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Oil SpillExplorer 4_24_1 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Group UPC

1. Geogaphy conversion Format Id emcurenmentz Cear la x C GA MM SS 58 CO RGG BN IBI GGG GO GGG Digits aber comma foe Zu a E Carcel sept Help Conversion of Coordinates Coordinate values can be expressed not only in degrees but in the units of length measured in a projection as well To do so switch on the Use conversion option and specify the projection and projection parameters on the Geography conversion tab in the program settings window Figure 8 Figure 8 The Geography Conversion tab in the program settings window Presentation Bird s eye view Geography conversion Format Coordinates User coefficient Coefficient 1 RUE EEEEEEEEEEEE Projection LAT o 00 00 00 N LON Jo 00 00 00 E Lambert Geodetic parameters Internal datum WS 1884 Relate 0 999600 Main Lat Fe DOO 00 Main Lat 83 2000 OU M Center Lon 240000 OO E Origin Lat 5 31 03 18 N False Easting 635000 0000 False Northing 500000 0000 Charts Layers Measurements x Cancel Apply Help For instance to see coordinate values expressed in meters in a UTM projection Select Meters option from the Coordinates list Figure 9 Select UTM from the Projection list to see the list of the UTM projection parameters opens in the Geodetic parameters box below Specify the projection parameters in this list and press OK For instance to set a center longitude value click in the Center
2. X200 Y200 with new geographic coordinates e g from 30 N 60 W to 31 N 61 W 1 Release the button pressed on the dKart Image toolbar ar 2 Press the button on the same toolbar 3 Point the cursor onto a control point and left click 4 Move the cursor to a new location and lick again to see the grid rebuilt as Figure 27 schematically illustrates Figure 27 Left click at a control point Move the cursor to a new location and click again The program also rebuilds the entire raster accordingly Setting Normalization Parameters If the program fails to find the prj and w files accompanying a raster in the same directory the user should manually specify geodetic parameters of the original raster and output image This can be done either by reading these from the prj if it exists in the other directory or entering from the keyboard 1 Press the button on the dKart Image toolbar the Transformation parameters window appears Figure 28 Figure 28 The Transformation Parameters window Transformation parameters 680 parameters r Projection lum Lat Lon m Scale 1 feoo000 Horizontal Datum Source WiGS 1984 Destination wes 1954 Shifting Parameters In Minutes Lat lo 000000 Lan lo 00000 EZ Calculate n aecuorn cien parameters Image parameters Main Lon o03 O0 00 00 E Resolution D 249015 Jmm d Al Zone width Br Calculat
3. 31 26 Open the Detected Object Information Viewing Raster Frames Raster and Detected window Objects in the Database p 28 Explorer menu Shows Hides the Oil Spills dKart Oil Spills dKart Explorer Menu p 27 In Oil Spills dKart Explorer General Menu Press the button on the Oil Spills dKart Explorer toolbar to open the window of Figure 31 Figure 31 The Oil Spills dart Explorer Principal Menu Oil Spills dKart Explorer Open raster chart e Query database s Ext program Then follow a link in this window Open raster chart to open raster charts and images as described in Adding a Raster to the Database Query database to run query aided search for Detected Objects in the database as described in Query aided Search for Detected Objects and Rasters Exit program to exit the program Database of Detected Objects and Rasters The program records all detected objects ever built by the user on all rasters and rasters themselves in a database The entire content of the database is shown on the Detected Objects panel structured as shown in Figure 30 at each program start The structure units are All Raster observation year e g 2007 in Figure 30 Raster name e g 011097 423 2781 1 in the same figure Detected object type e g Spills Specific objects of the type 27 Adding a Raster to the Database To add a new raster
4. To save a normalized image 1 Press the Fi button on the dKart Image toolbar the standard Save as window opens 2 In this window specify the output file type and full name and press Save To cancel normalization results and start a new round of normalization press al Working with Detected Objects The user can build new detected objects on raster images using the Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 software Also the user can view and edit existing ones Relevant functionalities are provided on the Detected Object panel and toolbar Detected Object Panel Run the Window gt Detected Object menu command to open the panel of the same name in the main window of the program Figure 30 Figure 30 The Detected Object panel Year of ed i SES acquisition of the image c Jpen ras her chart EA 011097_423_2781_1 Q oe TO E spill c iet EE e eater M HEUS BEBE e Type of the Detected Object Detected Object Toolbar Run the View Toolbars UPC Object menu command to show the toolbar of the same name in the main window of the program See brief descriptions and relevant references for each tool in Table10 Table 10 The Detected Object toolbar Effect a Builds a new oil spot Building an Oil Spot p 29 ej Builds a new eddy Building an Eddy p 30 dan Builds a new oil spill or ship wake Building an Oil Spill Ship Wake p 30 rg Builds a new extra object Building an Extra Object p
5. a Point Point Set p 33 Ce E ECN e O TT CS IN CTE hj E CTI Saving changes 7 Undoing changes Building a Point Point Set 1 Press the button on the Geo editor toolbar 2 Click on the locations of the points on the chart panel 3 Press the iz button on the Geo editor toolbar to save the changes you have made Press x to undo the changes 33 Building an Area 1 Press the button on the Geo editor toolbar 2 Continue as described in Building an Oil Spot 3 Press the 7 button on the Geo editor toolbar to save the changes you have made Press x to undo the changes Building a Circle 2 Continue as described in Building a Circle 1 Press the button on the Geo editor toolbar 3 Press the l z button on the Geo editor toolbar to save the changes you have made Press x to undo the changes Building a Broken Line 1 Press the e button on the Geo editor toolbar 2 Continue as described in Building an Oil Ship Trace 3 Press the lz button on the Geo editor toolbar to save the changes you have made Press x to undo the changes Building a Sector 1 Press the O button on the Geo editor toolbar 2 Click on the center of the sector 3 Move the cursor onto the arc of the sector and click again Figure 38 left 4 Move the cursor along the sector arc thus cutting the required sector angle Figure 38 center 5 Having reached the end of t
6. also edit coordinates in numeric form To do so press the button on the Geo editor toolbar to open the coordinate table and enter new coordinate values directly into this table Exit from Editing Mode and Saving Changes To quit the object editing mode and save the changes made right click Deletion of a Detected Object UPC Object To delete a Detected Object 1 Repeat steps 1 2 in Editing Geometry of a Detected Object 22 2 Press the button on the Geo editor toolbar Another technique is to run the Delete command in the dynamic menu of Figure 38 Figure 38 Deletion of a Detected object UPC Objects E UPC Objects queried 2 objectis kk E Vu 3 M traces m OS02 Query aided Search for Detected Objects and Rasters Detected Objects can be found in the Detected Object database matching pre defined conditions by means of a query Query Conditions Upon Coordinates The program provides functionalities to build a geometry figure on the chart and then to find Detected Objects in the database overlapping it This figure may be a point or a set of isolated points a rectangle a broken line etc Build a figure using the buttons on the Geo query toolbar according to Table 12 Geo query Toolbar Run the View gt Toolbars gt Geo query to display the toolbar of the same name in the main window of the program Table 12 Table 12 The Geo editor toolbar m Builds a point or a set of isolated points aa
7. dynamic menu Press the A button on the Detected Object toolbar Move the cursor along the border of the spot clicking at its vertices Having built the last vertex right click the oil will then be built and a window opens holding new spot information Figure 34a Figure 34a Detected Oil Spot A information window Length lem 16907453522 Width km 27282149243 Azimuth NENNEN Area square km 3954800728 Display image Related mtormation oil spot Enter relevant information in this window and close it 29 Building an Eddy Figure 34b Detected Eddy a information window Duameter ken 2 5851653221 rea square km ia5140084606 Rotation Armuth ps0 M Intpiay mage Related information Eday bt Run the Load chart dynamic menu command as shown in Figure 30 to load the raster image on which a new oil whirl is going to be built Run the Edit objects command in the same dynamic menu Press the ay button on the Detected Object toolbar Move the cursor along the border of the eddy clicking at its vertices Having built the last vertex right click the eddy will then be built and a window opens contouring the new eddy information Figure 34b i e cyclonic rotation anticyclonic The azimuth of the bigger axis may be 90 respecting to North direction Enter any relevant information in this window and close it Building an Oil Spill or Ship Wake Run the Load
8. image to the database run the Open raster chart dynamic menu command as shown in Figure 30 and specify the full raster image file name in a standard Open window that will then open The raster image or map is displayed on the Chart panel and at the same time the raster name appears in the database tree of under an Unsorted root node Figure 32 Figure 32 Detected Objects spill 1251226 423 2781 1 M ji7i097_151_2751_1 eee Stop edit Delete l Image Properties B Image rea Then enter the raster image observation date to include it in a collection of raster images of a year Entering Raster Image Observation Year To enter the observation year of a newly added raster run the Image Properties dynamic menu command and enter the observation year date time and textual comments into the Image Properties window that will then open After that the raster name will move under the year root node in the database tree Viewing the Properties of Raster in the Database Use the same Image Properties dynamic menu command to view properties of a raster in the database Building the Frame Around a Raster To build the frame of a newly added raster image Run the Edit object command in the dynamic menu of Figure 32 Run the Image area command in the same dynamic menu Viewing Raster Frames Rasters and Detected Objects in the Database To view all frames of all rasters in the database set flag to the Queried Objects check b
9. in ERBL Tool Colors 4 Continue in the same way at all other waypoints 5 Once the opposite end of the line route s is reached read its overall length in the Sum field Press the Delete last button to break off the rubber string and bind the cursor to the last but one marker Further pressing this button will erase the markers one by one binding the cursor to the previous marker Press the Delete All button to erase the entire chain of markers at once Bird s Eye View of the Observation Area On the Bird s Eye View panel see the area currently shown on the Chart panel the observation area located relatively a smaller scale chart Figure 18 Figure 18 The Bird s Eye view of the observation area Bird s eye view AX Specify this smaller scale chart on the Bird s Eye View tab in the program settings window Figure 19 Figure 19 The Bird s Eye View table in the program settings window Presentation Badsese cem Chats Levers m CAPROGAAM FILESSDEARHT OFFICEWPCEFPORER O To do so press specify the full background chart file name in a standard Open window that will then open The observation area is marked with an arrow if the current presentation scale is big enough or with a frame if itis small enough 19 Reciprocal chart display control functionalities are provided on this panel Drag the cursor across an area on the Bi
10. the program settings window Figure 15 Figure 15 The Chart Layers table in the program settings window Geopactyourersion Fama Measwerents Presentation Bird s eye view Chats Lape Soundings Select All Natural objects lw Qbsbruckions Deselect All Mavigational aids Special Areas Mooring structures iv Constructions w Hydraulic Structures Recommended routes Tidal data W Metaobjects i Unknown objects iw Cartographic objects Coverage quality iw Additional Info Help 17 Services for Browsing Charts Measurements on the Chart and Image Running the ERBL Tool Run the Window gt Measuring tool menu command to show the Measurements panel in the main window of the program Figure 16 or press the button on the Enable measuring tool toolbar or run the Tools gt Enable measuring tool gt Measuring tool menu command Figure 16 The Measurements panel Measurements OnO Del Last Del All To show the Enable measuring tool toolbar run the View gt Toolbars gt Enable measuring tool menu command ERBL Tool Colors The program offers the Electronic Ruler and Bearing Line ERBL tool for measurements on the chart image The operator uses it to build auxiliary points and lines on the chart image to measure lengths distances angles etc as described in Measurements on the Chart and Image on page 24 Colors and widths of these points markers
11. then open Complete Command and Tool Reference See the complete list of the main menu commands and tools a brief explanation of the effects of each and references to more detailed descriptions in the tables in this section below File Table 3 The File menu Print Page set up Information Output to a Printer on Prints out a fragment of a chart p 20 Print set up Print preview Exit Exits the program Starting Exiting on p 7 View Table 4 The View menu TOMO Rescaling a chart on p 16 Toolbars gt Shows Hides toolbars in the main window of Showing Hiding Panels and the program Toolbar on p 8 Status bar Shows Hides the status bar In this section Application look gt Sets the graphic interface style Graphic Interface Style on p 11 Dragging mode Sets the continuous chart dragging mode The Pan Drag Chart Modes on F i p 17 Panning mode Sets the center at cursor chart panning mode Tools Table 5 The Tools menu Toolbar name Duplicates a button on the toolbar name toolbar In relevant section of the Manual Options Opens the program settings window Program Settings on p 12 The Window Menu Show Hide panels in the main window of the program as listed in Table 2 11 Program Toolbars Toolbars of the program will be illustrated below in relevant chapters of the Manual Program Settings Program settings are places on the tabs in the Options window
12. 1 IO Ela The panel will be stretched across the main window To dock a panel e g to the upper edge of the Chart Image panel Drag it holding by the title bar with the left mouse button held down onto the 0 wise control in the middle of the Chart Image panel the blue shaded stripe covers the upper part of the panel and drop Figure 3 Figure 3 Docking a panel case 2 The panel is early stretched across the Chart Image panel now To convert an independent panel into a tab on another panel Drag it holding by the title bar with the left mouse button held down onto the 0 wise control in the middle of the panel the panel gets shaded in blue and drop Figure 4 Figure 4 Making a tab Customizing Default Menus and Toolbars To rearrange the default toolbar button and menu items use the drag and drop technique with the Customize window open To add a command button to a default menu menu item toolbar 1 Run the View gt Toolbars gt Customize menu command to open the Customize window Figure 5 Figure 5 Adding a command to a default menu BM 5 0 Drag e g Scale File View Tools Window Help MAQLA 99 158397 DG t aya os muk ia ANd drop it onto Chart list ax mmm the main menu Name acala source North Commands Toolbars Menu Panel Opt A Riga Streets 2 000 City Plan 57917 33 00 N Jurmala_20_1 20 000 Raster 56 59 54 24 N Categories Commands DOve
13. Extra Object Q information window x Diameter km 08164159288 Area square km n 8277903732 A zimmuth Display image Related mtormation Pol lution plume from Llobregat River zi Editing a Detected Object Editing Attributes of a Detected Object To edit attributes of a Detected Object 1 Run the Load chart dynamic menu command as shown in Figure 30 to load the raster image on which a Detected object is going to be edited 2 Run the Edit objects command in the same dynamic menu 3 Select the object in the database tree with a left click 4 Run the Object information as shown in Figure 33 or press the I button on the Detected Object toolbar the window of Figure 34 a b c d opens holding current object attribute values 5 Enter new attribute values in this window and close it Editing Geometry of a Detected Object For quick access to geometry editing functions use buttons on the Geo editor toolbar according to Table 11 To display the toolbar in the main window of the program run the View gt Toolbars gt Geo editor menu command Table 11 The Geo editor toolbar Shows Hides the coordinate table on the Using the Coordinate Table Geo editor panel a Selects an object to edit In this section below Deletes an object Deletion of a Detected Object p 32 31 To edit geometry of a Detected Object 1 Load the raster image on which it is present as described in Viewing Raster Frames Rasters an
14. Lon line and enter the value Figure 10 Figure 9 Setting coordinate value units Projection LI TM l Geodetic parameters v Use conversior Internal datum Relate Hemispheric one number Center Lon Scale coefficient Origin Lat False Easting False Northing Coordinates User coefficient V Metres User coefficient 13 Figure 10 UTM projection parameters Parameter Value A WS 1384 0 010000 M 3l cunning 0 9996 00000 00 N 500000 0000 0 0000 bd Configuring the Program to Work with a Nationally Specific NtM Database There is no internationally valid standard for the format of NtM i e each Agency produces Notices in its own format So the program needs to be given a tool to provide compatibility with a nationally specific NtM database and Notices in it This tool comes in the form of a macro supplied with the program itself After the first start up the programs must be told what NtM database it is going to work with and what macros to use for this purpose To do so 1 Run the Tools gt Options menu command to open the program settings window on the NtM options tab Figure 11 2 Select the NtM producing agency from the list Figure 11 The NtM Options table in the program settings window settings x Presentation Charts Layers DE Lonmechore Band s epe vi Geography conversion Format MiM Option Measurements Agency LU Aiden e E F The progr
15. OIL SPILLS dKART EXPLORER USER S MANUAL Version 4 24 Service Pack 1 Universitat Polit cnica de Catalunya MORINTECH Ltd 2006 2007 Contents Introduction A Oil MEC dKart Explorer 4 24 in General H Purpose Purpose of Normalization and Geo referencing 5 Basic Assumplions 5 Normalization Routine Step by step 5 Supported Raster Formats 6 Supported Projections 6 nstallation ofthe Program Sremas 3 Requirements raling OK Soie dKar Exlarer 34 UninstaligOilSpilsdKatExplorer424 7 StartingfExiing Oi Spils dkar Emplorer 24 7 Start Up o Start Up o Exiting the Program lt User S Interface 9 Main Window Layout 2 GJ A BA Main Window Customization YB ShowingHiding Panels and Toolbars n BA _Re docking Panels 1 1 yO 9 File 00000 File o OOOO Conversion of Coordinates 13 Configuring the Program to Work with a Nationally Specific NtM Database Work with Charts and Images PI 2 Geo referencing of a Raster Image Moving a Control Ponta a Pre deinad Pil to New Geograpie E A Working with Detected Objects FBudinganOlSpot p 29 Export of Information about all or a part of the Queried Objects to a ae General Text File 35 Viewing Images and Detected Objects on the Web installation of dKart Explorer Web Server Viewing an Image and De
16. am treats this as an instruction about what national specific macros to use for work with the database Work with Charts and Images Chart Collection Management The dKart Image user can compile the Collection of charts and images which are easy to access directly from the main window of the program Functionalities are provided on the Collection Manager panel for chart collection management and display control A chart image once added to the Collection stays in it during all later program sessions until the user explicitly excludes it Chart Image Formats The list of data formats available for browsing using ABF ODU includes Encrypted Unencrypted dKart Charts dcf S 57 edition 3 000 dKart Raster bp GeoTIFF tif tiff Chart Catalogues 030 031 Multi charts mlc OZI Explorer map Adding a Chart to the Collection The program can display electronic charts and raster images from the Collection The Collection management functionalities are provided on the Chart Folio panel To open the window run the Window gt Chart Folio menu command Figure 12 14 Figure 12 Chart folio Add Charts Ciel Charts dese Lastlipdate Max scale Min scale Priory Insert chartis Unload selection Unload al Overview boundis Overview chart Original scale 100000 CMSS cell Format To add a chart image to the Collection 1 Press the Add Charts button in
17. and lines can be customized by the user on the Measurements tab in the Options window Figure 17 Figure 17 The Measurements tab in the program settings window Presentation Bind s eye view Charts Layers Geography conversion Format Measurements Lne Width Color Mark es width Color NENNEN Units Meters Great Circle Rhumb Line Cancel hpplu Help Specify marker and ruler line colors and widths in the respective fields on this tab Measuring Distance and Bearing 1 Switch on the B D radio box 2 Click on the first point with left mouse button 3 The marker stays on the chart 18 Marker color can be customized as described in ERBL Tool Colors 4 Move the cursor towards the other point Observe that the cursor is permanently connected to the maker with the bearing line during the motion and a circle is drawn automatically representing all points of the chart equally distant from the marker 5 Place the cursor exactly over the other point and read the distance from the marker in the D field and the bearing in the B field Measuring Route Length 1 Switch on the Sum radio box 2 Place the cursor on the beginning of the route and click left mouse button The marker stays at the position of the click 3 Move cursor to the next waypoint of the route and click again Another marker stays there and a leg is built connecting these points Leg color can be customized as described
18. chart dynamic menu command as shown in Figure 30 to load the raster image on which a new oil spill or a ship trace is going to be built Run the Edit objects command in the same dynamic menu Press the button on the Detected Objects toolbar Move the cursor along the spill or ship wake from the end to a more recent part clicking on its bends Having reached the end of the trace right click The trace will then be drawn on the chart and a window like Figure 34c opens Figure 34c Detected Oil spill and Ship wake information window I BE Fal Length kei at 0313151014 Width ks Anmuth fi 1g Related information 011 mpill 1 l Luspla rage 30 Enter any relevant information in this window and close it Building an Extra Object Run the Load chart dynamic menu command as shown in Figure 30 to load the raster image on which a new objects detected on the sea surface internal waves fronts oil seeps pollution plume from river convection cells and other extra objects are going to be built Run the Edit objects command in the same dynamic menu Press the O button on the Detected Object toolbar Move the cursor along the border of the detected extra object clicking at its vertices Having built the last vertex right click the extra object will then be built and a window opens holding new extra object information Figure 34d Enter relevant information in this window and close it ais 34d Detected
19. d Detected Objects in the Database 2 Select the object in the database tree with a left click or press the button on the Geo editor toolbar and click the object on the Chart panel the object gets surrounded with a frame on the chart 3 Continue as described in one of the sections below depending on the type of editing you intend on doing Moving a Detected Object as a Whole 4 Click anywhere within the frame 5 Move the cursor to a new location and click again the object moves to the new location too Moving a Vertex 4 Point the cursor to the vertex to be moved and click 5 Move the cursor to a new location of the vertex Figure 35 and click again the vertex moves to the new location too Figure 35 Moving a vertex Figure 36 Adding a vertex onto an Figure 37 Changing the radius of an edge eddy E pi a A Lum NUS mater PP LE A a ca ee ee e n aL cl ed ee pte ce LET LELELEEL s PCC ELL PEC Ea Tere Ceri Adding a Vertex onto an Edge 4 Point the cursor to the edge on which an extra vertex is going to be added and left click 5 Move the cursor to the location of the extra vertex Figure 36 and click again the extra vertex will then be built and the edge changes its shape accordingly Changing the Radius of a Whirl 4 Left click at the center of the eddy 5 Move the cursor as shown schematically thus changing its radius Figure 37 and click again Using the Coordinate Table You can
20. e Resolution Y offset 0 00 M s Load From PR I File Calculate Center Cancel 2 To read the parameters from a prj file press the Load from PRJ file button and navigate to this file in a standard Open window that will then open 24 Otherwise enter these parameters manually from the keyboard as described below 3 Specify the output image projection and scale in the fields of the same names in this window If the Gauss or UTM projection is selected the Degrees Meters switch appears in the window to the right of the Projection field of the view Levon M see step 4 below 3 1 Press the switch to select degrees or meters as coordinate units on the output chart of the Gauss or UTN projection 4 In the Horizontal Datum group of options 4 1 Select the source chart datum from the list in the Source field or select unknown in this list if the datum is unknown 4 2 Select the output image datum in the Destination field If you plan to produce an electronic chart in the future on the basis of the output image select one of these Unknown if the input chart datum is unknown WGS84 in all other cases 5 In the Projection Parameters group of options specify parameters of the selected projection of the output image see step 2 above The list of parameters to specify differs for different projections Table 9 Table 9 Projection parameters Mercator Polyconic Stereo Gauss UTM No Main Lat Mai
21. ed Objects and Rasters To return to a complete display of the database contents run the Cancel query command in the dynamic menu of the Figure 40a Export of Information about all or a part of the Queried Objects to a General Text File Information about all or a part of the Queried Objects on a raster images type of the detected objects their sizes other attribute values etc can be exported to a general text file To do so run the Export command in the dynamic menu of Figure 40a and specify the output text file name in a standard Save as window that will then open example of the Figure 41 35 Figure 41 mal Image name Object type Length km Width km Diameter km Area square k km Rotation Azumuth Related Information X Y Em 011097 423 2207 1 1 spot 169074535 22021492 2 386480073 Oil spat 32 0041 453 524 22 3 011097 423 2781 4 vortex 268516532 18 81400846 54 Eddy 336000 49 4542473 36 4 011097 423 2781 4 l extra 0 81641893 0 964607452 Pollution plume 320582 55 4534295 66 5 011097 423 2781 1 E vortex 5 02108496 5871553465 B5 Vortice 329206 96 4518396 77 Viewing Maps Images and Detected Objects on the Web Contents of the image and detected object database can be shown on the Web through a web representative called dKart Explorer Web Server Installation of dKart Explorer Web Server 1 Make sure IIS Web Server software is installed on the server 2 Unpack the DWS archiv
22. ed file into the c inetoub wwwroot directory 3 Set the read write access rights for the IUSR_IIS user to the c inetoub wwwroot dws directory 4 Set the read write access rights for the IUSR_IIS user to the program folder 5 Refresh virtual catalogues using the IIS console to make sure the DWS catalogue has appeared Viewing an Image and Objects on It 1 See the contents of the image and object database on the front page of dKart Explore site structured as shown in the Figure 42 Figure 42 Images amp Detected objects ES 1996 ES 061296 151 2781 1 58 Oil spots E spot ES 1997 020397 380 275 ge 1995 Loac 030698 423 INS 2 Extra objects 8 extra Oil spills 5 spill B9 Vortexes E vortex Image frames are always shown on the world map in the same window Figure 43 2 Left click an image in the tree of to open the image information table on the Object Information panel as shown in Figure 43 In that table press Load to load the image itself Figure 43 with all objects on it 4 Press Unload to unload the image Overview to overview it 36 Figure 43 Images amp Detected objects t th LO VIEW the 5 1996 Zangoza image itself on 061296 151 2781 1 the background 5 Oil spots iE of the World Map 8 spot JE ge 1997 020397 380 2781 1 5 1998 amp amp 030698 423 2781 Left click here to open the image information table here Load UnLoad Overv
23. he arc click again Figure 38 right Figure 39 Building a sector 34 Query Conditions Upon Attributes 1 Into the Detected Objects window run the Query dynamic menu command right button as shown in Figure 40a Figure 40a Detected Objects F E Detected Objects queried 136 objecti v 1936 m uset2se 151 2781 1 1 wioiis6 423 2781 1 1 191296 337 2727 11 m 4191206337 2745 1 1 191296 337 2763 1 1 191296 337 2781 1l 1 191296 337 2799 1 251206 423 2781 1 5 Open raster chart Cancel query Export the Query object window opens Figure 40b 2 Set the required attribute values in this window Figure 40b ll Query Objects Object type Oil spills Image name Select From date ri 011997 Select date To date 01 12 1997 Select date Use geometry na Ok Cancel Running a Query 1 If you are planning a coordinate based query build a geometry figure as described in Query Conditions Upon Coordinates 2 Formulate conditions upon attributes as described in Query Conditions Upon Attributes 3 If you are planning a coordinate based query do not forget to set the Use geometry option to Yes in this window 4 Press OK in the Query Objects Information window Studying Query Results Detected Objects returned by a query are shown on the Detected Object panel in the same view as the entire data base see Data base of Detect
24. here is a service function of the program to keep a pre defined line the control line in the terms of this Manual on the raster highlighted while you are building control points To build a control line 1 Press the button on the dKart Image toolbar 2 Move the cursor along the line on the chart clicking at its vertices Note that coordinates of the vertices appear in the in the coordinate table on the Geo editor panel 3 Having reached the end of the line right click Deleting the Control Line To delete the control line press the button on the dKart Image toolbar Editing the Normalization Grid Moving a Control Point at a Pre defined Pixel to New Geographic Coordinates By using this program function you can move a control point at a fixed predefined pixel e g X4oo Y 100 to a new geographic location e g from 30 N 60 W to 31 N 61 W 1 With the HB button pressed on the dKart Image toolbar point the cursor onto a control point and left click 2 Move the cursor to a new location and click again to see the grid rebuilt as Figure 26 schematically illustrates Figure 26 Left click at a a control point Iu Move the cursor to a and click Us The program also rebuilds the entire raster accordingly 23 Moving a Control Point to a New Pixel with New Geographic Coordinates By using this program function you move a control point to a new pixel e g from X100 Y100 tO
25. hows Hides the Bird s Eye View panel Bird s Eye View of the Observation Area on page 19 Window Chart Folio Shows Hides the Chart Folio panel on Adding a Chart to the Collection on which functionalities are provided for page 14 chart folio management Shows Hides the Found List panel Info on Objects on Charts of the holding the list of objects under the Collection The Found List Tool on cursor page 20 geo query mode 32 and others 18 Messages panel Objects panel 27 Window gt dKart Image Shows Hides the dKart Image panel Opening a Raster on page 22 View gt Toolbars gt Enable Shows Hides the Measurements Measurements on the Chart and toolbar Image on page 18 View gt Toolbars gt Standar Shows Hides the Standard toolbar The Standard Toolbar on page 15 View gt Toolbars gt Geo Shows Hides the Geo query toolbar Geo query Toolbar on page 34 query editor Object on page 32 View gt Toolbars gt Detected Shows Hides the Detected Object Object toolbar 27 View gt dKart Image Shows Hides the dKart Image toolbar dKart Image Toolbar on page 20 Re docking Panels To dock a panel e g to the upper edge of the window Drag it holding the title bar with the left mouse button held down onto the 0 wise control in the upper part of the window the blue shaded stripe covers the upper part of the window and drop Figure 2 Figure 2 Re docking a panel case
26. ie Screen Press here About Viewing Object Properties 1 Click an object in the tree of Figure 42 as shown in Figure 44 to open the Detected Object properties table 2 Press Highlight to highlight the object in red and surround it with a green frame on the chart Figure 44 Figure 44 fl ma TT z O c dk E nl E x ye peer M pup EET aged A Delecisa ILE f to highlight the object on the iba ge os SI ios 423 78 11 S800 mar E EN and m 1 i T aD euros M Tomi Sub 727 EN HS oii sao 745 j j Shea wR oss sim 1765 cor d eros ten 77 Waga sBD 2799 1 1 TAa 841745 11 E ooo et 3741 0 000897 65 178 1 IE ee oom 144 781 1 24 011397 i XT ETE e 01707 337 745 poi 47 1063 1 oo 317 FTH rm Dipset information ia Do Vals H2 Urea rquarekmi 301 Reiuedinfermaum ees Bi Latitude 403640 STE Lermgitudo TES 36 5TE to open the object information table Press here 37
27. l spills and spots oil seeps Sewage water river plumes ship wakes etc and dynamical marine atmospheric surface features currents eddies and rings internal waves fronts convergence zones convective cells etc Normalization and Geo referencing Principles The Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 software prepares satellite raster images for use with GIS application and analysis Processing of an image involves eliminating errors caused by technical problems in processing of raw data and assigning physical geographical coordinate values to each pixel of the image These are the routines referred to below as normalization and geo referencing respectively Eventually the new corrected raster image file can be saved as a GEO TIFF or special dKart Raster format for further analysis and storage Purpose of Normalization and Geo referencing Technical and man made errors occur as a raw graphic file is processed which cause distortions of the image As a result pixels of the scanned image loose references to their original physical coordinates The purpose of normalization and geo referencing is to restore the image to the original view and reference to physical geographical coordinates Basic Assumptions The following assumptions underlie the normalization and geo referencing routine in Oil Spills dKart Explorer Geodetic parameters of the source image are assumed to be known So whatever the distortions there always are at least four poin
28. ld file1 OZI Explorer files map BSB files kap Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 outputs data in dKart Raster format BP and GEO TIF TIFF Supported Projections Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 is able to normalize raster data of the following projections e Mercator The main latitude must be additionally defined o Gauss Krueger and UTM The main longitude or zone width number and axis offset must be additionally defined Each projection combines with any horizontal datum and scale Oil Spills dKart Explorer supports over 200 horizontal datum ellipsoids For all the projections coordinates in degrees geographical coordinates are supported For UTM and Gauss you can use meters as well Installation of the Program The section below describes how to install and run Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 System Requirements Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 runs on a Microsoft Windows operating system Before you install the software make sure your equipment meets the following requirements Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 6 Microsoft Windows 2000 XP 2 GHz CPU at the minimum 256 MB of RAM at the minimum 200 MB of free HDD space 1024x768 resolution 256 color monitor required Installing Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 Checking the Hardlock 1 Make sure that your hardlock matches your installation 2 Insert the hardlock into a free LPT or USB port on the machine Installation Routine To install Oil Spil
29. ls dKart Explorer 4 24 software 1 Log on with administrative rights 2 Insert the Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 installation CD in your CD ROM drive 3 Double click Setup exe installer icon in Explorer window the Installation Wizard starts 4 Follow the instructions from the Wizard that will appear on the screen If the Hardlock driver has not already been installed on your machine the program will offer to install it now 5 Click the Yes button in this window to install the hardlock driver 6 Restart the computer 7 Uninstalling Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 To remove the program from the hard disk 1 Run Microsoft Windows uninstall utility by selecting its shortcut from Windows Start menu Start gt Settings gt Control Panels gt Add Remove Programs or select the shortcut Start gt Programs gt dKart Office gt dKLook gt Uninstall dKLook 2 Follow instructions on the screen Starting Exiting Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 Start Up To start the Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 for the first time after installation 1 Make sure that the hardlock is securely plugged into a free LPT or USB port 2 Run the program by selecting its shortcut from Windows Start menu Start gt Programs gt dKart Office gt dKLook exe by default Exiting the Program To exit the program do one of the following Run the File gt Exit menu command Click close window button at the upper right corner of the p
30. n Lat Main Lat Main Lat 1 Zone Width Main Lat 2 Y offset if coordinates are measured in meters see step 3 1 6 Enter the output image pixel size into the Resolution field expressed in millimeters or dots per inch with the dpi id dei switch pressed accordingly 7 If the output or input image datum is unknown enter the output image datum shift with respect to that of the input image into the Shifting Parameters Lat Lon fields expressed in minutes or seconds with the In Minutes jv In Seconds If both data are known press the Calculate button to make the program calculate the shifts The calculation is possible with at least one control point built as described in Building Control Points The calculated shift values will be reported in the window Figure 29 Calculated shifts Shifting Values x Lat 4 931053 Lon 3 992925 7 1 Press the Set Shifting Values button in this window to set the proposed values or press the Close button to reject them and enter other values manually These values will be added to the coordinates entered by the user when building control points etc see Building Control Points option For instance the coordinates of a point of 0 0 will be transformed to 4 931069 3 992925 in the example of Figure 29 25 Running Normalization To run the normalization routine press the e button on the dKart Image toolbar To break the routine press ol Saving Normalized Image
31. opened by running the Tools gt Options menu command See the list of setting groups brief explanations of effects they produce and references to the related topics in the text on this Manual in Table 6 below Table 6 Program settings 52 Presentation Adjusts chart presentation according to S oe Chart Presentation on p Chart Layers Shows Hides chart layers Ld Hiding Chart Layers on p Format Setting the format of coordinates as shown Format and Coordinates on p 12 on the screen Measurements Customizes EBRL tool colors ERBL Tool Colors on p 18 Bird s eye view Background chart file location on the HDD Bird s Eye View of the Observation Area on p 20 Coordinate conversion settings Conversion Coordinates on p 13 Geography conversion Format of Coordinates opecify the format of coordinates on the screen on the Format tab in the Options window Figure 7 If you wish to display the coordinate values as degrees minutes seconds select the GGGO MM SS SS option f you wish to display the coordinate values as degrees minutes select the GGGO MM MMMMY option If you wish to display the coordinate values as degrees select the GGG GGGGGG option Switch on one of the 2 3 4 radio boxes to specify the number of decimals in the coordinate value Figure 7 The Format table in the Options window Settings X Pissentabon Birds eye viene Chas Layers
32. ox in the database tree Figure 30 to view frames of all rasters observed in e g 2007 set flag to the 2007 check box etc The frame of a raster can only be shown if it has ever been built as described in Building the Frame Around a Raster To view the raster itself run the Load chart dynamic menu command as shown in Figure 30 To view all objects on a raster run the Edit objects command in the dynamic menu of Figure 30 To hide a displayed objects on a remove the take off flag in the respective check box To view properties of a detected object on this raster in the window of Figure 34 just select it in the database tree and run the Object information as shown in Figure 33 or press the button on the Detected Object toolbar 28 Figure 33 Detected Objects E Detected Objects queried 3 objectis E 4 2007 B L 011097 423 2781 1 EF pat i oe ct information 1251256 rh e 171097 _ 151 Export of Information about Detected Objects to a Text File Information about Detected objects on a raster their sizes other attribute values etc can be exported to a text file To do so run the Export command in the dynamic menu of Figure 32 and specify the output text file name in a standard Save as window that will then open Building an Oil Spot Run the Load chart dynamic menu command as shown in Figure 30 to load the raster image on which a new oil spot is going to be built Run the Edit objects command in the same
33. r panel Figure 23 Figure 23 Geo editor table Ox Latitude Longitude 3 3r 40 48 01 M 23 13 48 D00 E To show the Geo editor panel in the main window of the program run the Window gt Geo editor menu command Closing a Raster Image To close a raster image press the E button on the dKart Image toolbar Building the Control Points To build a control point 1 Press the Pp button on the dKart Image toolbar 2 Left click at the location of the control point the New Reference Point window opens Figure 24 and the raster displays in a transparent view Figure 24 The New Reference Point window x Cancel 3 Enter the exact coordinates of the point in the window and press OK the program immediately rebuilds the current normalization grid by adding two extra lines to it lying across the new point as shown in Figure 25 Figure 25 grid line 1 I The new grid line 2 The new 9S control point gt 22 At the same time the button displays pressed on the dKart Image toolbar 4 Release this button and repeat the routine to build the net control point etc Showing Hiding the Normalization Grid To show hide the normalization grid press release the E button on the dKart Image toolbar Deleting the Normalization Grid To delete the existing normalization grid and start building a new one from the very beginning press the button on the dKart Image toolbar Building the Control Line T
34. rd s Eye View panel to display this are on the Chart panel Click on Bird s Eye View panel to shift the observation area in a center click manner Info on Objects on Charts of the Collection The Found List Tool To open the Found List panel run the Window gt Found List menu command Right click on a point on a Chart a list appears of objects on the charts in the Collection located in close vicinity to the point of the click and their attributes on the Found List panel Figure 20 Figure 20 Found List panel i by Hola ati x D F E 7 out a d A E vem a ES wu i 28 Y De fnsSerutttatbour Moles ABs c N lA a e os r 129 Found list Attribute Value of depth contour 20 0 Depth area Scale minimum 4000000 Coverage Navigational system of marks 9 Quality of data Depth area Sea area named water area Highlighting of an object in the list makes the object itself highlighted on the chart Information Output to a Printer There is a program function to print out the main window of the program in its current view To do so Run the File gt Page set up menu command and set the required settings as to page orientation margin width etc in a Page Set up window that will then open Run the File Print menu command the standard Print window opens Set the required print settings in this window and print Geo referencing of a Raster Image dKart Image Toolbar Run the Vie
35. rlllew Zoorg Out Lx Toolbars All Commands Status Bar x Pu DNNN Description EST 2 Drag and drop the command button from the list in the Commands text box on the Commands tab in the Customize window onto the default menu menu item toolbar as illustrated in Figure 5 Creating User s Toolbars Figure 6 Creating user s toolbar step 1 le On the Toolbars tab in the BE T Customize window press the oss x New button the New Toolbar Commands Toolbars Options window opens Figure 6 2 Enter the new toolbar name in this window and press the OK the new toolbar appears on the screen 3 Fill in the new toolbar with buttons and commands using the drag and drop technique as shown in Figure 5 4 If necessary dock the new toolbar properly in the main window of the program using the drag and drop technique Toolbars Reset All Pale Rename Delete FP Show test labels Step Update To return to the default view of a Toolbar Name E x toolbar menu press the Reset All button Toolbar Hame OK on the Toolbars tab To delete a non default toolbar highlight it in the list of Cancel toolbars and press the Delete button 10 Graphic Interface Style Graphic interface elements can be styled in one of the MS design styles To do so runs the View gt Application look menu command and select the style from the sub menu that will
36. rogram main window Press Alt F4 User s Interface Main Window Layout The main window of the program with its major features is shown in Figure 1 The key elements of the window are The main menu 1 the Standard 2 and other 3 5 toolbars In the menu and on the toolbars the user gets access to the most frequently used functionalities of the program The Charts Images panel 6 Various charts are shown on this panel which is the key function of the program The Detected Object panel 7 On this panel the user gets access to the functionalities for working with Detected objects Auxiliary panels both those shown in Figure 1 and not Figure 1 The main window layout LLL __ a3 xj I me DA gehe s 41 AASR i T bhie s E a d ti ET y E Ad hot SEE BAM ia BE dA Ho MEAN B oO Cet Pie am m TI TE Pai Seats Ld wl a Ya mc A p E uade um d pay Dune ue mo m m p fee emm ow para M isss t G i A mr E d da E TE amp 9 fetes oe E E El tmo ami icc ri quen j Hir args a es Y ae E FE q E par li i a re a Lad w aj J i Pa lg pain F bmj aT jj Ln Main Window Customization Showing Hiding Panels and Toolbars Run one of the menu commands to show hide a main or a panel toolbar in the main window of the program according to Table 2 Table 2 Showing Hiding panels and toolbars Panel Toolbar S
37. t Image in the Collection Use dynamic menu commands of Figure 12 to open and view a chart image in the Collection 1 Overview to display the chart image in an overview mode 2 Original scale to display the chart image at the compilation scale 3 Overview bounds World Map Overview To overview the World map press the toolbar button or run the View gt Overview menu command Rescaling a chart image To scale a chart in out twice click the e or a toolbar buttons or run the View gt Zoom in out menu command To set a user defined chart presentation scale run the View gt Scale menu command to enter the scale value in the window of the view of Figure 13 that will then open Figure 13 Entering a user defined scale value Scale select x hoe 28b y Select the value from the drop list or enter on the keyboard To zoom in on a region of a chart image drag the cursor across it with left mouse button held down To continuously change the presentation scale rotate the mouse wheel To change presentation scale one step back forward press the ro or Gt toolbar button respectively To display a chart in an Overview mode run the Overview command in the dynamic menu of Figure 12 If the presentation scale needed to display the chart in an Overview mode is small enough only the chart frame will be shown and not separate objects on the chart image To display a chart image at the compilation scale r
38. tected Objects on It Viewing an Object Properties 3 Introduction The software package Oil Spill dKart Explorer version 4 24 based on Geographic Information Systems GIS technology was developed in collaboration by the Technical University of Catalonia UPC Barcelona Spain and MORINTECH Ltd Saint Petersburg Russia during the period of 2006 2007 All rights authorship responsibility and other issues regarding this software are described in the Customized Development Agreement No 97 07 2006 The scientific development group was included Spanish part Prof Jos Manuel Redondo Project leader and Alexei Platonov Senior Researcher RyC 2003 both from the UPC Applied Physics Department Russian part Andrey Dmitriev Project leader and Eugeny Murishkin Programmer both from the MORINTECH Ltd Contact information Technical University of Catalonia UPC Jordi Girona 31 E 08034 Barcelona Spain MORINTECH Ltd 27 block 1 Morskaya nabereznaya 199155 Sain Petersburg Russia Phone Fax 7 812 3254048 http www dkart com Oil Spills dKart Explorer v 4 24 in General Purpose The Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 software provides Geographic Information System GIS functionalities for monitoring geo referencing normalization and storing of satellite raster images These are combined with functionalities for analysis of marine pollution objects and other phenomena on the sea surface such as oi
39. this window Figure 12 the standard Open window opens 2 In this window specify the full chart file name and press the Open button See the new chart image name and parameters have appeared in the table in the lower part of the window Select the name of a chart image in this table with a left click the chart image frame gets highlighted on the background of the World Map in this window To take a closer look at the picture manipulate the control buttons in this window Priority Transparent Top Level etc which produce the same effects as those of the same appearance on the standard toolbar To exclude a chart image from the Collection select its name in this table with a left click and press the Del Charts button Chart Image Display Control Use buttons on the Standard toolbar and menu commands to control chart display according to Table 7 The Standard Toolbar Table 7 The Standard toolbar Sets the center click chart panning mode Tools gt Standard gt Panning mode Sets the continuous chart dragging mode Tools gt Standard gt Dragging mode Returns to the previous chart position and presentation scale Tools gt Standard gt Position back Ha bo returns to the previous chart position and presentation Paola Standards Poio doma Pans the chart to the left right etc Tools gt Standard gt Move view point E like left right etc Opens the Help window Help Help topics 15 Opening a Char
40. ts whose coordinates are known exactly these are the four corners of the image In addition corners of the coordinate grid can also act as such Although the distortion distribution within the image is unknown it still can be approximated by a chain of linear segments This means that the entire picture can be broken into normalization quadrangles having vertices or control points with known coordinates Within each quadrangle a linear distribution of distortions is assumed to calculate the correct coordinates of the pixels By breaking the image into an increasing number of normalization quadrangles the distortion distribution law however complex can be approximated accurately enough Normalization Routine Step by step The normalization procedure using dKart Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 software includes the following steps Table 1 Table 1 Normalization routine step by step 1 Assigning raster geodetic parameters Setting Normalization Parameters p 24 projection scale datum resolution etc Beginning from Building Control Points p 22 and below in this Chapter saving the results Supported Raster Formats dKart Oil Spills dKart Explorer 4 24 supports the following raster file formats at input BMP Windows Bitmap files indexed color up to 256 colors PCX files 2 colors PX _BP dKart raster file formats GIF TIF TIFF optional TFW world file JPG JPEG optional JGW wor
41. un the Original scale command in the dynamic menu of Figure 12 The Pan Drag Chart Image Modes With the k toolbar button pressed click on a point on the chart to center the point of the click on the Chart panel With the q toolbar button pressed drag the cursor over the chart image with left mouse button pressed to see the chart image continuously following the cursor Adjusting Chart Presentation To adjust presentation of a chart according to S 52 requirements run the Tools gt Options menu command to open the Options window and set necessary settings on the Presentation tab in this window Figure 14 16 Figure 14 The Presentation tab in the Options window AAA A Geography conversion Format Measurements Presentation Bird s eye view Chart s Layers Symbols size Sounding Symbol Magnification Text Center symbols Quality symbols Depth contours Overseale indication Seller 2 00 v Lights visibility range 5 ately 30 00 Highlight obstructions Dee Plain depth contour P 30 00 Shallow pattem 2 shades scheme Safety contour only MW Show safe depths IY Show safety countour Coverage Important text Lights description text Other text National text Cancel Apply Help Showing Hiding Chart Layers Features on a chart can be grouped into layers e g bathymetric data natural cultural features etc Switch on off layers to show hide on a chart on the Chart Layers tab in
42. w Toolbars dKart Image menu command to show the toolbar of the same name in the main window of the program Table 8 Table 8 The dKart Image toolbar Builds a control point Building the Control Points p 22 Builds a control line Building the Control Lines p 23 Deletes a control line Deleting the Control Lines p 23 Enters a grid editing mode Moving a Control Point to a New Pixel with New Geographic Coordinates p 24 Builds normalization grid Showing Hiding the Normalization Grid p 24 Deletes normalization grid Deleting the Normalization Grid p 24 Opens normalization Setting Normalization Parameters p 25 parameter window Opening a Raster Image To open a raster image for further referencing 1 Press Browse on the dKImage panel the standard Open window opens Figure 21 The dKart Image panel dKart Image nx Source image A Browse Transparency To 48 p 2 In this window specify the full raster file name and press Open The raster gets shown on the Chart panel in the view of e g Figure 22 Figure 22 Drag the raster image in a continuous manner holding it by the green cross at the centre 21 Viewing Coordinates of the Chart Corners Press the button on the dKart Image toolbar the program builds the simplest normalization grid that is the raster frame and shows coordinates of the loaded raster image corners in the coordinate table of the Geo edito

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