OTB Plugin installation

Revision as of 21:03, 8 October 2018

• Download latest Orfeo toolbox standalone Binary packages. They are available for Windows 7 or higher. They can be downloaded from [otb download page https://www.orfeo-toolbox.org/download].

Pick the correct version (32 bit or 64 bit) depending on your system.

Extract the archive and use one of the launchers, they contain all applications and their launchers (both command line and native otb graphical launchers are provided):

• Download latest [OTB QGIS plugin https://gitlab.orfeo-toolbox.org/orfeotoolbox/qgis-otb-plugin]

Set QGIS_PLUGINPATH System properties (Windows Key + R -> sysdm.cpl ) Select Advanced Tab -> Environment variables. Under "user variables for " Add or Edit variable QGIS_PLUGINPATH and set value to C:\qgis-plugins\qgis-otb-plugin

Configure plugin in QGIS

• Start QGIS

If you already have QGIS opened, you must restart it.

• Install otb plugin

Plugins -> Manage and Install Plugins Click on Installed tab on left and make sure box next to OrfeoToolBox(OTB) is checked.

• Open processing settings

Settings -> Options -> Processing (left panel) You can see OTB under "Providers".

• Expand OTB tab

Tick Activate option Set OTB folder. This is location of your OTB installation. Set OTB application folder. This is location of your OTB applications. <OTB_FOLDER>/lib/otb/applications

Click "ok" to save settings and close dialog. If settings are correct, you will have OTB algorithms loaded in Processing toolbox