This post is to inform you about the availability of the virtual machine Semi-Automatic OS.
The Semi-Automatic OS is a lightweight virtual machine for the land cover classification of remote sensing images and GIS analyses. It includes the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin for QGIS 1.8, already configured along with all the required dependencies (SEXTANTE plugin, Orfeo Toolbox, SAGA GIS, and Matplotlib).
The Semi-Automatic OS is based on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise 32-bit, and it is designed to require very little hardware resources. It uses LXDE and Openbox as main desktop environment.
This virtual machine can be useful for testing the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin, or when the installation of the required programs in the host system is problematic.
The following is a guide for the installation of the Semi-Automatic OS in the open source program of virtualization VirtualBox.