SuperMap ImageX Pro New Features

Historical Versions New Features

SuperMap ImageX Pro 2025 Update1

Version Number: 12.0.1.0, Release Date: 2025.09

Production Assistance

  • Added Color Balancing Production Workflow, True Color Production Workflow, Fusion Production Workflow, Orthophoto Production Workflow, and DSM Production Workflow, which can flexibly meet image production needs in different scenarios.
  • Added Intelligent Cloud Repair function, providing a more convenient cloud area repair experience:
    • Supports automatic detection of cloud areas in the image to be repaired and allows users to manually edit and confirm cloud areas.
    • Supports automatic detection of cloud areas in replacement images, and the system will automatically sort replacement images based on cloud coverage, resolution, acquisition date, sensor type, and image similarity.
    • Supports users specifying and previewing replacement images.
    • Supports previewing the image effect after cloud repair.
    • Supports classified output of repair results for subsequent management.
  • Added Bit Depth Conversion function, supporting the conversion of image bit depth to 8-bit unsigned, 16-bit unsigned, 16-bit, or 32-bit formats based on the specified stretch method, adapting to different application requirements for data precision.
  • Optimized Image Export function, supporting data export to local directory based on specified band order, coordinate system, and image type.
  • Optimized Image Pyramid function, supporting the specification of compression method for *.tiff/*.tif format images, improving storage and reading efficiency.
  • Optimized Image Resampling function, supporting batch resampling operations for images in local directory and mosaic dataset.

DOM Data Production

  • Optimized Manage Ground Control Points:
    • Supports adjusting the stretch method, brightness, and contrast of the original image window, effectively improving image display effects for more accurate feature recognition and point selection.
    • Supports editing control points on multi-overlap images, enhancing control flexibility.
    • Supports real-time or manual adjustment calculation for newly added control points, enabling timely evaluation of point accuracy.
    • Supports controlling the display and hiding of the reference image.
    • Supports filtering and batch deleting control points by condition, improving data cleaning efficiency.
  • Optimized True Color Output function, supporting automatic identification and avoidance of cloud areas, effectively reducing the impact of clouds on the result image, further enhancing the visual effect and usability of the image.
  • Optimized Mosaic Line Editing function, enriching editing tools, including topological editing, line splitting, merging, cropping, and other operations.

DSM/DEM Production Workflow

SuperMap ImageX Pro 2025

Version: 12.0.0.0, Release Date: 2025.06

Core Capabilities

  • Added remote sensing environment variable configuration for unified parameter settings across imagery functions, reducing repetitive configurations and improving efficiency
  • Added support for processing SuperView neo 1 satellite sensor imagery
  • Expanded atmospheric correction support to ZY1-02D, Sentinel-2, Landsat8-9, and GF1 B/C/D optical satellite data
  • Added ArcInfoGrid DEM data support, extending DEM sources for Set Image Path, Set Image Path (DSM/DEM), and Deformation detection
  • Added metadata reading support for *.xml, *.txt, *.tif, and *.tiff formats via image metadata to access band information, acquisition time, and cloud coverage.
  • Added PCIDSK format support for reference images and color balancing templates, with all data processing functions supporting PCIDSK output
  • Introduced orthophoto registration to enhance spatial consistency between images being registered and reference images
  • Added adaptive stretching display method to enhance the contrast display effect of local areas in the image
  • Optimized Set Image Path, Add orthophoto, and Set Image Path (DSM/DEM) to automatically apply output coordinate system, format, and compression method parameters throughout processing workflows

Production Assistance

  • New Filter Image function:
    • Filter images by specified range data, acquisition time, and cloud coverage thresholds
    • Trim overlapping images through duplicate name elimination and priority sequencing
    • Interactive review and adjustment of filtered results
    • Supports exporting the filtered images as a file list to facilitate subsequent image processing.
  • Enhanced Zone output with standalone execution capability

Image Rectification

  • Improved AI matching model for better weak-texture area processing
  • Enhanced panchromatic-multispectral registration accuracy to resolve color bleeding in fused images
  • Upgraded AI detection model for higher precision semantic-assisted geometric processing

DOM Data Production

  • Optimized DOM Production Process workflow sequence, enabling color balancing before mosaic line generation to eliminate regional color discrepancies
  • Enhanced Generate Orthophotos, Multispectral and Panchromatic Registration, and Image Color Balancing to support resolution specification for undefined sensor types
  • Upgraded Generate Orthophotos with 8-bit unsigned conversion via specified stretch methods
  • Improved Image Color Balancing:
    • New uniform color mapping method applies balanced thumbnails to final images
    • New template-free adaptive color uniformity method eliminates seasonal color variations
    • Added effect preview capability
  • Enhanced Image Fusion:
    • Added CNBrovey, HSV, PCA, and NND fusion methods
    • Predefined fusion weight support
    • Algorithm upgrades for stabilized fusion quality
  • Optimized Build Mosaic Lines with cloud mask input to avoid cloud-affected areas
  • Optimized True Color Output, support image stretching to avoid cloud mask areas, effectively suppress overexposure, preserve texture details in highlight areas, and thus improve the output image quality
  • Optimize the function of building mosaic lines
  • Upgraded Mosaic line management:
    • Image sequence adjustment for mosaic line generation
    • Individual image visibility control
    • Node snapping for manual editing
    • Improved import/export with editable imported mosaic lines
    • Support topology editing of constructed tessellation lines to eliminate topology errors caused by interactive editing

DSM/DEM Production Workflow

  • Enhanced AI dense matching model for improved DSM quality in weak-texture areas

Image Quality Inspection

  • Improved Deformation detection for true color and fused images
  • Enhanced Planar accuracy evaluation and Fine plane accuracy evaluation:
    • Excel report output
    • Error unit display in reports
    • Tolerance-based classification mapping
    • RMS error descending order reporting
    • Support inputting inspection and reference images by adding files, folders, checklists, and embedded data
    • Support outputting detection result datasets based on specified coordinate systems

Interface Changes

  • Optimize desktop framework:
    • Support managing data outside of the image processing workflow through the workspace
    • Provide map tabs for convenient and efficient data visualization and browsing
    • For layer managers, it supports layer visibility control and order adjustment, significantly optimizing the data browsing and interaction experience

License Information

SuperMap ImageX Pro 2025 uses updated license IDs incompatible with 11i versions

Functional Changes