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WIKI for Bob Gaskell's StereoPC

General Info

This is a wiki of some of the key programs and support files for Stereophotoclinometry. The wiki contains information derived about SPC during the Dawn mission, the Mercator Project and the OSIRIS-REx mission. There are different versions of the software, so there may be things that are different or not supported in your version, depending on what your version is. If you have suggestions or wish to help improve this document, please contact Eric Palmer to give you access.

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Short Cuts

• User Manual Author's Task List

• Training_Notes - Eric's notes for what to introduce and how

• SPC_V_and_V_testing - Directions and guideline for testing

• SPOC v3.02A PDF

• SPOC v3.02A html directory

• Error_evaluation - How to evaluate things for error and consistancy

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Versions

• 1.0 -- Initial version of SPC
• 2.0 -- Version of SPC with the Common library created

• 2.1A7 -- This is the baseline version of Gaskell's software. SubComponent testing has been performed on this version

• 3.0A0 -- These have changed required in SPC to finish the SubComponent testing. It changed regress, process_fits and geometry

• 3.0A1 -- Released by Bob in support of Dawn @ Ceres and are not in the SPOC software branch.
• 3.0A1a -- Minor changes

• 3.0A2 -- process_fits that supports NavCam

• 3.1 -- (in progress) Will have all code improvements from Rosetta and include Polar Wobble. Will receive regression testing.

• configure_control

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Support Tools

• Support Tools - Useful tools that aid the SPC process developed by the OREx SPC team

• updateDisplay - aid for landmark/maplet visualization

• spc_tools - javascript suite of tools that provide a GUI for SPC

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How Tos

These are the "standard" blocks (or procedures) that can be used to do the most typical SPC tasks.

Working How Tos

User guides for SPC tasks.

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Programs

The following list needs update. A full list of pages are located User Manual Author's Task List.

Lithosphere

Coverage

• coverage - shows the global coverage that has been processed by resolution

• map_coverage - shows the coverage that has been processed by resolution.

Imager

• display - Generate an image that shows the location of landmarks on it

• image_map_mono -

• image_map_rgb - Renders a 3D image of a bigmap using red and blue

• image_map_stereo - Creates an image from a bigmap that shows the surface, using low-tech stereo.

• Imager_MG - How to make images from maplets

• mosaic - Creates a mosaic of images registered to the shape model

• panaroma - Makes a 360 degree panaroma image from a big map

• showmap - generates an image (.pgm) for a specific bigmap

• surface_imager - Makes an image using a surface point of view from a big map

• view_shape - The generates a point-of-view image of the shape model

Shaper

• bigmap - processes maplets to form a bigmap

• bigmapL - a 'bigmap lite', used in the production of Zmaps.

• densify - increases the resolution of a shape model by interpolating heights between landmarks.

• densifyA - increases the resolution of a shape model using albedo between landmarks.

• spheremapsB - transforms maplet data from DTM to common formats and map projections for export.

Script Makers

• Script Makers Overview - User guide for the script-maker program suite

• find_nofit - searches batch processing output files to identify landmarks or images which may need further work.

• find_nofitP - searches make_scriptP output files to identify landmarks or images which may need further work.

• find_nofitT - searches make_scriptT output files to identify landmarks or images which may need further work.

• make_scriptA - generates the script that batch auto registers images using autoregister.

• make_scriptAP - generates the script for batch autoregistering images using parallel processing using autoregisterP .

• make_scriptF - generic script maker for user-generated batch processing jobs using lithos.

• make_scriptP - generates the script for iterating landmarks using lithosP.

• make_scriptR - generates the script that batch registers images using register.

• make_scriptT - generates the script that tiles (makes new maplets) using lithos.

• MAKE_TILES - generates the in file required to make Zmaps using bigmapL.

• MAKE_TILESP - generates the in files required to make Zmaps using bigmapL in parallel.

Utilities

• convert - Converts the OCAMS image file into the raw image file format used by the SPC software.

• duplicates - Generates the make_script.in file to accompany script makers such as make_scriptP, comprising an ordered list of unique landmark names.

• Export_Import - builds scripts to package up the new maplets/landmarks into a tar ball and to unpack maplets/landmarks and integrate into a master directory export.e - builds scripts to package up the new maplets/landmarks into a tar ball importL.e - builds script to unpack maplets/landmarks and integrate into a master directory

• make_list - looks for image names matches between LIMBLIST1.TXT and LMRKLIST.TXT.

• make_lmrklistX - generates LMRKLISTX

• make_pictlistX - Builds the file PICTLISTX.TXT which makes things run faster

• make_tilefile - Generates the pixel/line maplet-center locations required to complete the tiling of a bigmap.

• pr_template - (copy the codes for when making a new prog page)

• rem_done - used to stop a parallel lithosP process and find which landmarks have yet to be worked on.

• refresh_sumfiles - updates the sumfiles to match the maplets

• shape_info - generates DTM information

• update_infiles - generates a list of landmarks and headers for showing coverage

Gravity

Notes_on_Gravity

• Mgrav - Makes MGRAV.TXT and generates gravity images based on a map or bigmap.

• Sgrav - Makes a file called SGRAV.TXT that is like SHAPE.TXT but with extra columns for surface acceleration, potential and laplacian (just as a check). Based on a shape model. This is for a non-rotating body with GM=1.

• Sacc - Provided the correct GM and Omega, it will use SGRAV.TXT file to create the surface acceleration.

• Selv - Provided the correct GM and Omega, it will use SGRAV.TXT file to create the surface elevation (same as geoid).

• Slap - Provided the correct GM and Omega, it will use SGRAV.TXT file to create the surface laplacian.

• Spot - Provided the correct GM and Omega, it will use SGRAV.TXT file to create the surface potential.

• Sslpa - ?

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Directories

• BIGFILES - Directory for BIGMAP LMK files

• DATA - A place for the SPICE kernels

• IMAGEFILES - Directory that holds the image files, .DAT

• LMKFILES - Stores the actual landmarks, .LMK

• MAPFILES - Stores the maplets, .MAP

• NEW_IMAGES - Directory that holds the new, and unprocessed image files (in pgm format)

• NOMINALS - Directory that holds the nominal files, .NOM

• SHAPEFILES - Holds the different types of shapefiles

• SUMFILES - Directory that holds the sumfiles, .SUM

• TESTFILES - Directory to store display files generated during batch processing jobs.

• TESTFILES1 - Directory to store display files generated during batch processing jobs.

• UTILITIES - Programs that are specific for this project.

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Key Input Files

• BIGLIST.TXT - list of all bigmaps contained the the BIGFILES directory created by bigmap

• INIT_LITHOS.TXT - initialization file for lithos

• LMRKLIST.TXT - The full list of landmarks.

• make_sumfiles.in - image information generated by process_fits and required by make_sumfiles to generate NOMINALS and SUMFILES.

• make_sumfiles.txt - user-generated SPICE configuration data required by make_sumfiles to generate NOMINALS and SUMFILES.

• PICTLIST.TXT - list of the images that are in the model, required by lithos.

Support Files

• Usually these files are used to run batch jobs or scripts.

• make_script.in - list of landmarks or pictures to process used by various script-makers for batch jobs.

• make_scriptA.seed - Seed file for make_scriptA, the script-maker for batch autoregistering new images.

• make_scriptF.seed - Seed file for make_scriptF, the script-maker for batch processing using lithos.

• make_scriptP.seed - Seed file for make_scriptP, the script-maker for iterating landmarks using lithosP.

• make_scriptR.seed - Seed file for make_scriptR, the script-maker for batch registering new images.

• make_scriptT.in - Used by make_scriptT to build run_script.b

• MAPTRANS - Diagnostic tools to visualize maplet translations.

Other Input Files

• BIGMAP.IN - optional file containing a list of landmarks for use with bigmap

• DYNAMICS.TXT - contains different uncertainty values and coordinates frames for different mission phases

• GEOID.TXT - gives the geoid in X, Y, Z position. A 3 column file.

• IFRAME.TXT - contains J2000 nominal spacecraft to object center vector and camera orientation, created by make_sumfiles

• LIMBLIST1.TXT - list of images required by make_list.

• LMRKLIST1.TXT - list of newly created landmarks.

• LMRKLISTO.TXT - list of landmarks that overlap a bigmap.

• LMRKLISTR.TXT - user-generated restricted list of landmarks used by lithos

• LMRKLISTX.TXT - summary of landmark information generated by make_lmrklistX and used by lithos and lithosP to find overlaps.

• MAPLIST.TXT - user-generated list of maplets required by Imager_MG, MAKE_TILES and spheremapsB.

• MGRAV.TXT - produced by Mgrav.e. It contains vector position, potential, acceleration, slope and delta elevation.

• MOSAIC.TXT - A list of images that mosaic uses to build a moasic

• NEWFILES.TXT

• OVERLAPS.TXT

• PICTLISTR.TXT - user-generated restricted list of pictures used by lithos or regres.

• PICTLISTRX.TXT - user-generated restricted set of data contained in PICTLISTX.TXT.

• PICTLISTS.TXT - User-generated alternative list of images used by residuals and geometry

• PICTLISTX.TXT - List of the images that are in the model with precomputed metadata, generated by make_pictlistX.

• SEEDS

• SEEDS (by mission)

• SGRAV.TXT - produced from Sgrav.e. Similar to SHAPE.TXT with extra columns for surface acceleration, potential and laplacian (just as a check).

• SHAPE.TXT - The shape model of the object. Done is 3 column format of vertex using x, y, z coordinates

• SHAPEC.TXT - gives the height above the surface. A 4 column file.

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Key Diagnostic Files

• INSIDE.TXT - list of only the maps that are inside of the most recent bigmap created

• LIMINFO.TXT - Limb information output by residuals.

• MAPINFO.TXT - maplet information output by residuals.

• PICINFO.TXT - picture information output by residuals.

• RESIDUALS.TXT - maplet and image error information output by residuals.

• SIGMAS.TXT - sigma values for bigmaps, output by bigmap.

• SIGMA.TXT - ICQ format shape model with sigma values.

• USED_MAPS.TXT - maps used when making a bigmap, output by bigmap.

• USED_PICS.TXT - images used when making a bigmap, output by bigmap.

Other Output Files

• check.txt - List of landmarks and overlaps output by residuals for landmarks whose linear residual is greater than the user-specified limit.

• EMPTY.TXT - lithos seed file output by residuals for batch deletion of landmarks which are not contained in any pictures or limbs.

• FLATLIST.TXT - List of flat maps (landmarks containing no topography) output by residuals.

• LMKVECS.TXT - Landmark vectors output by residuals for every landmark contained in LMRKLIST.TXT.

• MAPCHK.TXT - List of maplets whose difference between predicted and observed pixel/line locations in attached images is greater than a user-specified limit, or who have two or fewer overlaps attached to them, output by residuals.

• MAPRES.TXT - Maplet resolution information for maplets contained in at least one picture or limb, output by residuals.

• New_Limbs.in - lithos seed file output by residuals to attach map to limbs for every landmark contained in LMRKLIST.TXT.

• NEW_LIST.TXT - List output by find_nofitT of new landmarks created during batch make_scriptT tiling.

• no_update.txt - List of landmarks output by residuals whose associated pictures are not listed by increasing mission time in the .LMK file.

• OVERLAPS.TXT - temporary file generated by lithos.

• PRUNE.TXT - List of landmarks for which the number of pictures in which they are contained exceeds the default limit of 500, or the user-specified limit, PRNLM, set within INIT_LITHOS.TXT. File output by residuals.

• RANGES_SOLVED.TXT - Date and range information output by residuals for each picture listed in PICTLISTS.TXT or PICTLIST.TXT.

• redo.txt - List of landmarks output by find_nofit or find-nofitP which after batch lithos or lithosP processing either terminated in error, did not correlate with at least one image, or correlated weakly with at least one image.

• REMOVED.TXT - List of landmarks output by find_nofit which after batch register, autoregister, or autoregisterP processing were eliminated from at least one picture due to low or no correlation.

• SHAPE.TXT - ICQ format shape model output by densify.

• veto.txt - lithos seed file output by residuals to detach from landmarks and limbs a map with a linear residual greater than the user-specified limit.

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Deprecated

• process_img - takes a list of files and creates make_sumfiles.in. Creates IMAGEFILE for each images

• view_maps.in - A list of all the maplets to be used in view_maps. The first line isn't read. The file should be terminated with "END"

• view_maps - This will do "paper mache" of all the maplets listed in view_maps.in.

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