Powering Data Visualization & Analysis in a Whole New Way

IDL 7.0 delivers all the visualization and analysis power you depend on with a new, modern development environment that makes it easier than ever to get the answers you need from your data.

IDL 7.0 is the resource for you – whether you are an ad-hoc programmer doing quick look analysis or an application developer building applications for commercial or research purposes.

Advancing the IDL Computing Environment

IDL’s new development environment – the IDL Workbench – is based on the popular Eclipse development platform. This new development platform gives you the advantages of a modern, full-featured cross-platform development environment, including the tools you have come to expect in today’s software including:

• A Cross Platform-Native User Interface
• A Project based organizational scheme
• Code Editing Tools
• Code Debugging

• User Assistance Features
• A Plug-in Architecture
• Support for Internationalization
• Access to a new, broad community of users

Growing IDL Functionality with the IDL Community

The Eclipse-based IDL Workbench now features a plugin architecture that allows you to easily integrate new functionality developed by other IDL developers or by you as components. The greater community of IDL and Eclipse users can now conveniently share development components, or plugins, to easily extend the functionality of IDL. The ITT Visual Information Solutions Developer Network and the new IDL Welcome Screen, accessible from the IDL Workbench, give you access to live RSS feeds for easy access to these new IDL and Eclipse plugins, code contribution and IDL functionality.

Delivering New, Modern Development Tools

IDL allows you to develop robust, user-friendly software applications by including the fundamental tools the users of your applications expect to see. The environment is entirely project-based to help you organize your work, and contains numerous ways to help you along the way, including hover help and online access to documentation.