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ISIS Users Manual

January 16, 1996


The ISIS software was initially developed in the VAX/VMS environment, but currently is functioning under the VAX/VMS and UNIX operating systems. A User's Manual for ISIS has been written for both the VAX/VMS version and the UNIX version.

The VAX/VMS version of ISIS has been used for processing data produced by the Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) on the Galileo spacecraft, the Airborne Visible-Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS), and a number of other imaging spectrometers carried aboard various other spacecraft and aircraft.

As of October 1995, the UNIX version of ISIS has been operational for nearly two years and is being used for processing the large number of lunar images that were returned by the Clementine spacecraft. The basic capabilities of the UNIX version of ISIS are essentially identical to the capabilities of the VAX/VMS version, however, there were many small changes made in the port to UNIX. Some examples are listed below:

Table of Contents


  • Up-to-date Documentation for ISIS (UNIX Version)

  • Introduction to ISIS (VMS Version)

  • Program Summary (VMS Version)

  • Appendix A - Example Cube Label

  • Appendix B - Example Cube History

  • Appendix C - Example Table Label

  • Appendix D - Subcube Specifier