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Read everything on this page in order to decide what you download.

UPDATE: September X 2008, doing it now, Fonts File not uploaded yet.

MERDAT is Martian imaging software that will run on Windows XP systems.
Merdat has been updated.
What's New? MERDAT can now speak, and has a more modern XP look.
the downloads are,

  • The executable only, UPDATED MerDat2008exe.zip 2.2MB.

    • Click here for the UPDATED MerDat2008 Executable only. 2.2 MB


  • The executable and the directory structure containing sample images for you to practice with. MerDat.zip 14 MB.

    • Click here for the MerDat Executable plus sample images and directory structure.MerDat.zip 14 MB
    This download of sample images contains the old non voice MERDAT exe file.


  • The Source Code. MerDat 2008 Source Codes.
    MERDAT was written and compiled using Borland Delphi 7 and Turbo Explorer.

    • Click here for the MerDat Source Code July 2008, no voice.MerdatSourceCodeJuly2008.zip 14 MB
    Click here for the MerDat Source Code September 2008, voice.MerdatSourceCodeBakSept2008.zip 7.3 MB
    and,

  • Additional Non English Language Fonts 25 MB.

    • Click here for the Non English Language Fonts. Note: these are only used in the image tagging feature.
    MerdatFonts.zip 16 MBMerdatFonts.zip

    After downloading, unzip the packages.


    EXTRAS

    DLLs used by MERDAT that you may require are winmm.dll and avifil32.dll CLICK HERE.

    PDSexamples.zip,
    this file contains the image 1m137503613eff2208p2956m2m1 as an IMG file, a BMP file,
    a GIF file and a JPG file with 100% compression setting or minimum change.
    I chose this image for the sample as it is an image of the only teardrop shaped blueberry I know of.

    If the compression is set to say 75% the file size will be smaller and the resolution worse.
    More of those nasty JPG square artifacts will be in the image.

    MERDAT has compression fixed at 100%, or minimum artifacts.
    Use MERDAT's magnifier to examine these images at X6 or higher.
    PDSexamples.zip 2.5 MB

    Some more image samples.

    18 NASA MER sample images 2 MB.
    From this page, born when I encountered a code problem in MERDAT. At the bottom of this page, The code used is also displayed here.

    EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS THAT CAN BE CALLED BY MERDAT.

    AVI2GIF.zip, this was created by Anders Melander and
    Finn Tolderlund as an example of Delphi code.
    MerDat has a menu function that calls this program up. AVI2GIF.zip 260KB.
    This will eventually be incorporated into MerDat.

    MerDat can also call up StereoPhotoMaker and Autostitch
    A copy of each program should also be kept in the MerDat directory.


    MERDAT software is for use with the raw black and white images from NASA/PDS that were made by the two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, as they roam the Martian surface.

    MERDAT can....

  • Create approximate true colour images. Filters 4,5,6.




  • Create false colour images. Other combinations of filters 0-9.




  • Create Stereo 3D cross eye images.



  • Create Stereo red/cyan 3D anaglyphs, for use with 3D glasses.




  • Create AVI movie sequences, with tagged frames.




  • Search for images from any date.
  • Find missing images at NASA.
  • Use Birthday search to locate images taken on your birthday.
  • Display images in a slideshow.
  • Decode the filename encrypted data.
    (Time, camera, filter, etc.)
  • Tag images with Sol and Earth date information.
  • Tag images in a variety of languages.
  • Display image X Y coordinates with the magnifier, useful for SOHO comet searching.


    • Click here to join merdat
    Click to join the merdat users group.

    There are some different screen shots of an earlier version at the old home.
  • Old Home of MER image software


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