Open source software image map (ossim) is a high performance engine for remote sensing, image processing, geographical information systems and photogrammetry. it has been actively developed since 1996.

designed as a series of high performance software libraries, it is written in c++ employing the latest techniques in object-oriented software design.

the library provides advanced remote sensing, image processing, and geo-spatial functionality. a quick summary of ossim functionality includes ortho-rectification, precision terrain correction, rigorous sensor models, very large mosaics, and cross sensor fusions, a wide range of map projections and datums, and a large range of commercial and government data formats. the architecture of the library supports parallel processing with mpi (not enabled), a dynamic plugin architecture, and dynamically connectable objects allowing rapid prototyping of custom image processing chains.

this package includes the development files to build programs that use the ossim library.