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Last updated: Nov 04, 2026

What is Octave Imagine, and what problem is it built to solve?

Octave Imagine is part of Octave’s mission-critical software for helping organizations make informed decisions across the asset lifecycle: design, build, operate, and protect. It is intended to simplify complex work involving the performance, safety, and reliability of people, property, and assets.

What languages does Octave Imagine support?

Octave Imagine supports 1 language: English.

What company sizes and industries is Octave Imagine the best fit for?

The strongest fit signal is among small businesses, with mid-market and enterprise teams also represented. Industry experience spans several areas, including:
  • Environmental and research work: Environmental Services, Research, and Higher Education.
  • Technology and industrial work: Information Technology and Services, Computer Software, and Industrial Automation.

What customer support options does Octave Imagine provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

Octave Imagine’s support experience is mixed: users describe helpful, responsive assistance, while delays resolving licensing or processing issues can be a frustration.

What features or capabilities could make Octave Imagine even more useful?

The most useful improvements would make Octave Imagine easier to learn and navigate, while helping large-data workflows run more smoothly.
  • Make the interface and menus more modern, consistent, and intuitive.
  • Add clearer onboarding, tutorials, and practical examples for new users.
  • Improve processing speed and stability for large or complex datasets.

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Verified User in Research
IR
Verified User in Research
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"FANTASTIC"
5/5
What do you like best about Octave Imagine?

IMAGE CLASSIFICATION, GEOREFERENCING, 3D MODELLING, MOSAIC Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Octave Imagine?

IN MY OPINION BASED ON USAGE BY ME ERDAS IMAGINE DON'T HAVE ANY DOWNSIDE Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nakari H.
NH
Nakari H.
Gerencia General de Geográfia
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Excellent software for satellite image processing."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Octave Imagine?

Erdas image is a powerful advanced tool for the analysis and processing of images of optical and airborne sensors, in addition you can visualize the results in 2D and 3D, create videos and compositions of maps. Its interface is very intuitive with integrated 3D visualization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Octave Imagine?

Erdas is a software of license in my case I use it in the institution where I work, nevertheless to realize investigations as individual user turns out to be expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research
UR
Verified User in Research
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy to use"
4/5
What do you like best about Octave Imagine?

It's great for remote sensing work, and it supports a large number of data types. It is intuitive and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Octave Imagine?

I wish that the atmospheric correction tool was better. And I wish it was easier to change how a raster image is visually displayed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mike G.
MG
Mike G.
Graduate Research Assistant
Higher Education
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"High quality software for geospatial analysis"
4/5
What do you like best about Octave Imagine?

There is a minor learning curve with the software, but once this is passed, the software is relatively user friendly. The interface is logically ordered and the user guide/help is useful for problem solving purposes.

The best thing about the software is the sheer number of options for conducting virtually any conceivable analysis of geospatial data or remote sensing imagery. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Octave Imagine?

On Windows machine, it does not use the native interface for saving and opening files, which makes navigating and saving large numbers of files somewhat cumbersome.

Also, since ENVI is the most comparable software in terms of capabilities, I found many instances where ENVI was easier to use or had functionality not available in ERDAS Imagine. For example, I found that creating ground control points using ENVI's automated process was easier than ERDAS, which requires manual entry for creating ground control points and warping imagery.

Particularly, I found that ERDAS Imagine was unable to handle certain file types that I needed for my research, particularly HDF and JP2 file types. In fact, I found the software to be somewhat temperamental in general, and spent a good deal of time investigating numerous error messages due the software's fickle nature. Therefore, while I was more familiar with ERDAS Imagine, I often felt compelled to use ENVI for ease of use or due to lack of analogous capabilities in ERDAS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research
UR
Verified User in Research
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"The most complete software proprietary to geomatics"
5/5
What do you like best about Octave Imagine?

the interface is very clear, new users can easily understand the software, the products generated present excellent quality. the workflow is great with the new developed tools that allow you to define the bands and the processes to be applied in the different moments of image processing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Octave Imagine?

the cost of the product is high, it does not present alternatives for international students, but if you have enough money to invest in the best tools for digital image processing and manipulation of raster information, you must acquire ERDAS, definitely Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kathy E.
KE
Kathy E.
GIS Analyst
Oil & Energy
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great for Classification"
5/5
What do you like best about Octave Imagine?

I use Erdas for Classification of aerial images. In comparison to ArcGIS Pro, Erdas doesn't crash as often. It is also a bit more robust in doing different types of classification. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Octave Imagine?

I only know an introductory level to ERDAS so I am not able to do object based image classification through this program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Renewables & Environment
UR
Verified User in Renewables & Environment
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"It does the job...a bit expensive"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Octave Imagine?

The semi-automated feature is helpful in analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Octave Imagine?

Time consuming to set up the semi-automated analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scott F.
SF
Scott F.
Geographic Information System Administrator/Architect
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Intuitive Raster Analysis tool"
4/5
What do you like best about Octave Imagine?

The change to ribbon format was good and the workflows for processing large mosaic datasets or sub setting are fantastic. Image reclassifications are also intuitive. My favorite has always been the ease of doing manual image rectifications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Octave Imagine?

No direct integration with ESRI and the tools to build a printed map template are not user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Zhenyu L.
ZL
Zhenyu L.
Environmental Scientist
Environmental Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Review of ERDAS IMAGINE"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Octave Imagine?

I think it is the mainstream software for remote sensing analyst. The thing I like the most with ERDAS IMAGINE is its capability of performing almost all the processings you can find from remote sensing books, such as calibration, classification, and accuracy assessment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Octave Imagine?

It's a commercial software and the price is relatively high. The GUI is a bit outdated and the usage of the tool is not that straightforward. Compared with other spatial data processing software, such as ArcGIS, the help document is not that specific. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Architecture & Planning
UA
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Better than Arc for image analysis"
4/5
What do you like best about Octave Imagine?

The GUI for each tool is logical and well sized. The classification tools are simple to use. Overall a well designed imagery analysis tool set. Simple to change symbology. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Octave Imagine?

The ribbon format, while standard now, is a bit cumbersome here especially since tools were renamed and moved in the middle of learning it. There's not really an easy way to make maps with it that I can remember. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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