Planetary orbital mapping and mosaicking (POMM) integrated open source software environment

Abstract

Several Open Source planetary orbital mapping and utility image processing software packages, including, VICAR, AFIDS, ISIS, GDAL, and GeoTIFF, have been integrated into a single software environment (POMM), where package programs can be run independently from a Linux command line, or combined in synergistic scripts that facilitate advanced trans-package applications. Several integrated scripts have been prepared to simplify some of the more difficult database building tasks such as (1) image co-registration (for stacking and time series analysis), (2) mosaicking (for regional analysis), and (3) map-projection of raw Planetary Data System (PDS) images for selected Mars and Luna sensor systems. A user interface/GUI is provided for the three planetary applications, but the underlying scripts can also be modified by an advanced user and run at the command-line. POMM is Open Source software available in "docker" container and "Yum-Install" versions that support cross-platform installation on Windows, Apple, and Linux products using available desktop applications and/or virtual containers. However, installation on systems requiring emulation can be slow, and the installation process can be challenging.