This task computes rank-based strength and label texture metrics on a raster. These metrics are useful for feature extraction. See Rank-Strength-Texture Algorithm Background for details on the algorithm that ENVI uses.

The virtual raster associated with this task is ENVIRankStrengthTextureRaster.

Example


; Start the application
e = ENVI()
 
; Open an input file
File = Filepath('qb_boulder_pan', Subdir=['data'], $
  Root_Dir=e.Root_Dir)
Raster = e.OpenRaster(File)
 
; Get the task from the catalog of ENVITasks
Task = ENVITask('RankStrengthTexture')
 
; Define inputs
Task.INPUT_RASTER = Raster
 
; Run the task
Task.Execute
 
; Get the collection of data objects currently available in the Data Manager
DataColl = e.Data
 
; Add the output to the Data Manager
DataColl.Add, Task.OUTPUT_RASTER
 
; Display the result
View = e.GetView()
Layer = View.CreateLayer(Task.OUTPUT_RASTER)

Syntax


Result = ENVITask('RankStrengthTexture')

Input parameters (Set, Get): INPUT_RASTER, OUTPUT_RASTER_URI

Output parameters (Get only): OUTPUT_RASTER

Parameters marked as "Set" are those that you can set to specific values. You can also retrieve their current values any time. Parameters marked as "Get" are those whose values you can retrieve but not set.

Input Parameters


INPUT_RASTER (required)

Specify the input ENVIRaster. This routine accepts an image with any number of bands.

OUTPUT_RASTER_URI (optional)

Specify a string with the fully qualified filename and path to export the associated OUTPUT_RASTER.

  • If you set this parameter to an asterisk symbol (*), the output raster will be virtual and not written to disk.
  • If you do not specify this parameter, or set it to an exclamation symbol (!), a temporary file will be created.
  • If you set it to the hash symbol (#), ENVI creates a file in the temporary directory, but this file will not be deleted when ENVI closes.

Output Parameters


OUTPUT_RASTER

This is a reference to the output raster of filetype ENVI.

The output raster will contain a Strength and Label band for each input band, for example:

  • Strength (Band 1)
  • Label (Band 1)
  • Strength (Band 2)
  • Label (Band 2)

See Rank-Strength-Texture Algorithm Background for descriptions of the Strength and Label bands.

Methods


Execute

Parameter

ParameterNames

Properties


DESCRIPTION

DISPLAY_NAME

NAME

REVISION

TAGS

Version History


ENVI 5.4

Introduced

ENVI 5.5

OUTPUT_RASTER_URI now supports '*', which allows OUTPUT_RASTER to be virtual output.

See Also


ENVITask, ENVIRankStrengthTextureRaster, ENVILabelEntropyTextureRaster, LabelEntropyTexture Task, ENVIFirstOrderEntropyTextureRaster, FirstOrderEntropyTexture Task, Masking Support in ENVITasks