<s>
PCI	B-Application
Geomatica	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remote	B-Application
sensing	I-Application
and	O
photogrammetry	B-Application
desktop	O
software	O
package	O
for	O
processing	O
earth	O
observation	O
data	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
PCI	B-Application
Geomatics	I-Application
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geomatica	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
many	O
educational	O
institutions	O
and	O
scientific	O
programs	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
analyze	O
satellite	O
imagery	O
and	O
trends	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
GlobeSAR	O
Program	O
,	O
a	O
program	O
which	O
was	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
Canada	O
Centre	O
for	O
Remote	B-Application
Sensing	I-Application
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
similar	O
packages	O
include	O
Erdas	B-Application
Imagine	I-Application
,	O
Envi	B-Application
,	O
and	O
SocetSet	O
(	O
or	O
Socet	O
GXP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geomatica	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Envi	B-Application
and	O
Erdas	B-Application
Imagine	I-Application
as	O
it	O
relates	O
to	O
orthorectification	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geomatica	O
includes	O
a	O
web	O
coverage	O
service	O
interface	O
that	O
complies	O
with	O
the	O
OGC	O
Web	O
Coverage	O
Service	O
(	O
WCS	O
)	O
Interface	O
Standard	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
key	O
area	O
in	O
which	O
PCI	B-Application
Geomatics	I-Application
has	O
contributed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Application
Sensing	I-Application
data	O
providers	O
distribute	O
data	O
in	O
diverse	O
formats	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
sharing	O
information	O
across	O
many	O
different	O
platforms	O
challenging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
SDK	O
that	O
makes	O
the	O
PCIDSK	O
file	O
format	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
community	O
is	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
GDAL	B-Language
website	O
here	O
:	O
</s>
