Download Free ER Mapper Stuff from Earthstar

Earthstar Geographics provides the following ER Mapper items and documents free of charge. Click on the item you wish to download. Some items can be downloaded as both zip files (for PCs) and UNIX tar files (for ER Mapper 5.5 on Sun and SGI).

Note: To download the .zip, .exe and .tar files, right-click on the link and select "Save Target As" (IE) or "Save Link Target As" (Netscape). The info document files may be opened in your browser, you can save them to disk from there if desired. (Word and PDF files may be opened directly in your browser if you have the software, but should be saved to disk.)

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USGS NED DEM Import Wizard. This wizard imports or direct displays USGS NED (National Elevation Dataset) DEM files in Generic Binary or Grid-Float format (not ArcGrid format). All metadata is transferred automatically, no editing of headers needed. This wizard runs on ER Mapper 6 or 7.
(self-extracting zip file - 78KB)

Info and install document
GLCF Landsat Wizards. These wizards are designed to help you process free Landsat imagery downloaded from the Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) website at the University of Maryland (web address: glcf.umiacs.umd.edu). Includes wizards to decompress the g-zipped (.gz) files, generate ERS headers for the GeoTIFFs to mask edge areas when mosaicking, and to combine the single-band GeoTIFFs into a multi-band Virtual Dataset for display. This wizard runs on ER Mapper 6 or 7.
(zip file - 55KB)

Info and install document
SRTM30 ERS header files. ERS header files that enable ER Mapper to read the SRTM30 ".dem" data files. (SRTM30 is the new 1-Km world DEM data from the Space Shuttle mission.) Simply unzip the files into the same directory as the SRTM30 .dem files, then open the ERS files in ER Mapper.
(zip file - 16KB)
ESG View Wizard Toolbar. This set of wizards installs as an ER Mapper toolbar, and give you "one-click" access to common functions for zooming and geolinking images. Functions include Zoom to All Datasets, Previous Zoom, view images at 1:2, 1:1 and 2:1, geolink all windows, and more. These wizards run on both ER Mapper 5.5a for UNIX and ER Mapper 6 or 7 for PCs.
(self-extracting zip file - 60KB)

(UNIX tar file - 76KB)

Info and install document
Guide to Using Images with World Files in ER Mapper 6.3 with SP1. Document explaining details about how ER Mapper 6.3 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) handles TIFF, JPEG and BMP images with World files, and how to make sure they are correctly georeferenced (important!).
(Adobe PDF file - 587KB)
Batch Ortho Wizard for ER Mapper 6 or 7. This wizard performs orthorectification of a directory of ER Mapper datasets for which you have previously specified ortho parameters using the Geocoding Wizard. Orthorectify all the datasets unattended or overnight in batch. Includes options for orthorectification using GCPs or exterior orientation. Installs onto the ER Mapper 'Wizards' toolbar. (No need to install into ER Mapper 7, already included.)
(self-extracting zip file - 74KB)

Info and install document
Convert to Classified Image Wizard. This wizard converts an 8-bit, single band ER Mapper dataset to a 'classified' dataset. This lets you use classifications imported from another product in ER Mapper. After conversion, the dataset can be treated like a classified image created in ER Mapper, i.e., you can change class colors and names, or build a classification legend in map composition. Automatically assigns a stepped greyscale classification color set to the image. This wizard runs on both ER Mapper 5.5a for UNIX and ER Mapper 6 or 7 for PCs.
(self-extracting zip file - 75KB)

(UNIX tar file - 113KB)

Info and install document
ER Mapper 6.3 command line program usage. Word document listing parameters and flags for command line usage of the the following ER Mapper 6.3 executable programs: erswarp, ermhe, erm_rtov, erm_invert, erm_svclass, ecw_compress, ecw_compress_gui, ermregion, ersstats, export_raster_trans, importascii, importbil and import_raster_trans. A must for anyone writing their own batch scripts.
(MS Word 2000 file - 64KB)
Adding Logos to Map Composition. Steps for adding a Postscript company logo to ER Mapper's map composition objects. Includes information about EPS files, and how to create files for adding the logo.
(MS Word 97 file - 43KB)