and publish yourown data for viewing on the Internet, a privatenetwork, or in 3D in Google Earth on your desktop,tablet, or phone. You can convert your imagery orvector maps of any size, scale, and detail to webtilesets that can be used efficiently on the web. You canthen use the Assemble Geomashup process in TNTmipsto combine these tilesets with the global basemaps andimagery available in popular web mapping platforms(Google Maps, Bing Maps, Open Layers, and GoogleEarth) to produce web pages that present yourgeospatial information to your entire organization or tothe world on any desktop computer, tablet, or phone.

Use TNTmips to convert your imagery and map layers to web tilesets and create geomashups displaying these layers on the Webin Google Maps, Bing Maps, Open Layers, and Google Earth.

View your geodata with web layers such as these fromthe Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.

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Powerful Geodata EditorThe Editor in TNTmips lets you create or edit any type of geospatialdata (vector, CAD, shape, raster, or TIN) including linked data in manyfile and geospatial database formats. You can use any type ofgeospatial data as a visual reference while editing, including Bing Mapsand MapQuest base map and imagery layers and any other public weblayers. The Editor protects the integrity of your geodata by providingunlimited undo/redo, automatic backups, and timed auto-save whileletting you save and restart editing sessions including all referencelayers.

Edit over MapQuest orBing Maps public layers orany other reference data.

• Use context-sensitive graphic editing tools for efficient editing ofgeometric objects.

• Edit multiple layers, snap to and auto-trace elements in the same ordifferent layers, and convert reference layers to editable layers.

• Edit in stereoscopic 3D with tools that follow the terrain.• Open auxiliary 3D perspective views to assist in editing.• Copy, cut, and paste from one geometric or raster object to another.• Smooth lines automatically while tracing.• Spline or simplify lines and apply global filters to remove dangling

lines, bubble polygons, and sliver polygons.• Auto-generate labels from attributes for points, lines, and polygons

with control of label style, size, position, and leader lines.• Set up database prompts to automatically create and attach a new

record for each new element.• Designate an existing record to be attached to each new element.• Specialized tools for setting contour line values and labeling contour

lines and roads.• Create templates from any existing editable object for use in making

new objects with same database structure, styles, and georeference.

Snap to and auto-trace elements.

Reposition line labels that conformto the shape of the line.

Simplify Lines Spline Lines

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Flexible Management of Data and ProcessesThe unique Project File structure used in TNTmips allows you to store oneor more geospatial objects with all of their relational databases andsupporting information (georeference, display styles and settings,metadata) efficiently in a single file structure. Vector, CAD, raster, TIN,and database objects all can be stored together in the same file or inseparate files at your discretion. The data for small to moderately-sizedprojects can be maintained in a single file for ease of storage, transfer,and management. Geospatial and tabular data in many industry-standardfile formats (GeoTIFF, JP2, MrSID, DWG/DXF, shapefile, personal and filegeodatabase, and others) can be viewed and used in TNTmips withoutrequiring conversion, and an even wider array can be used in their nativeformat after an initial linking step.

In TNTmips you can also link to geospatial objects and tabular data hostedin enterprise databases such as Oracle, MySQL, Postgres/PostGIS, and SQLServer, enabling easy sharing of data for projects within an organization.

The Job Processing system in TNTmips is a powerful tool for optimizing theuse of your computer’s capabilities when you are processing large amountsof geospatial data. With jobprocessing you can set up andsave the processingparameters for any number ofoperations. These jobs can beset to run immediately in thebackground or held in a queuefor later release using the JobManager. Multiple jobs can berun simultaneously to takeadvantage of multipleprocessor cores, and you canschedule large jobs to runovernight or over weekends.

The Job Processing System in TNTmips lets you make optimal use of your computerresources and time.

TNTmips display of a color-infraredorthoimage from a 4-band JP2 fileand elevation contours from a FileGeodatabase.

Custom ProcessingTNTmips includes a rich geospatial scripting language thatprovides a wide range of options for custom processing of yourgeodata. Scripting can be used in many contexts. Scripts can beused for simple tasks such as creating dynamic computed fields indatabase tables, defining queries to select map elements basedon a combination of database attributes, or designing customgraphic styles for map features. You can also add custominteractive tools to standard view windows and add custom textand graphics to DataTips. The GeoFormula process provides aneasy-to-use interactive environment for creating scripts thatcombine spatial and attribute information from different spatialobjects. You can even implement novel new processes with theirown dialogs, views, and custom tools, or automate workflowsthrough a chain of processes. Thousands of built-in functions,integrated documentation, and hundreds of sample scripts makeit easy to learn how to use these powerful tools.

Create custom processing scripts with their owndialog windows, such as this one for a script toenhance and classify color-infrared aerial imagesof agricultural fields.

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Free Software SupportMicroImages provides unlimited free technicalsupport to anyone who is using our softwareproducts. You can obtain assistance, reportproblems, and request new features using theContact Support Form that is available from theTNTmips Help menu. You may also contactMicroImages by e-mail, phone, or FAX. No per-call charges are assessed. Experiencedprofessional software support specialists willprovide you with timely support.

We want to help solve your problems and getyour system working for you from the day youunpack it. If a software fix is necessary, westrive to get it done quickly. Weekly editions ofTNTmips are made available for you todownload — they include all of the latest fixesand updates.

DocumentationTNTmips includes dozens of tutorial booklets withstep-by-step exercises covering major tasks as wellas hundreds of Technical Guides and Quick Guidescovering a wide variety of features. Thesedocuments are provided as PDF files that can beinstalled along with TNTmips and accessed from theHelp menu. TNTmips also includes integratedQuick-Help available throughout the product.

TNTmips System Requirements

Windows Mac32-bit or 64-bit Intel or AMD processorWindows 8, 7, Vista, XP1 GB RAM or greater60 GB hard drive for installationsingle or multiple monitors

32-bit or 64-bit Intel processorMacOS X 10.5 or later1 GB RAM or greater60 GB hard drive for installationsingle or multiple monitors

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Learn more about TNTmips at www.microimages.com

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Phone:Sales: 402-477-9554Support: 402-477-9562FAX: 402-477-9559

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TNTmips®

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License Levels:TNTmips Pro (professional license)

TNTmips Basic (low-cost license)

TNTmips Free (freeware)

Academic LicenseSignificant discounts for purchase or lease ofTNTmips are available for eligible academicinstitutions. Contact MicroImages or any of ourAuthorized Resellers for eligibility requirementsand pricing.

TNTmips Basic and TNTmips Free provide manyof the features available in TNTmips Pro butimpose limits on the size of the geodata objectsyou can work with.

TNTview has all of the powerful display featuresfound in TNTmips. TNTview is perfect for thosewho do not need the technical processing andgeodata preparation features found in TNTmips,but who nonetheless need to view and interpret theTNT project materials used in their organization.

TNTedit provides professional interactive toolsto create and edit the full range of projectmaterials used in TNTmips (vector, raster,CAD, TIN, shape, and relational database).TNTedit includes not only the display andediting capabilities found in TNTmips, but alsogeoreference, import/export, and scriptingfunctions.

TNTatlas is a powerful free geodata viewerdesigned to display electronic atlases and layoutscreated in TNTmips. TNTatlas can also displaysingle geodata layers of any size in numerous fileformats including shapefiles, GeoTIFF, JP2, PNG,MrSID, DXF, and DWG.

TNTsdk®

TNTsdk allows organizations with C++ programmingcapabilities to create extensions to TNTmips forboth internal use and resale. TNTsdk is updatedwithout charge with each release of TNTmips.Access to all TNTsdk documentation is availableonline.