uSMART Softcopy Orthophotos

Distributed Processing

Use all the Computer Systems that have a uSMART licence to participate in the production of orthophotos. All active Computers process Tasks simultaneously and a job can be completed more efficiently with all the Computers finishing their tasks at approximately the same time.

• Tasks are run in the “background” i.e. in a separate “thread” in Windows OS.
• Controlled via a text file which can be viewed in any text editor.
• All users can monitor the Distributed Processor file.
• Tasks are generally added automatically but they can also be added/removed manually.
• If any Computer happens to fail, it will be reintroduced into the process without any problems once it is again restarted.
• The ability of any Computer being able to add or remove itself from the process allows maximum versatility for users.
• Computers can be “clustered” to complete certain portions of a project.
• Computers can be remotely started e.g. start all systems on standby