Remote Sensing Software

Remote Sensing data is processed and analyzed with computer software, known as a remote sensing application. A large number of commercial and open source applications exist to process remote sensing data.
The most used applications among Asian academic groups involved in remote sensing are as follows:
a. Raster based:
1. ENVI
2. ERMapper
3. ERDAS IMAGINE
4. PCI Geomatica
5. Ilwis
6. Global Mapper, etc

b. Vector based:
1. ESRI (Arc Info,Arc View & Arc GIS)
2. MapInfo
3. AutoDesk Map (AutoCAD Map)
4. Surfer, etc