Download the Software (from Global Systems Science)

Software is available here for both Mac and PC.

• ColorBasics
  Color plays an important role in the information contained in digital images. How well do you understand color?
• DigitalImageBasics 
  Learn about the concepts behind digital image analysis and try out the features of the Analyzing Digital Images program.
• AnalyzingDigitalImages
  This is THE software tool: use this program for measuring spatial features in pictures such as length and area of items, for doing color analysis to view spectral features, and to measure change in two or more images.
  
• ForestAnalysis (included in Analyzing Digital Images) 
  Select an area in the USA and explore how Old Growth forests have changed. How has the forest cover changed in your region or at the location of your Picture Post?

  

Download the Guides (PDF files): Download Acrobat Reader

• Use with ColorBasics
  Three Color Light
  
• Use with DigitalImageBasics
  Pixels and Colors
  
• Use with AnalyzingDigitalImages
  Measuring Length in Digital Images
  Measuring Area in Digital Images
  Leaf Image for Measuring Activities (right click to download)

View our Help Videos: We have created videos to help with using the AnalyzingDigitalImages software.

• Color and Light
  Mixing colors with paint and light
  
• Basics on Using AnalyzingDigitalImages
  Set a Scale in an Image
  Trimming Images to Select Your Area of Interest
  Selecting Pixels with Masking
  
• Analyzing Images
  Using Colors to Explore Images
  Looking for Change in two Images
  

Monitoring Projects Using Picture Post

• Stuff You Can Do - Learn how to use picture posts for citizen science projects. Monitor your local park, a wetland, a riverbank, or even plants in your own backyard!

Looking for Measuring Vegetation Health?

• MVH (renamed DEW) - The complete original set of MVH resources, help videos, activities and investigations is now hosted by Global Systems Science at the Lawrence Hall of Science.