The ImageMet Explorer™ is a productivity tool adding a new dimension to image and data handling. It has an integrated database that allows you to browse quickly through your data files and view them as thumbnails. For all recognizable image and curve files thumbnails and other characteristics are automatically entered to the database from where they can be retrieved on the fly while browsing your files. Furthermore, important analytical results from the Scanning Probe Images Processor, SPIP, can automatically be stored in the database so that you never loose important results. You have the flexibility to enter descriptions, assign categories or create hyperlinks to individual files. Although very powerful the usage is so easy that no prior knowledge about data base programming is required.
Image Explorer™ is a combination of three subprograms: ImageMet Browser, ImageMet Finder and ImageMet Reporter which all take advantage of the underlying database:
ImageMet Browser: Organizing and managing files and folders
The browser allows you to browse through your files with an interface and functionality that covers most of what is found in the Microsoft Explorer that is part of your operating system. In addition Image Explorer™ offers thumbnail view for the most common microscope formats and an extra Info Pane where characteristics and results for individual files can be viewed. Furthermore, it is possible to enter descriptions, assign categories and links to related files, web sites, or for example contacts in your contact database file.
ImageMet Finder: Searching for images, files and folders
The ImageMet Finder also covers most of what is found in the search utility of the Microsoft Explorer and additionally it allows you take advantage of the integrated database. It enables searching for images with certain attributes, for example measurement conditions, results within certain ranges, categories, and / or links.
ImageMet Reporter: Reporting data files to HTML
With the ImageMet Reporter you can create HTML reports containing groups of image or profile files. The report can contain graphical presentation of the images or profiles them selves and selected characteristics and results retrieved from the database.
The Image Explorer™ is an optional module of the Scanning Probe Image Processor and its availability depends on your current license.