CanopyDigi Control List
Program Overview
CanopyDigiControlList.exe exists simply to control the other programs in the suite, and to guide the user through the process of image analysis in a straightforward manner. It can be accessed directly, or, preferably, from a shortcut placed on the Desktop.Procedure
The program will process all photographs in the OriginalBMP folder, so this folder should
not contain any files or photographs other than those to be processed (which, as detailed
above, should be in monochrome BMP format at a resolution of 640*480 pixels). The programs
will not delete anything from this folder.
There are two sets of programs that can be run through the CanopyDigi Control List and
programs from each section (Determination and Quantification) should be used in sequence.
These sections are briefly described below, but for a detailed description please see the
appropriate help file.
Determination Section
2. CanopyDigiThresholdChoose - This option requires user interaction. The program displays
each original photograph and its associated eight false colour images, in sequence. This
enables the user to select the most appropriate false colour image, which can then be saved
(with the click of a button) for further processing.
Quantification Section Buttons Input Output Technical Comments Folders required
OriginalBMP Supplied empty ProcessedBMP Supplied empty CalculateDone Supplied empty CalculateHistoric Supplied empty Files required
CANOPYDigiCALCULATE.chm Help File
CANOPYDigiControllist.chm Help File
CANOPYDigiThresholdchoose.chm Help File
CANOPYDigiThresholdSet.chm Help File
CanopyDigiControlList.exe Program File
CanopyDigiThresholdChoose.exe Program File
CanopyDigiThresholdSet.exe Program File
CanopyDigiCalculate.exe Program File
ThresholdsDefault.txt Text File –
required ThresholdsUser.txt Text File –
required
CanopyDigiThresholdChooseInputs.txt Text File –
required Files- not
required, possibly useful
CanopyDigiThresholdChooseInputs4.txt Text File
CanopyDigiThresholdChoose4SafetyCopy.txt Text File – safety
copy
CanopyDigiThresholdChoose9SafetyCopy.txt Text File – safety
copy
ThresholdsDefaultSafetyCopy.txt Text File – safety
copy
ThresholdsUserSafetyCopy.txt Text File – safety
copy
1. CanopyDigiThresholdSet - This option converts photographs into their false colour
equivalents at eight different thresholds. No user interaction is needed once the program
has started.
This option processes the selected false colour images – no user interaction is needed once
the program has started. Initially each false colour image is electronically divided into
twelve sub-images. As the program runs, it produces a text file for each group of twelve
sub-images giving statistical information. In addition, a single
CSV (comma separated variable) file is constructed giving all necessary percentage and
aggregation information for every original photograph analysed in a given run of the program.
This can be loaded straight into a spreadsheet program (e.g. Microsoft Excel) or statistical
software (e.g. SPSS or Minitab) for further analysis.
Buttons are provided for each of the options mentioned. In addition there are two small
buttons (top left) that can be used to adjust the size of the screen slightly, if required.
As this program merely controls other programs, there is no direct input.
However, the user must ensure that all the photographs required for processing,
and only those, are copied to the OriginalBMP folder before proceeding further.
There is no direct output from this program, it simply controls the other programs in
the suite.
The structure within C:\CanopyDigi (or equivalent) MUST be as follows:
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