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// Copyright (C) 2000 ImageLinks Inc.
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// OSSIM is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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// Description: Readme file.
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// $Log$
// Revision 1.4  2003/03/02 02:34:59  mlucas
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// Revision 1.3  2001/10/28 04:13:28  mlucas
// A series of changes to add a CARBON compiler switch and ifdefs for MacOSX
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// Revision 1.2  2001/07/12 18:09:09  jlargent
// Testing cvs checkin
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// Revision 1.1.1.1  2001/02/05 20:13:22  dburken
// Initial import.
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// Revision 1.1.1.1  2001/01/18 16:21:54  gpotts
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// Revision 1.1.1.1  2001/01/16 20:35:31  gpotts
// initial import.
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// Revision 1.1.1.1  2001/01/15 22:33:35  gpotts
// Restructured.
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// Revision 1.1  2000/12/30 09:40:59  dmetz
// generating rpms
// renamed Readme to README
// added some defs in Makefile and tweaked the install section
// updated the files manifest in ossim.spec
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// Revision 1.2  2000/10/13 17:00:09  aknott
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// initial Readme file 
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OSSIM - Open Source Software Image Map

Introduction

OSSIM, pronounced "awesome" is an open source project to
develop a state of the art set of libraries and tools for remote
sensing and geographic information systems.A test application,
OSSIM, is included in the distribution to showcase the
functionality of the libraries. For a complete list of OSSIM
functionality, point your Internet web browser to
http://www,remotesensing.org/ossim

Installation is available through rpms binaries, a
compressed tar (tape archive) that contains the source tree of
the last released version, or you can check out this
developement CVS source tree.  For complete download
information,  point your browser to
http://remotesensing.org/download/index.php3#OSSIM

For complete information about using this CVS (Current Version Support)
archive, see http://www.remotesensing.org/docs/howto-cvs.php3 


INSTALLATION

	wxWindows is used to provide cross platform support. 

	GDAL is an optional package that enables OSSIM to load image types
	that the internal OSSIM code does not recognize.

Linux: Instructions for Linux

	To install the wxWindows environment and the optional GDAL support
	library , see http://www.remotesensing.org/ossim/required.php3 

	To compile OSSIM with g++, see
	http://www.remotesensing.org/ossim/install.php3


Windows: Instructions for Windows

	To install the wxWindows environment under Windows and compile OSSIM,
	see http://www.remotesensing.org/ossim/cygwin.php3 

Macintosh: Instructions for Macintosh

	Install wxWindows at www.wxWindows.org
	in the ossim top level directory type the following:

	./configure --disable-appstatic ; make