<s>
To	O
emulate	O
the	O
human	O
mind	O
's	O
cognitive	O
powers	O
,	O
Definiens	O
used	O
patented	O
image	B-Algorithm
segmentation	I-Algorithm
and	O
classification	O
processes	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
a	O
method	O
to	O
render	O
knowledge	O
in	O
a	O
semantic	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNT	O
was	O
first	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
eCognition	B-Application
software	O
in	O
May	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Trimble	O
Navigation	O
Ltd	O
(	O
NASDAQ	O
:	O
TRMB	O
)	O
acquired	O
Definiens	O
business	O
asset	O
in	O
earth	O
sciences	O
markets	O
,	O
including	O
eCognition	B-Application
software	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
licensed	O
Definiens	O
 '	O
patented	O
CNT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eCognition	B-Application
suite	O
offers	O
three	O
components	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
stand-alone	O
or	O
in	O
combination	O
to	O
solve	O
image	O
analysis	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eCognition	B-Application
Developer	O
is	O
a	O
development	O
environment	O
for	O
object-based	O
image	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
earth	O
sciences	O
to	O
develop	O
rule	O
sets	O
(	O
or	O
applications	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
analysis	O
of	O
remote	B-Application
sensing	I-Application
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eCognition	B-Application
Architect	O
enables	O
non-technical	O
users	O
to	O
configure	O
,	O
calibrate	O
and	O
execute	O
image	O
analysis	O
workflows	O
created	O
in	O
eCognition	B-Application
Developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eCognition	B-Application
Server	O
software	O
provides	O
a	O
processing	O
environment	O
for	O
batch	O
execution	O
of	O
image	O
analysis	O
jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eCognition	B-Application
software	O
is	O
utilized	O
in	O
numerous	O
remote	B-Application
sensing	I-Application
and	O
geospatial	O
application	O
scenarios	O
and	O
environments	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
data	O
types	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
eCognition	B-Application
community	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
and	O
had	O
2813	O
members	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bi-annual	O
GEOBIA	O
(	O
Geographic	O
Object-Based	O
Image	O
Analysis	O
)	O
conference	O
is	O
heavily	O
attended	O
by	O
eCognition	B-Application
users	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
presentations	O
based	O
on	O
eCognition	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
