I like the performance is best. But the price should be minimize for students and academic tasks. More over it should be involve or plug the AI to automate the function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is expensive software for beginners. They can not easily afford the cost. specially for students in developing counties. So it is better to have minimize the cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is incredibly robust when it comes to processing massive remote sensing datasets, satellite imagery,and complex spatial data. In my urban planning and architectural workflows, it handles tasks like lulc classification, change detection and multi spectral imagery analysis with extreme precision. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve is quite steep, especially for professionals training from more modern, streamlined GIS platforms. The user interface feels a bit dated and cluttered, which can make navigating complex menus slower than it needs to be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most is how seriously it takes image analysis. It doesn’t treat satellite imagery as a pretty backdrop; it treats it as real data. The spectral analysis tools are strong, the raster processing is powerful, and when you’re doing things like classification, change detection, or band math, it feels dependable and precise.

It’s also very capable with large, messy datasets. Big scenes, multiple bands, different sensors—ERDAS can handle it without freaking out. If your work leans more scientific than cartographic, this is where it really shines.

That said, the interface feels dated, and the learning curve can be steep at first. It’s not the most intuitive or visually appealing software, and it’s definitely not something you pick up in an afternoon. Still, once you know what you’re doing, it becomes a real workhorse.

Overall, ERDAS IMAGINE isn’t flashy, but it’s powerful, reliable, and clearly built for people who actually do remote sensing—not just map-making. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface feels old and clunky. It looks like it hasn’t changed much in years, and simple tasks can take way more clicks than they should. Compared to newer GIS and remote sensing tools, it just doesn’t feel intuitive.

The learning curve is steep. If you’re new, it can be overwhelming. A lot of tools assume you already know the theory behind image processing, and there’s not much hand-holding built in.

It’s not great for visualization or map design. If you care about making clean, modern-looking maps, ERDAS isn’t the tool you’ll reach for. You’ll probably end up exporting your results to another GIS anyway.

Performance can be inconsistent. It handles big datasets well most of the time, but when it crashes, it really crashes and error messages aren’t always helpful.

The cost is hard to justify. For what you pay, especially when free or cheaper tools like QGIS and Python libraries keep improving, ERDAS can feel expensive unless you really need its specific strengths.

In short, ERDAS IMAGINE is powerful, but it often feels slow, dated, and unforgiving. It gets the job done but it doesn’t always make the process enjoyable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find that using similar software to Octave Imagine (ERDAS IMAGINE) makes it easier to get clear images and find things more easily. I also found the initial setup really easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Just make the prompts easier to understand Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have used Octave Imagine (ERDAS IMAGINE) for land use classification, and it helps me identify which land use type changes to another type, which aids in analysis. I like that it is user-friendly and appreciate its integration with programming and modeling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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The features and ease of use of this software makes it the best in category. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike that till date developer mode is not integrated to it, yet the tools are very potent enough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Spatial Modeler is the backbone of the processing engine. ESRI's Model Maker was based on Spatial Modeler. This means the user can build their own tools using spatial modeler with Python and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hard to find what I dislike. Can't think of any right now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This software is user friendly and make the analysis easier with its features and functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Till now I have not experienced anything as such. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The tool icons are really helpful as the icons make it easier to know what the tool does. The process is also faster than the previous software like ENVI and ArcGIS which I used. Additionally, the image processing is also faster, and it does not take time as it does in other softwares. The interface is smooth and, It did not take me a lot of time to get use to it. The tool box and the way how instruction is shown is very useful, as even if I get stumbled on any tool, it shows what the tool does. I would say that the best part among all the best part is that this software is simpler to use and easier to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes I wish the application had more shortcut keys. The application could be more faster I guess. If I had more shortcut keys I would do my job faster and the interface would be very fun to use it as well. On one hand the software may not be aesthetically pleasing as it is a technical software, if it were, I guess it would seem complex. I also wish that the meta data text could be made bigger as well. as sometimes, I have difficult time reading the text. Specially, if I am instructing someone, I would have to go really near the screen to read the text. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Erdas Imagine Software is User friendly and has various modules related to Remote Sensing and GIS for 2D and 3D data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Erdas Imagine Software sometimes takes too much time to process the image. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.