Step 1
Load the image!

Step 2
Enhance contrast

Step 3
Select a band combination

Step 4
Georeference the image

Step 5
Enhance resolution

Step 6
Enhance sharpness

Step 7
Create maps and graphics

STEP 7 - Create Maps and Graphics

Now that the image has been processed to enhance our ability to see the features we're interested in, we need to put it to work. Images are valuable components of public presentations, reports, videos, and web-based communication. We can output ourr finished image in a wide variety of digital formats that are compatible with GIS and office software. 

By combining imagery with digital topography, oblique perspective views can be generated to give a better feel for the terrain. This view, looking northeast toward the Wind River Mountains, shows the flat, intermontane setting of the gas field.

Poster-size maps are useful for presentations in large venues (public meetings, scientific conferences, media events).

Page-size information handouts and brochures can be published on the Web, or printed and mailed. The examples on this page were used in an information “drop” distributed to all of Congress, and in a brochure widely distributed to Wyoming residents.

Digital graphics can be optimized for use in illustrating websites, e-newsletters, and videos.