Photo manipulating software?

[PyrateJim]

I made the following post on another forum and received a response that would fit in well here. Can anyone here help me figure out what the program/software is they are talking about? THANKS

My original post:
As everyone knows with Google-Earth, you can place your pointer anywhere and get the gps coordinates for that particular spot. Now, I have some aerial photos of some Fl. coastline and what I would like to do is save these pictures as a semi-transparent picture so that I can then over lay this aerial photo over the Google-earth picture of the same area. Once done, resize the google-earth one to the same viewing ratio and then be able to get the gps coordinates from google-earth for certain marks on the aerial pictures.

The other thing I am looking to do is set gps coordinate marks on the google-earth program and then somehow transfer these to the aerial photos I have.

Does anyone know of a software program that will allow me to do this? Or, even if this can be done or how to do this?

The response:
There is software that will take your aerial photos and plot out GPS cooridinates on your map.

Basically you load your map into the software. You need to know at least two GPS cooridinates on the map. You than tell the software the two or more points and then it plots out everything else. Now you can just position your cursor on your own map and get the coordinates. No need for google maps.

Thanks again for everyone's help on the program name they might be talking about.

[Max]

I made the following post on another forum and received a response that would fit in well here. Can anyone here help me figure out what the program/software is they are talking about? THANKS



Thanks again for everyone's help on the program name they might be talking about.

Hi PyrateJim,
I've seen something like this at work but don't remember now exactly.

But I'm sure you really don't need that stuff. There are companies out there that for small annual fees (some hundreds dollars) gives you a sat imaging service... with coordinate and everything... and you can do much many things easy and without using google-services.

Of course, not real-time imaging or of sensitive places... for obvious reasons... but coastlines... yes!

Make a search. You'll find them.

Kind regards,
Max

[PyrateJim]

Thanks Max. The one thing I am stuck with is that I need to use the photographs I have. The project I am working on is covered with water, between beach and about 1/2 mile out and the photo's that I have show me the reef structure, sand bottom and has water clarrity down to nearly 40+fsw.

[Qiaozhi]

I made the following post on another forum and received a response that would fit in well here. Can anyone here help me figure out what the program/software is they are talking about? THANKS



Thanks again for everyone's help on the program name they might be talking about.

The nearest thing I can find on my computer is PaintShop Pro. You can load two images and select Edit>Arithmetic. This allows you to perform various functions, such as add, subtract, multiply, difference, darkest and lightest.
You can get a shareware copy here -> http://www.download.com/3000-2192_4-10585273.html or here -> http://www.soft32.com/Download/free-...o/4-344-1.html

I did a quick test with version (4.15) and it certainly manages to merge the two photos into one. Might do the trick...