Superoverlay.1.5.5

[Valery35]

Superoverlay is a stand-alone Google Earth application for tiling raster datasets and creating view based regions in KML or KMZ files. It helps you put large image overlays into Google Earth (for example alternative maps or aerial photography). Superoverlay automatically include georeferences from world files, change and optimise size and time of downloading images. Also Superoverlay can generate world files for all images in ArcView style (jgw, tfw,...).

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Requirements: NET 2.0
Deployment: Unzip and install Superoverlay.msi
Note: The software requires decimal separator to be "." (point). If your system is set for "," (comma), you need to change this setting. Open Control Panel > National settings > ....

SuperoverlayPlus include all features of base Superoverlay application and option : Selections by geometry... for selection area of interests (AOI) to hi-res images by superoverlay generation.

Example of main window:



Superoverlay Plus include feature Selections by geometry... for selection hi-res images by superoverlay generation.

Superoverlay Pro include all features of Superoverlay Plus application and Scheduler application for run of background processes.
In Scheduler you can add Superoverlay project file as task, select launch date/time and scheduling type. You can save and load the Scheduler project as XML file. Last project of Scheduler stored in registry and open by next session.

Superoverlay Pro include Scheduler application for run of background processes.
In Scheduler you can add Superoverlay project file as task, select launch date/time and scheduling type.




Examples: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/651810






First publications about Superoverlay:
http://www.ogleearth.com/2006/10/kml_regions_gen.html#comments
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/10/news_roundup_agu_sup.html
Thanks to Stefan Geens and Frank Taylor.

[macnetz]

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Trial version (7 days) and/or update

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Hi Valery,

time of use has expired after installation of trial version

Regards - Anton

[Valery35]

I not can check this as register user If it's problem for other users then send to me PM or other message pls.

Oops. It is problem of NET2.0 localisation.

FIXED!!!

Thanks you!

[Forkboy2]

The download link doesn't work.

Does it automatically read georeference information from GeoTIFF and/or JGW files?

Matt

[Valery35]

Sorry. We have little problems with registration (Net 2.0). While access to download closed.

Near time (10-12 hours) i restore link.
FIXED!!!

World files, GeoTIFF and WMS in next features list.

Thanks you!

[Forkboy2]

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Sorry. We have little problems with registration (Net 2.0). While access to download closed. Near time (10-12 hours) i restore link.

World files, GeoTIFF and WMS in next features list.

Thanks you!

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Great, I'm definately interested in this. Couple other suggestions.

1) Add option to hide child network links.

2) If you support PNG output files, add option to adjust the color depth and compression of the output tiles to help with size of the tiles.

3) Add ability to adjust the MinLodPixels and MaxLodPixels for each level of tiles.

Thanks

Matt

[Mkhozi]

Add ability to load MrSid, Jpeg2000, ErMapper ECW image files.

ErMapper has an Open Source library to add compatibility for large volumes of the ECW and JPEG 2000 standards image data to your applications.:

http://www.ermapper.com/ecw/

[macnetz]

Hi Valery,

now testing is ok Thanks.

I had problems to find out that it works on my German Windows98 only with decimal comma - not with decimal point values.

Regards - Anton

[Valery35]

With point delimiter the program return error or silence and blank result?

[macnetz]

Hi Valery,

the source values:Code:

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                <north>28.6394164882561</north>
		<south>28.6281469489165</south>
		<east>-17.7966371769743</east>
		<west>-17.8054253635753</west>
		<rotation>1.33976818754354</rotation>

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the results with point delimiter: Code:

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                <north>2,863942E+14</north>
                <south>2,862815E+14</south>
                <west>-1,780543E+14</west>
                <east>-1,779664E+14</east>
                <rotation>133976818754354</rotation>

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results with commas: Code:

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                <north>28,63942</north>
                <south>28,62815</south>
                <west>-17,80543</west>
                <east>-17,79664</east>
                <rotation>1,33976818754354</rotation>

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As another suggestion I would like to set the transparency.

Regards - Anton

[Forkboy2]

I tried it tonight. Very easy and fast to use. Any chance you will make it work with NASA World Wind also??

I think there is something wrong with LodPixel values.

That should make the overlay visible at any zoom level greater than the Min value. But the overlays are not always displaying. Also, the tiles do not seem to display correctly when you pan and tilt.

See example attached.

[macnetz]

Hi Valery,

other suggestion:
in German we always say "N - S - E - W" so it's not intuitive to type into the mask "W - S - E - N"

Regards - Anton

[Valery35]

Ver 1.1.0
1. New interface
2. Support of the multiple difference overlays
3. Select of transparency color
4. Methods of packing into KMZ

Old bugs fixed. New bugs added.

Thanks all.
Your ideas it is very large help. We read all emails and messages.

[PHX]

Valery,

*Very Nice!*

However... Have you tested this using very large (200MB+) single input file?

I'm using Beta 1.1.0, build date 24.10.2006, on Win XP latest patches w/3 GB RAM), I am having problems.

>> I've tried this again using v1.2 with similar results. <<

When running with large TIF file, 223MB, I get an "Out Of Memory" error after the progress bar nears 20+%. Experimentation with other settings like LODs, etc. produce other error types like "A generic error occured in GDI+". None complete w/o error message of some sort.

Please let me know if I am doing more than the beta should be expected to do. Happy to help debug if you can direct me to the details you require.

Bruce

[Valery35]

1. Support world files (jpw, tfw, ...)
2. Manual LOD size
3. Tile for multiple raster.

[Valery35]

Ver 1.2.1
1. Fade
2. Convert world files to overlay by LOD=1
3. Changes of interface
4. Old bugs fixed. New bugs added.

Enjoy, guys!

Thanks! You add good ideas.

[Valery35]

Save/Load the settings as XML. Settings include all parameters of files.
We can save and load this as solution.

[Valery35]

New version.
Support of spatial references (world files).
New home page
http://gis.mi-perm.ru/programs/superoverlay/

New MODIS examples:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Number=664528

[macnetz]

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Support of spatial references (world files).

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Hi Valery,

I tried the world files - but it seems not to work corretcly with UTM coordinates (and Transverse Mercator Projection).
I also do not succeed with transparency (<color></color>). What am I doing wrong?

Regards - Anton

[Valery35]

Thanks, Anton.

Yes. Superoverlay while work with WGS 84 only.
Transformation of coordinates ( WGS84 - NAD27 - UTM etc ) it is interest quest...

[Valery35]

Simple small test.
Europe biomes and text along spline with halo etc....

[Valery35]

Stay on top window.
Bugs fixed.

[Valery35]

Version 1.3.0

1. Drag & Drop of images
2. Timer support
3. Transparency of overlays
4. Start number of draw order
5. Project menu - Save, Load
6. Stay on top option
7. Fixed bugs with decimal separator

[Valery35]

Version 1.3.1
1. URL manager
2. Bugs fixed

[Valery35]

Superoverlay animation. 14 days.
Animation with variable resolution.

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=670720&page=0&vc=1

[Valery35]

New example of raster.
Test of boundaries.





http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/651810

[Valery35]

Next generation.
New version support tag altitude for all images.
You can set the altitude in m, ft, mi, km
Generation world files for all images in ArcView style (jgw, tfw,...)

[Valery35]

New features:
1. Altitude of images (m, km, ft, mi)
2. Save world file. Create jpw, tfw etc files of georeference in ArcView style. This results now we can use for all GIS systems (ArcView, MapInfo, Autodesk, Intergraph...)

[Valery35]

Version 1.4.0
Build 13.11.2006

- New design and menu
- Work with project. You can save project file and load this. Project have XML structure and you can simple edit this file in text editor.
- Folder structure is added.
- Support of group operations by folders.
- Support of local network connections
- New tags in project
- Bugs fixed

[Valery35]

Superoverlay Plus - selections of rasters by KML (KMZ)
Points, lines, polygons

See Project > Selections by geometry > Dialogue > Add KML ( KMZ )
You can add of many KML files.

[Valery35]

New feature of Superoverlay Plus. Example.
Selections by area of interests (AOI). We can use Points, Lines, Polygons for selections.
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=693167

1. Place overlays in GE for georeference
2. Create AOI



3. Run Superoverlay. Add overlays and selections.







4. Generate superoverlays

[Valery35]

Version 1.4.3
Build 23.11.2006

- Fixed bugs
- 'High resolution images only' feature is added
- 'Include selections KML into results' feature is added (Plus)

[Forkboy2]

Why doesn't it reduce the resolution of the images? Shouldn't all the levels be lower resolution than the original image?

For example, I used SuperOverlay on a a 6,000 x 8,000 pixel map. The 1st level generated by SuperOverlay was 6,000 x 8,000. The second level 3000 x 4,000, the 3rd level was 1,500 x 2000, the 4th level was 750 x 1,000 and the 5th level was 375 x 500.

But they should all be 375 x 500. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

[macnetz]

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Why doesn't it reduce the resolution of the images? Shouldn't all the levels be lower resolution than the original image?

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Hi Matt, hi Valery,

I found out that on the second run all bigger images are reduced. On the first run I have the same result as Matt. I did not complain about because I prefer the reduction using IrfanView.

Regards - Anton

[Valery35]

I test now this for JPG. 5 LOD also. All files have one size (300*300 pixels).
You can send to me link or other parameters for this image?
xbbster (at) gmail (pt) com

Thanks!

[Forkboy2]

I tried experimenting and updated with most recent version.

Now I receive an error that says "File XYZ0.jpg is blocked by another process" when I convert using JPG or TIF after it creates all of the files. I don't have anything else running that might be using the file and I can delete it with Explorer while the error box is still up. If I do the exact same thing with PNG or GIF it does not give that error. But it still does not reduce the file sizes.

I also found that the problem seems to happen with using TIF/PRJ/TFW files for input. But JPG/PRJ/JGW as input file works fine and reduces the file sizes as it should. So maybe it's just a problem with TIFF.

Here is an example file that does not work.

http://www.fox-fam.com/gefiles/topos4/Camas16_1946.zip

Also, I also don't mind because I also use Irfanview to do the reduction. So if you fix the problem maybe leave an option to not reduce the file sizes for those of us that want to us another program for that.

Matt

[Valery35]

Thanks, Matt.
Anton sent me links to examples with bugs also.
We check now this bugs and near time fix it.
While i see problem with onetime convert PNG to JPG and create tiled rasters.

[Valery35]

Part of this bug now fixed.
Problem with indexed colors (8bit png and gif images).
Stored problem with resize of indexed images. Now we use 24bit images for low-resolution. I think near time we can fix this also.
Thanks!

[Valery35]

Bugs with 8bit fixed!

[Valery35]

- Pro version is available. Scheduler is added

All versions support now FTP connection.

[Valery35]

Superoverlay Pro include Scheduler application for run of background processes.
In Scheduler you can add Superoverlay project file as task, select launch date/time and scheduling type.

[Forkboy2]

Is there anyway to fix the out of memory problem that happens when I try to load too many maps at the same time?

If I have 20 or 30 maps to process, I can only do them in groups of 5-6 at a time because the application runs out of memory and won't add anymore to the batch.

Is it necessary to load the entire image into memory before it is time for it to be processed?? That seems to be the problem.

Thanks.

[Valery35]

Thanks, Matt

1. With Superoverlay Pro Scheduler you can use many of processes. You can distribute project by tasks.

2. Optimizations by memory, by speed of works with ftp etc connections we begin make in next time. Now we extend functions of this application. Next steps it is user-password functions, log file, additional events in Scheduler.

Also users write about good results with new ArcGIS and Explorer versions.

[Forkboy2]

Thanks Valery. It does work very well. I'm trying the Scheduler right now. I can see that being very useful for online maps that get updated regularly.

Here is what I just finished doing with SuperOverlay. About 40,000 tiles alltogether.

http://www.fox-fam.com/gefiles/maps/Sectionals/SectionalCharts.kml

Matt

[Valery35]

Great dataset!
Maybe you public Network link in
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/EarthExternalData
also?

We make before near vector project for AIS.
My friend Jeffrey Johnson compare vector and raster datasets near LAX:
http://gisplanet.blogspot.com/2006/12/aeronautical-sectional-charts-global_23.html

Enjoy!

[Valery35]

Next 1.5.1 version.

New features:
- 'Load/Save' task list as XML file in Scheduler is available
- Custom scheduling type (Launch every hh/mm) is available


Example of task list file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TaskDocument>
<DocumentName>shedulermodis</DocumentName>
<Task id="0">
<name>modis7</name>
<path>C:\Documents and Settings\Valery\...\work\superoverlay\modis\modis7.xml</path>
<launch>26.12.2006 20:08:16</launch>
<type>Custom</type>
<period>10800000</period>
</Task>
<Task id="1">
<name>modis8</name>
<path>C:\Documents and Settings\Valery\...\work\superoverlay\modis\modis8.xml</path>
<launch>26.12.2006 20:09:42</launch>
<type>Custom</type>
<period>10800000</period>
</Task>
</TaskDocument>

[Forkboy2]

I have a suggestion for image output format that is optimized for transparency.

Can you add an option to output a mix of PNG and JPG with the following rules:

- Tiles that are 100% transparent color get skipped completely.
- Tiles that have 0% transparent color get saved as JPG
- Tiles that have >0% and <100% transparent color are saved as PNG with transparency.

This will help because PNG supports transparency but isn't lossy. JPG is lossy but doesn't support transparency. So a mix of the two formats will create the smallest possible SuperOverlay and still have transparency.

Thanks.

[Forkboy2]

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I have a suggestion for image output format that is optimized for transparency.

Thanks.

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Actually, after doing some more experimenting, I found a way to have lossy compression AND transparency at the same time with 8-bit GIF files. That seems to do what I need. So nevermind

In case any others are interested, here are the file sizes for my little experiment.

Original JPG - 14.7 KB
Regular GIF - 28.5 KB
Lossy (80% quality) GIF with transparency- 12.8 KB
PNG (with PNGOut) - 25.4 KB

Matt

[Valery35]

Next version 1.5.2.
New features:
1. "Recent projects" menu item is added
2. "FTP-connections" functions is added (storing your connection properties to FTP-servers). You can store User/Password strings.

[Valery35]

New features:
Full FTP upload
- user/password
- create of folders

Bug with "one pixel" fixed. Check please this!
Bug with Out of memory for small images fixed. Check please also!

[Valery35]

Version 1.5.4

New features:
- 'Convert to 8-bit PNG' is now available ('convert to 8 bit' algorithm is improved)
Speed of work with 8 bit images now very fast.
- 'Invert black to white' option is added (useful for inverting black background to white). You can set white color as transparency and black as white for best show of labels and grid.

Improved features:
- full import of Groundoverlay parameters by add KML ( KMZ ) - altitude, timer tags, transparency, georeference.

We adapt Superoverlay to works with standard topomaps, geological and other thematic maps. If your map have small count of colors then you can use:
- 8bit output (png)
- transparency white color for remove background
- "invert black to white" option for see labels and grid in white color.
Google Eart support transparency in PNG files. 8bit PNG files have small size and see as optimal solution for standards maps.

Thanks!

[Linomar]

Hi
I've been testing the superoverlay 1.5.4.
In my test I've created a project with 4 LOD, but when I visualize on GE the slices of the regions 3 and 4 appear with some pixels between them.

I'm waiting for you answer.

[Valery35]

Thanks, Linomar!

In new version 1.5.5 this bug fixed.
We place your image on
http://gis-center.org/kml/test/duas/BDE00100.454.kmz
with little offset of georeference (for demo only).
Now results see fine.

You can download file and double click on network link.
Size of example near 4Mb. We place all tiled images into one file as presentation
(use option Packing into KMZ - "pack into one "). For real works this option not need.

I add examples of borders

Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


Level 4

[Valery35]

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